Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary located in the town of Castledermot, on the Carlow Road R448. The small town of Castledermot in County Kildare was originally called ‘Diseart Diarmad’. That means ‘Dermot’s Hermitage’. What`s more, it was once a very important ecclesiastical center and there are many fine ruins in the area. Include […]
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After visiting The Irish National Stud and Gardens I searched for some attractions located near. And I found out about Three Abbeys of Kildare. In the 13th century, in and around Kildare Town established Three Abbeys. Known as the Grey Abbey, the Black Abbey, and the White Abbey. Named after the color of the habits […]
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Another wonderful Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, I have been visiting, is Tintern Abbey. Situated only a 20-minute drive from Dunbrody Abbey and a 25-minute drive from New Ross. Tintern Abbey, which is today in ruins, was founded c. 1200 by William, Earl Marshal on lands held through his marriage to […]
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From New Ross, I traveled to visit one of the most impressive ruined Cistercians abbeys in Ireland. Situated on the Hook Peninsula in Campile, County Wexford, in a rural tranquillity area, Dunbrody Abbey is one of the finest examples of a Cistercian monastery in Ireland. Dunbrody Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhún Bróithe) was founded in 1170. On […]
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