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Cong Abbey is a historical Augustinian monastery at Cong Town in the Galway / Mayo County border in Republic of Ireland. Built in the 7th century, this abbey was destroied about 12th century and refounded about 1135 when the last High King of Ireland, Rory O'Connor constructed another buildings before Norman invasion, to live there until his death in 1198.
Cong is most famous as the setting for the film "The Quiet Man", which starred John Wayne and Maureen...
Located by the river at Circular Road in Cong, the ground floor of the cottage museum is an exact rep...
The Bridge over River Corrib, after the main gate, gives the way to Ashford Castle is an Anglo-Norman...
The Ashford Castle's boathouse at River Corrib, a natural border between County Mayo and County Galwa...
The Ashford Castle is an Anglo-Norman medieval castle built in 1228 near Cong city at Galway and Mayo...
The Ashford Castle is an Anglo-Norman medieval castle built in 1228 near Cong city at Galway and Mayo...
The Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard, County Galway in Republic of Ireland. It was ...
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