Mount St. Joseph Abbey
Mount St. Joseph Abbey is an abbey of the Trappist branch of the Cistercians located in County Offaly, near Roscrea, County Tipperary in Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1878 by a group of 32 monks from Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, a number of years earlier Arthur John Moore MP of County Tipperary visited Mt Melleray petitioning for it.
- Roman Catholic monastery
- Also known as“Mount Saint Joseph’s Abbey”“Mount St. Joseph Abbey, Roscrea”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roscrea Friary.
Roscrea Friary
Roscrea Friary is a ruined medieval Franciscan friary… Roscrea Friary is situated 4 km east of Mount St. Joseph Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brosna and Roscrea.
Brosna
Brosna is a small village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. Brosna is situated 4 km northwest of Mount St. Joseph Abbey.
Roscrea
Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022.
Dunkerrin
Dunkerrin is a small village in County Offaly… Dunkerrin is situated 7 km southwest of Mount St. Joseph Abbey.
Mount St. Joseph Abbey
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Latitude
52.96356° or 52° 57′ 49″ north
Longitude
-7.85634° or 7° 51′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C4JX47V+CF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monastery
OpenStreetMap feature
building=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Mount St. Joseph Abbey” goes by many names.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Saint Joseph Abbey and The Guesthouse.
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County Offaly: Highlights
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