Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Augustinian nuns
Annies, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annies
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Abbey (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.69979, -9.21130
- SMR number
- MA100-113----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On NE shore of Lough Carra in an area of rough grazing. In SE sector of Early Christian enclosure (MA100-113001-), which also encloses church (MA100-112001-) and extensive field system (MA100-113002-). Augustinian abbey founded by Walter de Burgo c. 1440 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 312). Heavily overgrown ruins of low rectangular building (13.3m N-S; 6.2m E-W). The walls (Wth 1.3m; H 0.7m) are in poor condition, a noticeable break of 3.2m at the W end of the S wall may indicate the site of the door. Several loose stones are scattered about the building, but a few upright to the SW clearly mark graves. Made subject to Kilcreevanty and became house of nuns. Franciscans recorded here in 1587, may have occupied site after the suppression of Kilcreevanty (1543) (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 312).
The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 634.
Date of upload: 11 February 2013
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.