Ireland

Inchmacnerin Abbey

Augustinian priory on Lough Key, Ireland

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Inchmacnerin Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Inis Mac nÉirín) is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Traditional foundation

6th century AD

Refoundation as Augustinian priory

1140–1170

Dissolution

c. 1569

Land grant to William Taaffe

1596

Archaeological excavation

2000

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Churches
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

53.99° N, -8.26° E