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Aghaboe

Aghaboe is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix.

It contains the ruins of the Abbey of Aghaboe which was founded by St. Canice in Ossory in the 6th century and, beside it, the Church of Ireland church of St. Canice. At some point before the Norman invasion of Ireland, Aghaboe Abbey succeeded Seirkieran as the principle episcopal seat in the Diocese of Ossory and in time, itself came to be succeeded by St. Canice's Cathedral in Kilkenny city, founded by the same saint. Aghaboe is famous as being the first seat of St. Feargal, bishop of Ossory, and who later traveled through Francia and became bishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Aghaboe (disambiguation)

Aghaboe can refer to

  • Aghaboe, a hamlet in County Laois
  • Abbey of Aghaboe, a ruin in the above hamlet
  • Aghaboe (defunct Church of Ireland parish), County Laois
  • Aghaboe (civil parish), a civil parish which was derived from the above, defunct, Church of Ireland parish
  • St. Canice, Aghaboe, the parish church of the above defunct Church of Ireland parish, which still exists in the above hamlet
  • Aghaboe (townland), a townland in the above civil parish
  • Aghaboe (Catholic parish), which is much larger than the above civil parish and which, like it, has its origins in the ministry associated with the Abbey of Aghaboe
Aghaboe (civil parish)

Aghaboe, or Aughavoe, is a civil parish in County Laois. It lies partly in the barony of Clarmallough and partly in the barony of Clandonnagh.

Aghaboe (townland)

Aghaboe is a townland in Aghaboe civil parish in County Laois.

Aghaboe (Catholic parish)

Aghaboe, a Roman Catholic parish in County Laois, is one of the parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory.

The parish is named after Aghaboe abbey which was founded in the 6th century by St. Canice and whose ruins are still visible in the hamlet of Aghaboe.