Kinalehin Friary
Kinalehin Friary, originally a medieval charterhouse or Carthusian monastery and later a Franciscan friary, is a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kinalehin Charterhouse was Ireland's only Carthusian monastery.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: house of Franciscan friars in Abbey, County Galway
- Also known as: “Kilnalekin Abbey”, “Kinaleghin Friary”, “Kinaleghin Priory”, and “Kinalehin Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pallas Castle.
Pallas Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pallas Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. According to visitgalway.ie, it is "one of the best-preserved examples of a tower house in Ireland", surrounded as it is by a bawn wall with four corner towers and a gatehouse. Pallas Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Kinalehin Friary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tynagh and Killimor.
Tynagh
Village
Tynagh is a village and electoral division in south-east County Galway in Ireland. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Tynagh is situated 5 km north of Kinalehin Friary.
Killimor
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killimor is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It is on the N65 road around 9 km north-west of Portumna. The village contains a number of facilities including a Heritage Centre, Roman Catholic church, a post office, a national school, a public library… Killimor is situated 10 km northeast of Kinalehin Friary.
Kinalehin Friary
- Categories: friary, Carthusian monastery, abbey, church, building, and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10276° or 53° 6′ 10″ northLongitude
-8.39256° or 8° 23′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5H4J34+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1139043779OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q1775417
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Kinalehin Friary” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kloster Kinalehin”
- French: “Abbaye de Kilnalahan”
- French: “Chartreuse de Kinaleghin”
- French: “Chartreuse de Kinalekin”
- French: “monastère de Kinalehin”
- French: “Monastère de Kinalehin”
- German: “Kloster Kinalehin”
- Irish: “Cenél Fhéichín”
- Irish: “Cineál Fhéichín”
- Irish: “Mainistir Chineál Fhéichín”
- Spanish: “cartuja de Kinalehin”
- Spanish: “convento de Kinalehin”
- Spanish: “monasterio de Kinalehin”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Kinalehin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and Lady’s Well.
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