Sligo Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Shligigh[2]) was a Dominican convent in Sligo, Ireland, founded in 1253.[3][4] It was built in the Romanesque style with some later additions and alterations. Extensive ruins remain, mainly of the church and the cloister.
The site is managed by the Office of Public Works and opens on a seasonal basis - March 17th to November 5th is the 2023 season. Sligo Abbey is open daily from 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, with last admissions at 5.15 pm.[4]
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William Butler Yeats. It is based on Sir Frederick Hamilton's burning of SligoAbbey in 1642 during the Irish Confederate Wars. In Yeats's story, five soldiers...
merger of three existing institutes of technology (ITs) – Galway-Mayo IT, IT Sligo, and Letterkenny IT – into a single university, the fourth such TU in Ireland...
Kells is begun. The Book of Armagh is compiled. Vikings raid Roscam and SligoAbbey. 812 Death of Cosgrach mac Flannbhrath, King of Umaill. 815 Birth of...
important structure of Italian Gothic architecture, is completed in Assisi. SligoAbbey, a Dominican monastery, is founded by Maurice FitzGerald, Norman chief...
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Lord of Offaly (1194–1257), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, founder of SligoAbbey Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly (1238–1286), soldier and Justiciar...
officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Sligo. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national...
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