Abbeys & priories · Northern Ireland
Tynan Abbey
Tynan Abbey in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
About
Tynan 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
Tynan Abbey in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was a large neo-gothic-romantic country house built c. 1750 (later renovated c. 1815) and situated outside the village of Tynan. It was home to the Stronge family until 1981, when it was set on fire by incendiary devices after the Provisional IRA shot dead Sir Norman Stronge aged 86 and his son James Stronge aged 48, a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer; its ruins were demolished in 1998, having stood for 249 years.
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Background
History
The house on this site that replaced the original 13th-century abbey was called Fairview and was the home of the Manson family, it was acquired by the Stronges through the marriage of Dr. John Stronge and Elinor Manson. At this time Fairview was described by Thomas Ashe as a "very pretty house, well timbered and regularly built. It is two storeys high. There are good chambers and garrets above staires, a hansome parlour, a common Hall, a Kitchen Sellars and their Convenient Offices a Good Stable Barne and Cow house a Good Garden and Orchard". The library, in which the last of the Stronges were killed, was believed to have dated to this original house. This was an area with a peculiar…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3310, -6.8230
- Address
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Sources
- wikidata: Q16258473 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tynan Abbey (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tynan Abbey?
- Tynan Abbey is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.3310°, -6.8230°.
- Who owns Tynan Abbey?
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