St. Francis Abbey
St. Francis Abbey, also called Kilkenny Grey Friary, is a medieval Franciscan abbey and National Monument located in Kilkenny City, Ireland.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Franciscan abbey building ruins located in Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Grey Abbey”, “Kilkenny Grey Friary”, “Saint Francis‘ Abbey”, “St Francis‘ Friary”, and “St. Francis‘ Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mayfair Library and Watergate Theatre.
Watergate Theatre
Theater building
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Watergate Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 100 metres southwest of St. Francis Abbey.
Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smithwick's Experience Kilkenny is a brewery-turned-brewery-tour located on the "medieval mile" in Kilkenny, Ireland. The is the site where Smithwick's was brewed from the 1700s until 2014. Smithwick’s Experience Kilkenny is situated 180 metres south of St. Francis Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of St. Francis Abbey.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 9 km southeast of St. Francis Abbey.
St. Francis Abbey
- Categories: friary, church, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.65588° or 52° 39′ 21″ northLongitude
-7.25356° or 7° 15′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C4JMP4W+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 233804144OpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1244043
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“St. Francis Abbey” goes by many names.
- German: “Franziskanerkloster Kilkenny”
- Irish: “Mainistir Phroinsias”
- Turkish: “St. Francis Manastırı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Francis’s Well and Mayfair Ballroom.
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