Shrule Abbey
Mainistir Shruthair | |||||||||
 St Colman's Church, north of Shrule Abbey | |||||||||
  Location within Ireland | |||||||||
| 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
[edit]Shrule Abbey is located to the southwest of Shrule village, north of the Black River and south of St. Colman's Church.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.