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Black Abbey

Black Abbey is a Dominican friary in Kilkenny. It is a national monument of Ireland. The first to add nearby is Kilkenny Castle, at 700 m.

Photo: Black Abbey, Andreas F. Borchert (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Kilkenny

inside the urban area

How well known

Top 8%

#130 of 1,783 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Kilkenny

One of the best-known places to visit in Ireland

#130 of the 1,783 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered. About ↓

Inside Kilkenny

Black Abbey is inside Kilkenny’s urban area. Towns near it ↓

National monument of Ireland

On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Kilkenny

In Kilkenny the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan9° / 2°83 mm

Feb9° / 2°63 mm

Mar11° / 3°63 mm

Apr14° / 5°59 mm

May16° / 7°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°65 mm

Jul20° / 12°65 mm

Aug20° / 11°74 mm

Sep18° / 9°69 mm

Oct14° / 7°94 mm

Nov11° / 4°90 mm

Dec9° / 2°89 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kilkenny, and rain in a month. Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages for Kilkenny (Copyright Met Éireann, CC BY 4.0). Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kilkenny’s full climate →

About

Black Abbey

7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Black Abbey on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: National monument of Ireland
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: in Kilkenny
Official site: dominicans.ie/about/communities/black-abbey-kilkenny

Facts: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

The practical side

AddressGardens, Kilkenny City

Address and hours: Fáilte Ireland’s open data and OpenStreetMap contributors. Hours change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where Black Abbey is

Orange is Black Abbey; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Bases near Black Abbey

Kilkenny is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (27,184 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Kilkenny

27,184 people · 22 places to visit

2 · 8.7 km southeast of it

Bennettsbridge

664 people · 3 places to visit

3 · 13 km south of it

Kells

291 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 13 km south of it

Stoneyford

185 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Black Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Kilkenny	It’s in town	27,184	22
Bennettsbridge	8.7 km southeast of it	664	3
Kells	13 km south of it	291	5
Stoneyford	13 km south of it	185	6
Freshford	13 km northwest of it	593	2
Gowran	13 km east of it	847	2
Callan	15 km southwest of it	2,678	1
Ballyragget	16 km north of it	1,116	2

Make a day of it

Places to add to Black Abbey

There are 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 abbeys or priories within 15 km, and more besides.

CastleKilkenny Castle700 m away 2

CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral200 m away 3

CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower300 m away 4

MuseumRothe House & Garden100 m away 5

Abbey or prioryKilkenny Grey Friary300 m away 6

Abbey or priorySt Johns Priory600 m away 7

MuseumMedieval Mile Museum400 m away 8MuseumMuseumButler Gallery600 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Quick answers on Black Abbey

Where is Black Abbey?

Black Abbey is in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Black Abbey?

Dominican friary in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland.

How well known is Black Abbey?

Black Abbey has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #130 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.

When is the best time to visit Black Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Kilkenny, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).

Is Black Abbey a protected monument?

Yes: national monument of Ireland.

What else is there to see near Black Abbey?

Within 15 km: Kilkenny Castle (700 m), Saint Marys Cathedral (200 m), St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower (300 m) and Rothe House & Garden (100 m).

Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Black Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rothe House & Garden: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilkenny Grey Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Johns Priory: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Mile Museum: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).