Cong Abbey

Cong Abbey is a beautiful, ancient 13th-century ruined monastery. Here you feel transported back a few centuries and can imagine how the monks lived in the Middle Ages. Benjamin Guinness was probably the last person to restore the complex in the mid-19th century – since then nature (and tourists) have been reclaiming it.

Entry is free. Parking is available directly at the Abbey.

megalithicireland.com/Cong%20Abbey,%20Mayo.html

Wikipedia (Cong Abbey, 2023-02-22):
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cong_Abbey
Wikipedia (List of National Monuments in County Mayo, 2023-12-24):
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_monuments_in_Mayo_County
“National Monument 432 ... Cong Abbey ... Priory (Augustinian)”

TheIrishRoadtrip (“A Guide To Cong In Mayo”, 2023-02-22):
theirishroadtrip.com/cong-mayo

Turlough O’Connor, High King of Ireland, founded the Augustinian abbey in Cong, County Mayo in the early 12th century. It was established on the site of a 6th-century church associated with St Feichin.

In the village of Cong, County Mayo, visitors can see the ruins of a 12th-century Augustinian abbey established by Turlough O'Connor, High King of Ireland. The land had previously housed a 6th-century church associated with St Feichin.

At one time, the abbey had 3,000 inhabitants, who were excellent scholars and skilled craftsmen. It is also the location where Rory O’Connor, Ireland’s last High King, died.

(discoverireland.ie/mayo/cong-abbey)