Abbeys & priories · Northern Ireland
Lisgoole Abbey
Also known as: Lios Gabhail
Lisgoole Abbey in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kenneth Allen — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Lisgoole Abbey is located in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland, with the postcode BT92 2FR. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Lisgoole Abbey is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lisgoole Abbey (Irish: Lios Gabhail) is a large Georgian house with a battlement tower at one end, with substantial grounds, near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. It is now privately owned but was once a monastic site, built around the 12th century. The abbey was burned in 1360 but was soon restored. It escaped the worst excesses of religious persecution, and was handed over to the Franciscan order in 1583. Irish historian and scholar Mícheál Ó Cléirigh stopped there in 1631 and compiled the Lebor Gabála Érenn, the book of invasions, a narrative in Gaelic, together with O'Mulcrony, Cucoigry O'Glery, O Duigenan and Gilla Patrick O' Lennon. It has subsequently had many uses, including an orphanage in the 19th century, and a base for American army divisions during the Second World War.
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Background
History
The abbey was burned in 1360 together with those in Devenish, Roscommon, Sligo, Fenagh and Drumlias but was soon restored. During the reign of King Richard of England there is reference to the wife of Abbot of Lisgooles Einri Mac Caba and their daughter Aine. Escaping the worst excesses of religious persecution, the abbey remained in use until its community eventually dwindled, so much so that an agreement was drawn up by the then abbot Cahill McBrien McCuchonnaght Maguire in 1583 to hand over the abbey to the Franciscan order. Even though reconstruction of a new abbey was taking place the monks were forced to leave in 1598.
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- Coordinates
- 54.3237, -7.6304
- District
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Postcode
- BT92 2FR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Sources
- wikidata: Q4279394 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lisgoole Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lisgoole Abbey?
- Lisgoole Abbey is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT92 2FR).
- What is Lisgoole Abbey?
- Lisgoole Abbey in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lisgoole Abbey?
- Drivers can use postcode BT92 2FR.
- How do I get to Lisgoole Abbey?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT92 2FR. It sits within the Fermanagh and South Tyrone parliamentary constituency.