Vicarstown
Village in County Laois, Ireland
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::summary Village in County Laois, Ireland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Vicarstown |
| native_name | Baile an Bhiocáire |
| native_name_lang | ga |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | IMG VicarstownSign.jpg |
| image_caption | Entering Vicarstown on the R427 |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Ireland |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Leinster |
| subdivision_type3 | County |
| subdivision_name3 | County Laois |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| :: |
|name = Vicarstown |native_name = Baile an Bhiocáire |native_name_lang = ga |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = IMG VicarstownSign.jpg |image_caption = Entering Vicarstown on the R427 |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = right |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |coordinates = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Ireland |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Leinster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Laois |unit_pref = Metric |elevation_m = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Grand_Canal_at_Vicarswtown,_Ireland.jpg" caption="Grand Canal]] and to the left is the Vicarstown Inn bar."] ::
Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary (), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.
Sport
Annanough (Áth na nEac in Irish) is the local Gaelic football team.
Vicarstown is the location of the only parkrun in County Laois.
Facilities
The village has a Catholic church, a community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association field. The village also has a bar and a place to rent canal barges.
Notable people
- Henry Grattan, the orator and politician, having been awarded £50,000 by the Irish Parliament in 1782 to purchase lands, bought property in this area from the Cosby family of Stradbally.
- Patrick Noel Turley, rugby player who was capped for Ireland against England in 1962. Was later not allowed to play GAA for local team.
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