Cong Abbey

Cong Abbey has its roots in the early Christian period, when Saint Feichin established a church at the site in the 6th or 7th century. This original monastic settlement endured for centuries until a devastating fire in 1114 destroyed the structure. Following this loss, Turlough Mor O'Connor, the powerful High King of Ireland, undertook a major reconstruction around 1130 and formally refounded t...