Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David Mac Cerbaill, who later entered the monastery, and was buried there in 1289.Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rock of Cashel Cathedral and St. Dominic’s Abbey.
Rock of Cashel Cathedral
Ruins
Photo: Warren LeMay, CC0.
Rock of Cashel Cathedral is a ruins, which is situated 540 metres east of Hore Abbey.
St. Dominic’s Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Chris06, Public domain.
St. Dominic's Abbey is a medieval Dominican abbey and National Monument located in Cashel, Ireland. St. Dominic’s Abbey is situated 700 metres east of Hore Abbey.
St. John’s Cathedral, Cashel
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Patrick's Rock is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. St. John’s Cathedral, Cashel is situated 1 km east of Hore Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cashel and Boherlahan.
Cashel
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cashel is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Its population in 2022 was only 4800, but it's one of Ireland's top tourist draws: the Rock of Cashel is a limestone outcrop with a collection of important medieval sites.
Boherlahan
Village
Boherlahan is a small village and census town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Cashel, on the R660 road which runs between Cashel and Thurles. Boherlahan is situated 6 km north of Hore Abbey.
Golden
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Golden is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. The village is situated on the River Suir. It is located between the towns of Cashel and Tipperary on the N74 road. Golden is situated 6 km west of Hore Abbey.
Hore Abbey
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former cistercian abbey in Ireland
- Categories: abbey, building, monastery, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.51854° or 52° 31′ 7″ northLongitude
-7.89805° or 7° 53′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4JG492+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1038771084OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1628074
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Hore Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hore Abbey”
- Dutch: “Hore Abdij”
- French: “abbaye de Hore”
- French: “Abbaye de Hore”
- German: “Hore Abbey”
- Irish: “An Mhainistir Liath”
- Polish: “Hore Abbey”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hore Abbey and Cashel Mart.
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