Aghaboe Abbey
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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. In his Vita Sancti Columbae (Life of St. Columba), Adomnán refers to the abbey, saying that its name means a (little field) of the cow: "quod Latine Campulus Bovis dicitur, Scotice vero Achadh-bou"[1]
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Coordinates: 52.9222421°N 7.5139082°W / 52.9222421; -7.5139082 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Laois |
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