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Baltinglass Abbey
52.9439° N, -6.7097° E
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Baltinglass Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Bhealach Conglais) is a ruined medieval Cistercian abbey in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland. Founded by Diarmait Mac Murchada in 1148, the abbey was suppressed in 1536. It is today a National Monument.
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Foundation
1148
Became mother house of Jerpoint
c. 1160
First stage completed
by 1170
Monastic community recorded
1228
Dissolution and suppression
1536
Church of Ireland constructed within abbey
1815
Church closed
1883
Glazed tile unearthed
1941
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