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Ballintubber Abbey Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Daily 9am-midnight
Location Off the main Galway-Castlebar rd. (N84), about 32km (20 miles) west of Knock, Ballintubber
Phone 094/903-0934
Prices Free admission; €2.50 ($3.25) donation requested

Frommer's Review

This abbey is a survivor -- one of few Irish churches in continuous use for almost 800 years. Founded in 1216 by Cathal O'Connor, king of Connaught, it has endured fires, numerous attacks, illnesses, and anti-Catholic pogroms. Although Oliver Cromwell's forces so thoroughly dismantled the abbey that they even carried off its roof in 1653 in an effort to finally suppress it, clerics continued discreetly conducting religious rites. Today it's an impressive church, with 13th-century windows on the right side of the nave and a doorway dating to the 15th century. It was completely restored in 1966. A helpful visitor center tells its troubled and fascinating history.

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