Shrule Abbey

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Shrule Abbey
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St Colman's Church, north of Shrule Abbey
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Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesCloghvanaha, Clogvanaha
Established5th century
Disestablished14th century?
Diocese Galway
People
Founder(s) Saint Patrick, Felartus
Architecture
Statusruined
Heritage designation
Designations
Official nameShrule Abbey
Reference no.95
Style Celtic monastic
Site
LocationChurch Park, Shrule, County Mayo
Coordinates 53°31′08″N9°05′26″W / 53.518995°N 9.090615°W / 53.518995; -9.090615
Visible remainswall foundations
Public accessyes

Shrule Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. [1] [2]

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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]

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References

  1. "Full text of "Notes on the early history of the dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry"". Archive.org.
  2. "Shrule Parish History" (PDF). Shruleglencorribparish.ie. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. "Annals :: 400-1000 – Shrule". Shrule.com.
  4. 1 2 "Long Ago in Ireland". Laerencetown.com.
  5. "20971 «  Excavations". Excavations.ie.