Shrule Abbey
Mainistir Shruthair | |||||||||
![]() St Colman's Church, north of Shrule Abbey | |||||||||
Monastery information | |||||||||
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Other names | Cloghvanaha, Clogvanaha | ||||||||
Established | 5th century | ||||||||
Disestablished | 14th century? | ||||||||
Diocese | Galway | ||||||||
People | |||||||||
Founder(s) | Saint Patrick, Felartus | ||||||||
Architecture | |||||||||
Status | ruined | ||||||||
Heritage designation |
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Style | Celtic monastic | ||||||||
Site | |||||||||
Location | Church Park, Shrule, County Mayo | ||||||||
Coordinates | 53°31′08″N 9°05′26″W / 53.518995°N 9.090615°W | ||||||||
Visible remains | wall foundations | ||||||||
Public access | yes |
Shrule Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]
Location
Shrule Abbey is located to the southwest of Shrule village, north of the Black River and south of St. Colman's Church.
History
According to tradition, Christianity was brought to Shrule by Saint Patrick himself in the 5th century AD. He founded a church at Donaghpatrick and left a disciple, Felartus, in charge. The ancient abbey of Cloghvanaha (Irish for "blessed stone") is believed to have grown from this site.[citation needed]
Shrule was formerly under the jurisdiction of Cong Abbey, then in 1152 it was placed under Annaghdown Abbey.[3][4] The abbey was replaced by St. Colman's Church (Teampall Cholmain) c. 1200 as the main place of worship in Shrule. Clogvanaha is mentioned in the ecclesiastical taxation of 1306.[4]
Building
Little remains of this ancient abbey: only a rectangular mound (11 × 13.4 m; 12 × 14.7 yd) with masonry rubble visible in places.[5]
References
- ^ "Full text of "Notes on the early history of the dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry"". Archive.org.
- ^ "Shrule Parish History" (PDF). Shruleglencorribparish.ie. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Annals :: 400-1000 – Shrule". Shrule.com.
- ^ a b "Long Ago in Ireland". Laerencetown.com.
- ^ "20971 « Excavations". Excavations.ie.
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