Murroe

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thoroughfare in Murroe
Glenstal Abbey

Murroe ( Irish Maigh Rua ) is a small village in County Limerick in Ireland .

Village description

About 600 people live in Murroe. The village was founded by the Barrington family who lived in the nearby Glenstal Castle from 1830. Since 1926 it has housed a Benedictine Abbey (Glenstal Abbey) and a boarding school.

In the immediate vicinity of Murroe are the "Slieve Felim mountains".

literature

  • Mark Tierney OSB : Glenstal Abbey. A Historical Guide . Glenstal Abbey Publications, Murroe 2nd Edition 1990.

Web links

Commons : Murroe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 39 ′  N , 8 ° 24 ′  W