Moyne Abbey is the must see Abbey in County Mayo.
This is the only way to get to the Abbey. I just don’t know why they put up those "Beware of the Bull sign". It usually indicates that there is something really cool to see when you find one of those signs on your travels through Ireland. As a reminder… most points of interest in Ireland are on privat land. You need to respect that and if there is a sign to keep out - you better keep out. Try talking to the farmer and he will most likely let you pass his land. You see our friend "S" being very sceptical of our "There is no Bull - no worries" as the answer to the warning sign.
The Moyne Abbey.
Moyne Abbey, built in the late Irish Gothic style, was founded by the Burke family as a Franciscan friary and consecrated in 1462. It was destroyed in the 1590’s by Queen Elizabeth’s governor of Connaught, Sir Richard Bingham. The Abbey’s church has an interesting architectural feature - it is cruciform in shape, and has a bell tower suspended over it’s channel arch.
Source: Irelandwest.ie
There is some kind of ship scratched into the wall … right of the inside of the Abbey at the main entrance.
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Titus wrote,
As usual, your pictures are really splendid !
Link | April 13th, 2007 at 11:00 am
ireland blog wrote,
Titus .. thank you for your comment
.. Love your compliments - really makes my day. Keep reading … more to come..
Link | April 13th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Davide wrote,
Dang!
When me and my friends went there to see Moyne Abbey we got stuck on that gate asking ourselves: “Well, how do we get in if it’s a private land?” and went back in the car without entering
Davide from Italy
Link | April 27th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
ireland blog wrote,
Davide,
it’s pretty common to see those signs .. I am not really sure what the thumb of rule is. If there is something touristy and no other way to get there we just ignore the signs.
Link | April 27th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
ttomasso wrote,
yeah, when I was there for the first time , I was also quite amazed by the sign.. and on the land there was some cow, but me as a city boy couldn’t tell if that’s a dangerous bull or just a peaceful cow
… finaly I found courage and entered the land. The Abbey was worth of it!
Link | November 26th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
ireland blog wrote,
TT .. when did you go?
We run into these kind of signs all the time .. by the way .. I like your ireland calender.
Link | November 26th, 2007 at 2:47 pm