Cong Augustinian Abbey and Monks Fishing House

Located near the River Cong, in the grounds of Ashford Castle, lie the remains of an Augustinian Abbey. Founded in the 12th century by Turlough O’Connor, King of Connaught, Cong Abbey is sitting on the site of an earlier monastery that was founded in the 7th century by St. Feichin. The church is said to have burned down in 1114 and 1137. After the Dissolution of Monasteries in the 1530s the Ab...