Moyne Abbey

Moyne Abbey is one of most impressive ecclesiastical ruins in Mayo Goireland.com and a National Monument. It was founded by the Burke family as a Franciscan friary and consecrated in 1462. It is located north of Ballina on the west side of Killala Bay. Like its neighbour, Rosserk Friary, it was burnt by Sir Richard Bingham, Elizabeth I of England's governor of Connacht, in 1590 in reformationist zeal.
The abbey was built in the late Irish Gothic style. It is cruciform in shape and has a bell tower suspended over its channel arch.Discoverireland.ie
== See also ==
* List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Mayo)
== References ==
Category:Buildings and structures in County Mayo
Category:Franciscan monasteries in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Gothic architecture
Category:Ruins in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 15th century