Highlight • Historical Site
Cong Abbey
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August 11, 2017
Hiking
Entry is free. Parking is available directly at the Abbey.
megalithicireland.com/Cong%20Abbey,%20Mayo.html
•February 22, 2023
Hiking
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
•June 5, 2022
Hiking
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)
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