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Ballintubber Abbey
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 Ballintubber Abbey, Co Mayo (Photo: Ballintubber Abbey Trust)
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Description
The
Abbey that we see today is on the site of an
earlier Christian church said to have been founded
by St Patrick in 441AD after his return from a
forty day fast on the summit of Croagh Patrick
(Egan, 1990). In and around the Abbey precincts are
many architectural and landscape references to St
Patrick. The bath house, where weary pilgrims would
have washed their feet on having completed the long
journey from the holy mountain, is called
'Dabhach an Chóra' the bath of the
righteous. Next to what is known locally as the
'Abbey field' there was a flagstone, now buried,
which was said to have had the imprint of St
Patrick's knee on it.
Excavation Details
Not Available
Access/Ownership
Ballintubber Abbey Trust
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