Magherabeg Friary
Magherabeg Friary is a ruins in County Donegal, Ulster. Magherabeg Friary is situated nearby to the art gallery Donegal Craft Village, as well as near the islet Ballyboyle Island.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: house of the Franciscan Third Order Regular in Magherabeg, near Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
- Also known as: “Magherabeg Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donegal Castle and Donegal Abbey.
Donegal Castle
Museum
Photo: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries. Donegal Castle is situated 1½ km north of Magherabeg Friary.
Donegal Abbey
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century and remained a center of Classical Christian education even after its destruction during the Nine Years War. Donegal Abbey is situated 1 km north of Magherabeg Friary.
Donegal Railway Heritage Centre
Museum
Photo: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Donegal Railway Heritage Centre commemorates the operations of the County Donegal Railways Committee which operated two narrow-gauge railways in County Donegal from 1863 until 1959. Donegal Railway Heritage Centre is situated 2 km north of Magherabeg Friary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donegal Town and Laghy.
Donegal Town
Photo: alphageek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in northwest Ireland. With a population of 2700 in 2022, it's neither the county town — that's tiny Lifford — nor the county's largest - that's Letterkenny.
Laghy
Village
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laghy or Laghey is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, between Ballintra and Donegal Town. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a civil and Church of Ireland parish, now only used as a division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. Laghy is situated 3½ km southeast of Magherabeg Friary.
Frosses
Village
Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frosses is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on the R262 regional road, 7 miles west of Donegal Town. The local Catholic church is St. Mary's, located on the main street. Frosses is situated 9 km west of Magherabeg Friary.
Magherabeg Friary
- Categories: friary and historic site
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.64123° or 54° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
-8.11783° or 8° 7′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C6HJVRJ+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3809233745OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1775561
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In Other Languages
“Magherabeg Friary” goes by many names.
- German: “Kloster Magherabeg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donegal Craft Village and Donegal Town Cemetery.
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