Abbey
Aghaboe Abbey
Ballacolla, County Laois
The Dominican priory ruin and the church beside it stand on a monastic site that goes back to the 6th century.
In the village of Aghaboe, only about 30 minutes south west of Portlaoise, County Laois, people can visit the site where St Canice founded an abbey in 576.
- Where
- Ballacolla, County Laois
- Address
- Friarsland
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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