Aghaboe (disambiguation)

Last updated March 06, 2019

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 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.

Aghaboe (civil parish) in Laois, Ireland

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.

St. Canice is a Church of Ireland church in the hamlet of Aghaboe in County Laois and is named after St Canice, the founder of the Abbey of Aghaboe, whose ruins are adjacent. It belongs to the parish of Rathdowney in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory. The building retains 13th century pieces from the adjacent ruins of the Augustinian abbey and, according to the website of the diocese, dates from the 19th century; however, the website of Laois county council says that it dates from the 1700s.

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