Abbey
Abbeyshrule Cistercian Abbey
Abbeyshrule, County Longford
Cistercians founded this abbey in 1150. What is left is roofless, with a graveyard, a high cross shaft and a four storey tower house thirty metres off.
- Where
- Abbeyshrule, County Longford
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
Nearby
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Corlea Trackway Visitor CentreAn oak road was laid across the bog here in 148 BC. Eighteen metres of it are kept indoors at the centre in Kenagh.
Old Rail Trail GreenwayForty kilometres of path on the old Dublin to Galway railway line, flat the whole way across the county.
GlassonStone buildings north of Athlone, a short walk in from the Lough Ree shore.On nearby
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