Kilbennen

Kilbennen
Cill Bheanáin
Kilbennen is located in Ireland
Kilbennen
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesKilbannon; Kilbennan; Cell-beneoin; Dun Lughaid
OrderFranciscans (15th century)
Establishedlate 5th century AD
Disestablished15th/16th century
DioceseTuam
People
Founder(s)Benignus of Armagh
Architecture
Statusruined
StyleCeltic
Site
LocationPollacorragune, Tuam, County Galway
Coordinates53°32′20″N 8°53′32″W / 53.538801°N 8.892219°W / 53.538801; -8.892219
Visible remainsChurch and round tower
Public accessyes
Official nameKilbennen
Reference no.48

Kilbennen or Kilbannon is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kilbannon Church Ruins, Tuam".
  2. ^ MacNeill, Máire (1 January 2008). The festival of Lughnasa: a study of the survival of the Celtic festival of the beginning of harvest. Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann. ISBN 9780906426104 – via Google Books.