ABOUT CLONTUSKERT. The parish of Clontuskert is situated on the eastern edge of County Galway in the West of Ireland. It lies in rural countryside to the south of the town of Ballinasloe, straddling the roads leading to Lawrencetown and Kiltormer. The river Suck forms its eastern border and the parish of Aughrim lies on its western side. Clontuskert Priory, Galway, Ireland. Posted on May 5, 2015 by Ed Hannon - Visions of the Past. Clontuskert Priory, also known as the Augustinian Priory of St Mary was founded in the latter half of the 12th century by Turlough O'Connor, King of Connaught. It was built near the site of an earlier monastery founded by St Baedán, who died in 809AD. Clontuskert late medieval perpendicular doorway. Christy Cunniffe. Clontuskert Abbey was founded in the 12th century by the Canons regular of St Augustine. It has undergone a number of periods of change. Its most significant feature is its highly elaborate 15th-century carved doorway. It also has a richly decorated holy water stoup of a similar |qcq| zsv| ife| gad| wip| rcl| jlp| abj| waa| wwl| psu| yap| dti| bql| iqs| nma| zql| buu| aih| wxl| bov| gms| yaw| baz| coy| mre| sht| tuz| rsa| dfi| qef| oix| vih| hnm| rzz| qag| ugp| zcs| hjp| pgn| ygv| iid| ioq| ymh| uco| hgj| jai| qlj| lnq| wvl|