Ballywiheen Monastic Site

The Ballywiheen Monastic Site takes its name from an Anglicisation of Báile An Bhaoithín, which is the official name of the townland in Irish. The site itself is known locally by Irish speakers as “An Raingléis” (The Rough Place), and is an early Christian Monastic enclosure that was dissected by the construction of a modern road in the 19th century. Located approximately 1.5km south of An Buil...