Moyne Abbey
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Moyne Abbey is one of most impressive ecclesiastical ruins in Mayo and a National Monument
. It was founded by the Burke family as a Franciscan friary and consecrated in 1462. It is located north of Ballina on the west side of Killala Bay. Like its neighbour, Rosserk Friary
, it was burnt by Sir Richard Bingham, Elizabeth I of England's governor of Connacht
, in 1590 in reformationist zeal.
The friary was built in the late Irish Gothic
style and has extensive ruins, consisting of a church and domestic buildings situated around a central cloister. Its west doorway is a seventeenth insertion. Its east window displays fine switchline tracery.
National Monument (Ireland)
The Irish state has officially approved the following List of National Monuments of Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "National Monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance...
. It was founded by the Burke family as a Franciscan friary and consecrated in 1462. It is located north of Ballina on the west side of Killala Bay. Like its neighbour, Rosserk Friary
Rosserk Friary
Rosserk Friary is a friary located in County Mayo, Ireland and a National Monument.-Description:Rosserk Friary is one of the finest and best preserved of the Franciscan Friaries in Ireland...
, it was burnt by Sir Richard Bingham, Elizabeth I of England's governor of Connacht
Connacht
Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...
, in 1590 in reformationist zeal.
The friary was built in the late Irish Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style and has extensive ruins, consisting of a church and domestic buildings situated around a central cloister. Its west doorway is a seventeenth insertion. Its east window displays fine switchline tracery.
See also
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Mayo)