Abbey or priory · Slane · Meath

Killary Monastic Site

Look for Killary Monastic Site, an abbey or priory, in Slane. Nearby, 7 more places to visit are within 5 km. Our list goes on with Slane Castle, 1 km away.

Where

In Slane

inside the urban area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Slane

Inside Slane

Killary Monastic Site is inside Slane’s urban area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Slane peak at 18–20°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 2°78 mm

Feb9° / 2°64 mm

Mar11° / 3°60 mm

Apr13° / 5°61 mm

May16° / 7°61 mm

Jun19° / 10°68 mm

Jul20° / 12°71 mm

Aug20° / 12°78 mm

Sep18° / 10°69 mm

Oct14° / 7°88 mm

Nov11° / 4°91 mm

Dec9° / 3°84 mm

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

About

Killary Monastic Site

Abbey or priory.

In Slane, inside the town’s urban area.

Type: Abbey or priory
Town: in Slane

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

Plan your visit

How to visit

AddressKillary, Slane

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

The map

Killary Monastic Site at a glance

Killary Monastic Site is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Killary Monastic Site

Largest of the 8 is Navan, home to 33,886. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Slane

1,445 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 8.6 km east of it

Donore

767 people · 20 places to visit

3 · 8.8 km south of it

Kentstown

1,195 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 8.9 km northeast of it

Collon

864 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Killary Monastic Site is	People	Places to visit
Slane	It’s in town	1,445	9
Donore	8.6 km east of it	767	20
Kentstown	8.8 km south of it	1,195	2
Collon	8.9 km northeast of it	864	6
Tullyallen	9.3 km northeast of it	1,697	19
Duleek	10 km southeast of it	4,899	10
Navan	11 km southwest of it	33,886	8
Tinure	13 km northeast of it	530	6

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Among the 10 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 historic sites and a castle.

CastleSlane Castle1 km away 2

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey6.5 km away 3MuseumMuseumFrancis Ledwidge Museum1.3 km away 4Historic siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksBrú na Bóinne5.6 km away 5Historic siteHistoric site · Office of Public WorksNewgrange4.9 km away 6MuseumMuseumKnowth Passage Tombs3.7 km away 7Historic houseHistoric houseHill of Slane1.2 km away 8Visitor farmVisitor farmNewgrange Open Farm and Coffee Shop4.7 km away

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

Quick answers on Killary Monastic Site

Where is Killary Monastic Site?

Killary Monastic Site is in Slane, Meath, inside the town’s urban area.

What is Killary Monastic Site?

Abbey or priory.

When is the best time to visit Killary Monastic Site?

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

What else is there to see near Killary Monastic Site?

Within 15 km: Slane Castle (1 km), Old Mellifont Abbey (6.5 km), Francis Ledwidge Museum (1.3 km) and Brú na Bóinne (5.6 km).

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 (2)

Slane Castle: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Mellifont Abbey: Hopmans at nl.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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).