Castledermot Abbey
Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former Franciscan friary
- Also known as: “Castledermot Abbey, Tristledermot”, “Castledermot Friary”, and “Castledermot Friary (ruins)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castledermot Round Tower and Coláiste Lorcáin.
Castledermot Round Tower
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castledermot Round Tower is a 10th-century round tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are a National Monument. Castledermot Round Tower is situated 260 metres northeast of Castledermot Abbey.
Coláiste Lorcáin
School
Coláiste Lorcáin is a secondary school located in the town of Castledermot, County Kildare, in Republic of Ireland. The current principal is E. Gaughran. Coláiste Lorcáin is situated 170 metres northwest of Castledermot Abbey.
Saint John’s Tower
Ruins
Saint John's Tower, also called the Pigeon Tower, is a tower in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. A former bell tower, it is all that remains of a medieval leper hospital and is a National Monument. Saint John’s Tower is situated 610 metres north of Castledermot Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castledermot and Kilkea.
Castledermot
Town
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castledermot is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km from Dublin, and 10 km from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was re-designated the R448.
Kilkea
Village
Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village. Kilkea is situated 6 km northwest of Castledermot Abbey.
Moone
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 7 km north of Castledermot Abbey.
Castledermot Abbey
- Categories: friary, building, monastery, and historic site
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.90856° or 52° 54′ 31″ northLongitude
-6.83719° or 6° 50′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C4MW557+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 512971828OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryWikidata ID
Q15810342
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Castledermot Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Franziskanerkloster Castledermot”
- German: “Franziskanerkloster Castledermot”
- German: “Tristledermot”
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Highlights include Franciscan Friary and Church of the Assumption.
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