Abbey of Aghaboe, Aghaboe

Name: Abbey of Aghaboe
Address: Aghaboe, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Aghaboe

Top attraction, Monastery, Gothic architecture

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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. In his Vita Sancti Columbae, Adomnán refers to the abbey, saying that its name means a of the cow: "quod Latine Campulus Bovis dicitur, Scotice vero Achadh-bou" ()

Coordinates: 52°55'20"N, 7°30'50"W

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Aghaboe Ireland

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Abbey of Aghaboe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Durrow, Castletown, Mountrath.

7 miSE
Forts and castles
Castle Durrow, Durrow
180 min walk • Castle Durrow is an 18th-century country house in Durrow, County Laois, Ireland. The house was built in the pre-Palladian design and formal gardens that was popular in the 18th century.
3.9 miN
Village
Castletown
99 min walk • Castletown is a small village and also a parish in County Laois in Ireland.
5.8 miN
Town
Mountrath
148 min walk • Mountrath is a small town in County Laois, Ireland. The town lies on the R445 midway between Dublin and Limerick, exactly 96.5 km from both cities.

Abbey of Aghaboe, Aghaboe

Facts and practical information

Abbey of Aghaboe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Castle Durrow, Durrow

Castletown

Mountrath