the abbey by cillian eoghan and jenna. the history of the abbey sligo abbey, is a ruined abbey in...
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The AbbeyBy Cillian Eoghan And Jenna
The history of the Abbey
• Sligo Abbey, is a ruined abbey in Sligo
• It was originally built by order of Maurice Fitzgerald
• It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire ravaged during the nine years war
• It was destroyed again in the Ulster Uprising
• The friars moved out in the 18th century but Lord Palmerston restored it in the 1850s
Visiting the Abbey
• Admission to the Abbey is 10 euro for a family
• Adult 4 euro
• Sen/group 3 euro
• Child/student 2 euro
Pictures of The Abbey
More pictures of the Abbey
More info
• One time cholera came to Sligo
• 100s of people died per day
• Bram Stokers mother told him about the bells ringing meaning someone in the coffin was alive and that’s where Bram got the idea about Dracula
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