Lorrha Monastic Village
Look for Lorrha Monastic Village, an abbey or priory, 5 km east of Portumna. Visitors will find guided tours. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Portumna Castle and Gardens, 6.7 km off.
Abbey or priory near Portumna
Just outside Portumna
Lorrha Monastic Village is 5 km east of Portumna. 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.
Weather by the month
In Portumna, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.
Lorrha Monastic Village
Abbey or priory.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Town
- 5 km east of Portumna
Before you set off
The area around Lorrha Monastic Village
Find Lorrha Monastic Village in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
The nearest towns
Birr is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (4,726 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Portumna
Borrisokane
Eyrecourt
Killimor
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lorrha Monastic Village is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portumna | 5 km west of it | 1,690 | 7 |
| Borrisokane | 11 km south of it | 1,117 | 0 |
| Eyrecourt | 12 km north of it | 254 | 1 |
| Killimor | 14 km northwest of it | 317 | 0 |
| Banagher | 14 km northeast of it | 1,907 | 3 |
| Birr | 14 km east of it | 4,726 | 4 |
| Crinkill | 15 km east of it | 795 | 3 |
| Cloughjordan | 18 km south of it | 701 | 1 |
After Lorrha Monastic Village
Within 15 km are 11 places, among them 5 castles and 3 abbeys or priories.
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens6.7 km away2
CastleRedwood Castle5.8 km away3
CastleLackeen Castle Lorrha3.3 km away4Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDominican Abbey Lorrha500 m away5CastleCastleTerryglass Castle7.2 km away6CastleCastleDerryhiveny Castle5.9 km away7Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPortumna Friary6.5 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryAugustinian Abbey Lorrha600 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Lorrha Monastic Village
Where is Lorrha Monastic Village?
Lorrha Monastic Village is 5 km east of Portumna, Galway.
What is Lorrha Monastic Village?
Abbey or priory.
When is the best time to visit Lorrha Monastic Village?
June to September are the warmest months in Portumna, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Lorrha Monastic Village?
Within 15 km: Portumna Castle and Gardens (6.7 km), Redwood Castle (5.8 km), Lackeen Castle Lorrha (3.3 km) and Dominican Abbey Lorrha (500 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 (3)
- Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lackeen Castle Lorrha: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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).