Errew Abbey

Saint Tigernan established a monastic foundation at Errew in the early sixth century, circa 500-520 CE, which reportedly attracted scholars from across Europe, with tradition claiming enrolments of up to fourteen hundred students. The site acquired the name "Mainistir Taobh Thiar do Shruth," meaning the abbey on the west side of the stream. During the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, the Barre...