Castlecomer

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Castlecomer

Air quality index

29Good

WeatherAvg high 54.9°F

Coordinates52.81°, -7.21°

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

Overview

Castlecomer is a town in the north of County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is positioned at the meeting of N78 and R694 roads about 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Kilkenny city. At the 2016 census, Castlecomer had a population of 1,502 people. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Brendan Bracken, 1st Viscount Bracken

Irish-born British politician and peer (1901-1958)

Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck

British politician and first Governor General of Canada (1819–1894)

Mabel Cahill

Irish tennis player (1863-1905)

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Sackville Carden

Royal Navy admiral (1857–1930)

John Morrissey

American boxer and politician (1831-1878)

Barbara Arbuthnott

writer (1822-1904)

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Conor Fogarty

Irish hurler

D

D.J. Stapleton

Irish hurler (1886-1968)

D

Damien Fogarty

Irish hurler

E

Ernie MacKay

Irish footballer (1896-1996)

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Francis Gleeson

British army military chaplain

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Jamesie Brennan

Irish hurler

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Jimmy Phelan

Irish hurler

J

Joe Brennan

Irish hurler

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John Byrne

Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross

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John Usher

Irish county cricketer (1859-1905)

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

Nearby places in Kilkenny

• Muckalee
  3.5 mi away
• Coon
  4.1 mi away
• Clogh
  4.2 mi away
• Ballyragget
  5.3 mi away
• Ballyouskill
  5.6 mi away
• Ballyfoyle
  6.1 mi away
• Castlewarren
  8.9 mi away
• Freshford
  9.3 mi away
• Kilkenny
  10.9 mi away · pop. 27,184
• Paulstown
  11.8 mi away
• Dunbell
  12.9 mi away
• Gowran
  13.6 mi away

Browse all places in Kilkenny →

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 Castlecomer

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Seen 2026-05-10

Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Seen 2026-05-10

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-04-19

European Oak Beauty

Biston strataria

Seen 2026-03-24

Small Engrailed

Ectropis crepuscularia

Seen 2026-03-24

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Seen 2026-03-14

Hart's-tongue fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Seen 2026-03-13

gorse

Ulex europaeus

Seen 2026-03-11

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Seen 2026-03-11

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Castlecomer, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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