Durrow Abbey
Durrow Abbey is a historic site in Durrow, County Offaly in Ireland. It is located off the N52 some 5 miles from Tullamore. Largely undisturbed, the site is an early medieval monastic complex of ecclesiastical and secular monuments, visible and sub-surface.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include St Columba’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Durrow and Kilbeggan.
Durrow
Village
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Durrow is a small rural village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. Durrow is located on the N52 off the N6 road between Kilbeggan and Tullamore. Durrow Abbey, surrounded by woods, is one of Ireland's most important early Christian monasteries founded by Saint Colmcille.
Kilbeggan
Town
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Kilbeggan is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is in the barony of Moycashel. Kilbeggan is situated 4½ km northeast of Durrow Abbey.
Clara
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Clara is a town in County Offaly in the midlands of Ireland. It's on the main Dublin-Galway railway and has become a commuter town for the capital, with a population of 3400 in 2022. Its main sight, 2 km south, is the wetland of Clara Bog.
Durrow Abbey
- Type: Estate
- Description: historic site in Durrow, County Offaly, Ireland
- Categories: abbey and agriculture
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Durrow Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Durrow Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Durrow”
- French: “Abbaye de Durrow”
- Irish: “Mainistir Darú”
- Japanese: “ダロウ修道院”
- Polish: “Opactwo w Durrow”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilbeggan Distillery and Trumpet Hill.
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