Marian Shrine

Marian Shrine is a wayside shrine in County Kildare, Leinster. Marian Shrine is situated near the shopping center The Village Centre, as well as near the community center Parish Hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Clane Friary and King Mesgegra’s Mound.

Clane Friary

Ruins

Photo: Sheila1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Clane Friary, also called Clane Abbey, is a former friary of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual located in Clane, Ireland. Clane Friary is situated 350 metres southeast of Marian Shrine.

King Mesgegra’s Mound

Forest

King Mesgegra's Mound is a motte and ancient Irish royal site located in Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.

Alexandra Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Andrewmc, CC BY 4.0.

Alexandra Bridge is situated 650 metres southeast of Marian Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clane and Landenstown Bridge and Lock.

Clane

Town

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Clane is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. With a population of 8,152 in 2022, it is the ninth-largest town in Kildare and the 66th-largest in Ireland.

Landenstown Bridge and Lock

Locality

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Landenstown Bridge and Lock is a locality, which is situated 4 km southwest of Marian Shrine.

Prosperous

Town

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Prosperous is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is within the townland of Curryhills, at the junction of the R403 and R408 regional roads, about 40 km from Dublin. Prosperous is situated 4½ km west of Marian Shrine.

Marian Shrine

Type: Wayside shrine
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.29209° or 53° 17′ 32″ north

Longitude

-6.68544° or 6° 41′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C5M78R7+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4294352699

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_shrine

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Village Centre and Parish Hall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Clane Launderette & Dry Cleaner and Agnes’s Barber Shop.

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