Urlaur Abbey

Urlaur Abbey was established around 1430 as a Dominican friary on the shores of Urlaur Lake near Kilkelly in County Mayo. The foundation was undertaken by the Anglo-Norman Nangle family for the Dominican Order and dedicated to St. Thomas Aquinas, with financial support from Edmond Costello and his wife Fineola Cusa. The medieval structure featured a pointed doorway with hooded moulding and carv...