Mainistir Bhealach Conglais | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Vallis Salutis |
Order | Cistercians |
Established | 1148 |
Disestablished | 1536 |
Mother house | Mellifont Abbey |
Diocese | Kildare and Leighlin |
People | |
Founder(s) | Diarmait Mac Murchada |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Ruined |
Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
Groundbreaking | 1148 |
Site | |
Location | Church Lane, Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°56′38″N 6°42′35″W / 52.943886°N 6.709747°W |
Public access | yes |
Official name | Baltinglass Abbey |
Reference no. | 230 |
Baltinglass Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Bhealach Conglais)[1] is a ruined medieval Cistercian abbey in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Ireland. Founded by Diarmait Mac Murchada in 1148, the abbey was suppressed in 1536. It is today a National Monument.[2]