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Ross Abbey

Category: Monuments + Museums + Sightseeing + Tours

Headford, Co. Galway

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Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland : Reviews of Ross Abbey - Yahoo! Travel On the westerly side of Headford town lies the ecclesiastical ruins of Ross Abbey. This friary was founded in 1357 and is one of the best-preserved ancient buildi... travel.yahoo.com History of Ross Abbey The story goes, that during the reign of Archbishop MacHugh a great plague "The Black Death" was rampant in Ireland and it was particularly bad in the Tuam area. Many people had contracted the plague and the priests of the area were constantly being called out to the sick and dying. In fac... headford.org Irish Fransicans - Ros Riala / Ross Abbey In 1616 there was a community of six priests and two brothers in the old building. An unusual incident occured during 1641, when the guardian saved the survivors of an English party of travellers who had been attacked by the Irish near Shrule. The Cromwellian period meant some time in hiding for the... franciscans.ie

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