Kilree
Kilree is a former Christian monastery and national monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.Photo: Harryreid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former Christian monastery located in County Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Kilree Church”, “St Brigid’s Church”, and “St. Brigid’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilree Round Tower and Toberbride.
Toberbride
Spring
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Toberbride is a spring, which is situated 390 metres north of Kilree.
Saint Kieran’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Kieran’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2 km east of Kilree.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kells and Dunnamaggin.
Kells
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kilkenny is the county town of County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.
Dunnamaggin
Village
Dunnamaggin is a small village in the south County Kilkenny, Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and Knocktopher, east of its intersection with the R697 between Kells and Kilmoganny. Dunnamaggin is situated 2½ km southwest of Kilree.
Stoneyford
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneyford, officially Stonyford is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It lies on the R713 road some 14 km south of Kilkenny City. Stoneyford is a part of the parish of Aghaviller in the Diocese of Ossory. Stoneyford is situated 3½ km northeast of Kilree.
Kilree
- Categories: monastery, church ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.51814° or 52° 31′ 5″ northLongitude
-7.26886° or 7° 16′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C4JGP9J+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 963474396OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3320296
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Kilree” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Monastère de Kilree”
- French: “monastère de Kilree”
- French: “Monastère de Kilree”
- German: “Kilree”
- Italian: “Kilree”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilree Church Ruin and Kilree Graveyard.
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