1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin

School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin (roll number 15829)

Location:
Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mrs Nora Lally
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 281

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 281

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Naomh Seosamh, Baile an Ruadháin
  2. XML Page 281
  3. XML “The Abbey of Kilconnell”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Abbey of Kilconnell

    Share Share Post
    In Kilconnell on the great west road from Dublin to Galway seven miles west of Ballinasloe its lofty tower is a familiar landmark above the wide plain. It was founded by Liam O' Cheallaigh in 1353 and restored and enlarged in 1460 in the reign of Mallaheachlainn O' Cheallaigh. The princely O'Kellys of the west were always generous benefactors of Kilconnell Abbey.
    Wandering through the ruins of to-day we will note the beautifully-decorated windows. The chruch, nave, choir, side aisle, the south transept and also some of the cloisters are still well preserved and you will see five specimens of carving and architectural achievement and the variety of the mason marks on
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinrooaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Timothy Burke
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Gorteen, Co. Galway