KNOCKMOY ABBEY
Knockmoy Abbey, County Galway was a Cistercian establishment founded in 1189 by Cathal O’Connor King of Connacht and the Cistercians of Boyle. Roderic O'Connor, High King of Ireland was buried in the monastery in 1211 and four members of the royal house of O'Connor were buried there in 1266. The abbey was suppressed in 1542 during the reign of Henry VIII of England. Hugh O'Kelly, the last abbot, handed over the buildings and land before renouncing the pope at which point the lands were granted back to him. In 1662 the lands passed to the Blake family in whose ownership they remained until recent times.
Photograph kindly donated by Marie Dallman
