Aghaboe Abbey

The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: ruin in Leinster, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Aghaboe Priory”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aghaboe Church.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aghaboe and Clogh.

Locality
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Abbeyleix is a town in in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.

Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in . It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. is situated 4 km south of Aghaboe Abbey.

Village
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, officially Ballycolla, is a village in , . It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. is situated 6 km southeast of Aghaboe Abbey.

Aghaboe Abbey

Latitude
52.92227° or 52° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
-7.51387° or 7° 30′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C4JWFCP+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 360149849
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1774930
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In Other Languages

From German to Persian—“Aghaboe Abbey” goes by many names.
  • German: “Kloster Aghaboe”
  • Irish: “Mainistir Achadh Bhó”
  • Persian: “ابی اگابو”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aghaboe Graveyard and Aghaboe Motte.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Orchard and Aghaboe House.

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