Cill Bheanáin | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Kilbannon; Kilbennan; Cell-beneoin; Dun Lughaid |
Order | Franciscans (15th century) |
Established | late 5th century AD |
Disestablished | 15th/16th century |
Diocese | Tuam |
People | |
Founder(s) | Benignus of Armagh |
Architecture | |
Status | ruined |
Style | Celtic |
Site | |
Location | Pollacorragune, Tuam, County Galway |
Coordinates | 53°32′20″N 8°53′32″W / 53.538801°N 8.892219°W |
Visible remains | Church and round tower |
Public access | yes |
Official name | Kilbennen |
Reference no. | 48 |
Kilbennen or Kilbannon is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1][2]