Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey is a ruined Cistercian friary located in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. It was founded by Saint Malachy in the year 1161 but not consecrated until 1218.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Cistercian abbey
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boyle railway station and Holy Trinity Abbey.
Boyle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boyle railway station serves the town of Boyle in County Roscommon, Ireland. Boyle railway station is situated 1 km southwest of Boyle Abbey.
Holy Trinity Abbey
Ruins
Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument in Lough Key, a lake in County Roscommon, Ireland. Holy Trinity Abbey is situated 3½ km northeast of Boyle Abbey.
Inchmacnerin Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland. Inchmacnerin Abbey is situated 3½ km northeast of Boyle Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boyle and Ballinafad.
Boyle
Photo: Colmmc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.
Ballinafad
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 6 km north of Boyle Abbey.
Knockvicar
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar is situated 7 km northeast of Boyle Abbey.
Boyle Abbey
- Categories: abbey, tourism, archaeological site, grassland, and historic site
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.97339° or 53° 58′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.29679° or 8° 17′ 49″ westElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Operator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C5HXPF3+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 293229784OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Boyle Abbey” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Abadía de Boyle”
- Basque: “Boyleko abadia”
- Dutch: “Boyle Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Boyle”
- French: “Abbaye de Boyle”
- German: “Boyle Abbey”
- Irish: “Mainistir na Búille”
- Japanese: “ボイル修道院”
- Spanish: “Abadia de boyle”
- Spanish: “Abadia de Boyle”
- Spanish: “Abadía de Boyle”
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