Borris-in-Ossory

Featured view

Borris-in-Ossory

Elevation105 m

Coordinates52.94°, -7.63°

Demographic figures from Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary border and the M7 motorway.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Mavis Macnaughton

badminton player

R

Robin Roe

Irish rugby union player (1928-2010)

B

Brian Campion

Irish hurler

Brian Stanley

Irish politician

C

Charles J. Dunphie

Irish writer

C

Chris Phelan

Australian rugby league footballer

C

Christy O'Brien

Irish hurler

Dermot Boyle

Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1904-1993)

H

Harry Gray

Irish hurler (1915–1978)

J

Jack Daly

Irish hurler

J

James Pearson

recipient of the Victoria Cross (1822–1900)

John Moyney

Irish soldier (1895–1980); recipient of the Victoria Cross

K

Kevin Cahill

author and journalist (born 1944)

T

Tony Byrne

Irish footballer (1946-2016)

W

William Davin

Irish politician

N

Nicholas Gorman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Laois

• Ballybrophy
  2.9 mi away
• Errill
  5.8 mi away
• Rathdowney
  6.1 mi away
• Castletown
  6.3 mi away
• Ballycuddahy
  6.3 mi away
• Mountrath
  7.8 mi away · pop. 2,070
• Ballacolla
  8.6 mi away
• Cullahill
  10.6 mi away
• Raheen
  11.1 mi away
• Durrow
  11.8 mi away
• Abbeyleix
  11.9 mi away · pop. 1,897
• Ballyroan
  13.6 mi away

Browse all places in Laois →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Borris-in-Ossory

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2026-09-14

Brimstone Moth

Opisthograptis luteolata

Seen 2026-08-26

Double-striped Pug

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Seen 2026-08-25

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum

Seen 2026-08-25

Garden Rose Tortrix

Acleris variegana

Seen 2026-08-25

Green Carpet

Colostygia pectinataria

Seen 2026-08-25

Flame Shoulder Moth

Ochropleura plecta

Seen 2026-08-25

Square-spot Rustic

Xestia xanthographa

Seen 2026-08-25

Flounced Rustic

Luperina testacea

Seen 2026-08-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).