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Boyle Abbey
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David
June 9, 2015
Boyle Abbey is one of the best preserved abbeys in Ireland, with some of the best preserved stone carvings in Ireland. Moone Boy was filmed there.
Eilleen
August 14, 2021
Old ruins with an interesting past
Carol-Anne
March 19, 2021
This Cistercian monastery was founded in the twelfth century by monks from Mellifont Abbey under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts. It was one of the most powerful of the early Cistercian foundations in Ireland and among the foremost in Connacht. Cromwellian forces wreaked devastation when they occupied the abbey in 1659. It was further mutilated during the following centuries, when it was used to accommodate a military garrison. Despite all the violence it has suffered over the centuries, Boyle Abbey is well preserved and retains its ability to impress. A sixteenth/seventeenth-century gatehouse has been restored and turned into an interpretive centre, where you can learn more about the abbey’s gripping history.
This Cistercian monastery was founded in the twelfth century by monks from Mellifont Abbey under the patronage of the local ruling family, the MacDermotts. It was one of the most powerful of the early Cistercian foundations in Ireland and among the foremost in Connacht. Cromwellian forces wreaked d…
Brian
July 24, 2015
An impressive and well preserved Cistercian Monastery which was founded in the 12th century and still maintains its ability to impress tourists year after year. Well worth a visit.
Trish
June 1, 2014
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