Dysert O’Dea Monastery

Dysert O'Dea Church near Corofin in County Clare, Ireland stands on the site of an early Christian monastery which is thought to have been founded by St.

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Type: Ruins
Description: 12th century Irish church
Also known as: “Dysert Church” and “Dysert O’Dea Monastery Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include O’Dea Castle and St Mary’s Church.

O’Dea Castle

Castle

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O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea, the former O'Dea clan stronghold, 5 kilometres from Corofin, County Clare. O’Dea Castle is situated 280 metres northeast of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary’s Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

St Brigid’s Church

Church

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St Brigid’s Church is situated 4 km north of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corrofin and Ruan.

Corrofin

Village

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Corofin is a town on the River Fergus in northern County Clare, Ireland and also a parish of the same name in the Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The 2022 population was 793, up from 776 in 2016, and 689 in 2011. Corrofin is situated 4 km north of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

Ruan

Village

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Ruan is a village and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Catholic parish of Dysart and Ruan. Ruan is situated 6 km northeast of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

Killinaboy

Village

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilnaboy or Killinaboy is a village, townland and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the Burren, and as of the 2011 census the area had 347 inhabitants. Killinaboy is situated 7 km north of Dysert O’Dea Monastery.

Dysert O’Dea Monastery

Categories: church ruin, human settlement, church, building, and historic site
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.90921° or 52° 54′ 33″ north

Longitude

-9.06851° or 9° 4′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C4GWW5J+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 433473498

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

Wikidata ID

Q1269244

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Dysert O’Dea Monastery” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Monestir de Dysert O’Dea”
German: “Dysert O’Dea”
Spanish: “Monasterio de Dysert O’Dea”

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Highlights include Mollaneen High Cross and Ballycullinan Lough.

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