Abbeylara

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Abbeylara is a historic village and former monastic site in County Longford, Ireland, known for the ruins of its medieval Cistercian abbey.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abbey of the half rath 1
Abbeylara canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
former monastic site
village
abbeyAlternativeName Abbey of Lerha
Leathráth Abbey
Lerha Abbey
linked to: Abbey of Lerha
abbeyDedicatedTo Blessed Virgin Mary
linked to: Virgin Mary
abbeyDissolvedDuring Dissolution of the Monasteries
abbeyFoundedBy Hugh de Lacy
Richard Tuite
abbeyFoundedInCentury 12th century
abbeyFoundedInYearApprox 1205
abbeyStatus ruined
anglicanDiocese United Dioceses of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh
country Ireland
governingLocalAuthority Longford County Council
hasCulturalActivity Gaelic games
religious pilgrimage
hasHeritageStatus National Monument of Ireland
hasIrishName Mainistir Leathrátha
hasNotableStructure cloister remains
medieval abbey church ruins
monastic graveyard
hasReligiousSite Roman Catholic church of St. Bernard
hasRuinsOf Cistercian abbey
hasSportClub Abbeylara GAA
historicalCounty County Longford
historicalEvent Abbeylara siege of 1539
locatedIn County Longford
province of Leinster
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInElectoralArea Granard Municipal District
locatedInIsland island of Ireland
locatedNear Granard
locatedOn R396 road
nameMeaning Abbey of the half rath
linked to: Abbeylara
nearbyFeature Lough Gowna
Lough Kinale
parishIncludes Granardkill
parishName Abbeylara parish
regionType rural area
religiousDiocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise
religiousOrderOfAbbey Cistercians
sportPlayed Gaelic football
timeZone WET
timeZoneDST IST

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County Longford hasHistoricSite Abbeylara
Abbeylara nameMeaning Abbey of the half rath
linked to: Abbeylara