Donegal Abbey
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.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former house of Franciscan friars
- Also known as: “Donegal Abbey Friary”, “Donegal Franciscan Abbey”, and “Donegal Friary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donegal Castle and Donegal Town Church of Ireland.
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 590 metres northeast of Donegal Abbey.
Donegal Town Church of Ireland
Church
Photo: Jnoon9145, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donegal Town Church of Ireland is situated 580 metres northeast of Donegal Abbey.
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 1 km northeast of Donegal Abbey.
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 4 km southeast of Donegal Abbey.
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 8 km west of Donegal Abbey.
Donegal Abbey
- Categories: friary, church, building, and historic site
- Location: Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.65041° or 54° 39′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.11516° or 8° 6′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C6HMV2M+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 1137369448OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q19872692
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Donegal Abbey” goes by many names.
- German: “Kloster Donegal”
- Irish: “Mainistir Dhún na nGall”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Donegal Town Cemetery and Donegal Town Discover Ireland Centre.
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