Inchmacnerin Abbey
Inchmacnerin Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Abbey and McDermott’s Castle.
Holy Trinity Abbey
Ruins
Holy Trinity Abbey is a former medieval Premonstratensian priory and National Monument in Lough Key, a lake in County Roscommon, Ireland. Holy Trinity Abbey is situated 720 metres southeast of Inchmacnerin Abbey.
McDermott’s Castle
Photo: Carlo Cretaro, CC BY 2.0.
McDermott's Castle is a castle and protected national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. The site of a fortification since at least the 13th century, the structure's tower house may date from the 16th century, with much of the current building dating to the 19th century. McDermott’s Castle is situated 2 km east of Inchmacnerin Abbey.
Boyle Abbey
Photo: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boyle Abbey is a ruined Cistercian friary located in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. It was founded by Saint Malachy in the year 1161 but not consecrated until 1218. Boyle Abbey is situated 3½ km southwest of Inchmacnerin Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boyle and Knockvicar.
Boyle
Photo: Colmmc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boyle is a market town in County Roscommon in northwest Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 2900. It's at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key; its main attractions are King House, its ruined abbey, and water activities on the lough.
Knockvicar
Hamlet
Photo: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knockvicar is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located on the R285 regional road, between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon near Lough Key Forest Park in the north of the county. Knockvicar is situated 4½ km east of Inchmacnerin Abbey.
Ballinafad
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 6 km northwest of Inchmacnerin Abbey.
Inchmacnerin Abbey
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Irish former monastery
- Categories: monastery, church, building, and historic site
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.99449° or 53° 59′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.26078° or 8° 15′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C5HXPVQ+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 186507794OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q28232520
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In Other Languages
“Inchmacnerin Abbey” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Mainistir Inis Mac nÉirín”
- Irish: “Mainistir Inis Mac nEirinn”
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