Mourne Abbey
Mourne Abbey is a monastery ruins in County Cork. Its location is inside Mallow’s urban area. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.
Abbey or priory in Mallow
Inside Mallow
Mourne Abbey is inside Mallow’s urban area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. 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
Expect highs of 18–20°C in Mallow from June to September.
Mourne Abbey
Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages. For a second stop, Mallow Castle is 700 m away.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- in Mallow
Around Mourne Abbey, mapped
Mourne Abbey sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Mallow’s urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns near Mourne Abbey
The most populous of the 8 is Mallow, at 13,456. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Mallow
Drommahane
Ballyclogh
Killavullen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mourne Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallow | It’s in town | 13,456 | 4 |
| Drommahane | 3.6 km southwest of it | 947 | 4 |
| Ballyclogh | 7 km northwest of it | 272 | 1 |
| Killavullen | 9.1 km east of it | 292 | 3 |
| Doneraile | 10 km northeast of it | 857 | 5 |
| Bweeng | 11 km southwest of it | 728 | 0 |
| Buttevant | 11 km north of it | 1,080 | 3 |
| Castlemagner | 13 km west of it | 354 | 1 |
Also near Mourne Abbey
Around it, within 15 km, lie 5 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a historic house, among others.
CastleMallow Castle700 m away2
CastleDromaneen Castle5.5 km away3
Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas9.7 km away4
CastleBlackwater Castle14 km away5
Historic houseDoneraile Estate10 km away6
CastleCastlepook15 km away7CastleCastleKilcolman Castle13 km away8Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryBridgetown Abbey14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Mourne Abbey, answered
Where is Mourne Abbey?
Mourne Abbey is in Mallow, Cork, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Mourne Abbey?
Monastery ruins in County Cork, Ireland.
How well known is Mourne Abbey?
Mourne Abbey has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #209 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Mourne Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Mallow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Mourne Abbey a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Mourne Abbey?
Within 15 km: Mallow Castle (700 m), Dromaneen Castle (5.5 km), Ballybeg Priory St. Thomas (9.7 km) and Blackwater Castle (14 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 (7)
- Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mallow Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dromaneen Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballybeg Priory St. Thomas: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackwater Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doneraile Estate: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlepook: Veggiebenz, 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).