St Brigid’s Church
St Brigid’s Church is a ruins in County Clare, Munster. St Brigid’s Church is situated nearby to the ruins Saint Mary’s Church, as well as near the spring Lady Well.Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruins of a church on Inishcaltra, part of the monastic complex
- Also known as: “Saint Brigid’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Inishcaltra Round Tower.
Inis Cealtra
Islet
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.
Inishcaltra Round Tower
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inishcaltra Round Tower is situated 100 metres northeast of St Brigid’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.
Mountshannon
Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981.
Scarriff
Village
Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 6 km west of St Brigid’s Church.
Tuamgraney
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuamgraney is a village in eastern County Clare in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. Tuamgraney is situated 6 km west of St Brigid’s Church.
St Brigid’s Church
- Categories: church ruin, church, building, and historic site
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91466° or 52° 54′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.44949° or 8° 26′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4HWH72+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 40401192OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q141452721
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