Sligo Abbey

sligo abbey

  • Sligo Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Shligigh), a ruined abbey in Sligo, Ireland.
  • Officially called the Dominican Friary of Sligo
  • Originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly.
  • It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Nine Years' War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising.
  • The friars moved out in the 18th century, but Lord Palmerston restored the Abbey in the 1850s. Currently, it is open to the public.
     

 

 

 

Exploring Sligo

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Contact

Jeremiah Lynch
Director – SALA

Clogherrevagh, Lough Gill,
   Sligo, F91 TCN3
086 1247775
info@sala.ie