Baltinglass Abbey
Baltinglass Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Bhealach Conglais) 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.
Mainistir Bhealach Conglais | |
View of Baltinglass Abbey looking across the Slaney | |
Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 52.943886°N 6.709747°W |
| Public access | yes |
National monument of Ireland | |
| Official name | Baltinglass Abbey |
| Reference no. | 230 |
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