Turlough Abbey
Mainistir Thurlaigh | |||||||||
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  Location within Ireland | |||||||||
| Monastery information | |||||||||
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| Established | c. AD 500–520 | ||||||||
| Disestablished | 1635 | ||||||||
| Diocese | Tuam | ||||||||
| People | |||||||||
| Founder(s) | Saint Patrick | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Status | ruined | ||||||||
| Heritage designation |
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| Site | |||||||||
| Location | Turlough, County Mayo | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°53′19″N 9°12′30″W / 53.888741°N 9.208270°W | ||||||||
| Visible remains | church and round tower | ||||||||
| Public access | yes | ||||||||
Turlough Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location
[edit]Turlough Abbey is located about 600 m (650 yd) northeast of Turlough village.[4]
History
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Turlough is an early monastic site, possibly founded in AD 441 by Saint Patrick.[citation needed]
In the ninth century an unusual low and squat round tower was constructed at the site.[5]
In 1302 the Abbey was valued for the ecclesiastical taxation of Ireland. The Abbey survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries and a crucifixion plaque dated 1625 is an example of Counter-Reformation iconography.[citation needed]
The Abbey was finally dissolved and granted to Walter Burke or John Fitzgerald by King Charles I in 1635.[citation needed]
The site passed to the Fitzgeralds in 1653 and they were presumably responsible for the 18th century cruciform church with three round-headed windows in the chancel. Three crucifixion plaques have been built into the church. There is also the tomb of George Robert FitzGerald dated 1786.[6][7]
Buildings
[edit]The round tower is relatively low at 23 m (75 ft) tall, and wide with a rounded-headed doorway and four square-headed windows.[5] It has a round-headed doorway 4 m (13 ft) above ground level.
References
[edit]- ^ "Turlough Abbey - Irish Round Tower! - Barclaycard Travel Community".
- ^ Davenport, Fionn (1 January 2010). Ireland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781742203508 – via Google Books.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Davenport, Fionn; Harper, Damian; Nevez, Catherine Le; Berkmoes, Ryan Ver; Wilson, Neil (1 March 2016). Lonely Planet Ireland. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781760341237 – via Google Books.
- ^ Guides, Sunflower (1 March 2004). Ireland. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781856912433 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Cockroach. "Turlough Round Tower - ticket prices and opening hours information - map".
- ^ Heritage Site: Turlough Abbey near Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Cultural Heritage Ireland
- ^ Turlough Abbey Co Mayo, Ireland in Ruins (blog), 27 September 2016
External links
[edit]- "Turlough abbey in the fog". Images of Mayo.
- Video on YouTube