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Coordinates: 53°03′06″N 7°05′01″W / 53.0517°N 7.0837°W / 53.0517; -7.0837
  
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This article is about the village in Ireland. For the town in Cumbria, see Vickerstown. For the fictional town in Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series, see Sodor (fictional island).

Vicarstown
Baile an Bhiocáire
Village
Entering Vicarstown on the R427
Entering Vicarstown on the R427
Vicarstown is located in Ireland
Vicarstown

Vicarstown

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 53°03′06″N 7°05′01″W / 53.0517°N 7.0837°W / 53.0517; -7.0837
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
R427 approaching the bridge over the Grand Canal and to the left is the Vicarstown Inn bar.

Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary[1] (Irish: Baile an Bhiocáire, meaning 'town of the vicar'), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.

Sport

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Annanough (Áth na nEacinIrish) is the local Gaelic football team.

Vicarstown is the location of the only parkruninCounty Laois.

Facilities

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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.[citation needed]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Placenames Database of Ireland

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