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Burrishoole Friary

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Burrishoole Friary
Mainistir Bhuiríos Umhaill
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Monastery information
OrderDominican Order
Established1470
Disestablished1606
DioceseKillala
People
FoundersRichard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter
Architecture
StatusInactive
StyleGothic
Site
LocationCounty Mayo, Ireland
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Visible remainsChurch
Public accessYes
Official nameBurrishoole Abbey
Reference no.235

Burrishoole Friary (Irish: Minister Bhuiríos Umhaill) was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland, located a few kilometers west of the town of Newport, County Mayo. Its ruin is a National Monument.

Burrishoole Friary was founded c. 1469 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of Pope Paul II (term 1464-1471). In 1486, Pope Innocent VIII (term 1484-1492) instructed Uilliam Seóighe, the Archbishop of Tuam (term 1485-1501) to forgive the friars. [1]

The church and the eastern wall of the cloister remain. The grounds of the friary are an actively used cemetery.[citation needed]

The Friary is often called "Burrishoole Abbey", although this colloquial name is inaccurate because the Dominican order did not have abbots; Dominican houses are not technically abbeys.[citation needed]

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  • Monument sign in front of the Friary

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