The Confessional
The Confessional is a ruins in County Clare, Munster. The Confessional is situated nearby to the ruins The Church of the Wounded Men, as well as near the cemetery The Saint’s Graveyard.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
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 Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site, which is situated 120 metres west of The Confessional.
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 The Confessional.
Whitegate
Hamlet
Photo: P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate is a village on the R352 regional road in northeastern County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the Catholic parish Mountshannon-Whitegate. The former local church, which had been in disuse for some years, is now a warehouse and lumberyard. Whitegate is situated 6 km northeast of The Confessional.
The Confessional
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: building, historic site, and historic building
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91571° or 52° 54′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.4478° or 8° 26′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4HWH82+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 40401206OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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In Other Languages
“The Confessional” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Teach Faoistine”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Church of the Wounded Men and The Saint’s Graveyard.
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