St. Mary’s Priory
St. Mary’s Priory is a ruins in County Galway, Connacht. St. Mary’s Priory is situated nearby to the cemetery Abbey Graveyard, as well as near the college The Haverty Education Centre.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: house of the Discalced Carmelites
- Also known as: “Loughrea Priory” and “Saint Mary’s Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Brendan’s Cathedral and Tonaroasty.
St Brendan’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of St. Brendan, Loughrea, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert. The cathedral was designed in Neo-Gothic style and houses one of the most extensive collections of arts and crafts and Celtic Revival artefacts of any single building in Ireland. St Brendan’s Cathedral is situated 400 metres southeast of St. Mary’s Priory.
Tonaroasty
Archaeological site
Tonaroasty is an abandoned village and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Tonaroasty is situated 1½ km southeast of St. Mary’s Priory.
The Seven Monuments
Archaeological site
The Seven Monuments is an embanked stone circle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. The Seven Monuments is situated 3 km southeast of St. Mary’s Priory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughrea and Bullaun.
Loughrea
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughrea, is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name.
Bullaun
Hamlet
Photo: Tecnikp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Bullaun is situated 5 km north of St. Mary’s Priory.
St. Mary’s Priory
- Categories: priory and historic site
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.19989° or 53° 11′ 60″ northLongitude
-8.57001° or 8° 34′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C5H5CXH+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1306342661OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q1797978
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In Other Languages
“St. Mary’s Priory” goes by many names.
- German: “St. Mary’s Priory”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Abbey Graveyard and Abbey.
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