Aghagower Monastery

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Remnants of a round tower , which is dated to the 12th century

The Aghagower Monastery ( Irish : Achadh Ghobhair , literally translated “goat field”) is said to go back to a foundation by Patrick , who established a bishopric of the Irish Scottish Church here . The monastery is located in the village of the same name, about 7.5 km southeast of Westport in County Mayo in Ireland . In 1216 the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland fell to the Archdiocese of Tuam and since then Aghagower has not been a bishopric. By the 15th century at the latest, there was no longer a monastery and the church served as a parish church.

history

In Aghagower, Patrick Senach consecrated the first bishop. Two springs, both used for baptisms , in the immediate vicinity of the church gave the square its name. The deaths of several monastic administrators ( called airchinneach in Irish ) are recorded in the annals in 1094, 1233 and 1247.

Preserved buildings

15th century church built next to the round tower

Four floors of the round tower have been preserved. The roof was struck by lightning. The current entrance at ground level is from modern times. The single-nave church next door dates from the 15th century, although earlier parts ( spolia ) have been preserved.

The surrounding area is used as a cemetery. A modern church was built to the south of it. Was on 15 August 2006 at the border between the cemetery and the church grounds Patrick statue dedicated to those who remembered that Patrick of Aghagower in 441 for Croagh Patrick , set off to fast there for 40 days and then returned to work with To celebrate Easter after .

See also

literature

  • John Ryan: Irish Monasticism: Origins and Early Development . Talbot Press, Dublin 1931.
  • Lord Killanin and Michael V. Duignan: The Shell Guide to Ireland . Second edition, Ebury Press, London 1967.
  • Aubrey Gwynn and R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland . Longman, London 1970, ISBN 0-582-11229-X .
  • Peter Harbison : Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland . Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992, ISBN 0-7171-1956-4 .

Web links

Commons : Aghagower  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b See Killanin and Duignan, p. 459, left column.
  2. ↑ See Ryan, p. 78, who is quoted here from the list compiled by Tírechán of the episcopal seats founded by Patrick.
  3. ↑ See Annals of the Four Masters , M1094.14.
  4. ↑ See Annalen von Connacht , 1233.7.
  5. ↑ See Annalen von Connacht, 1247.3.
  6. ↑ See Gwynn and Hadcock, p. 28
  7. ↑ See Harbison, p. 241.
  8. ↑ See the plate under the statue. A picture of the board with a copy of the text is here .

Coordinates: 53 ° 45 '50.6 "  N , 9 ° 27' 53.3"  W.