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Abbeyknockmoy Abbey

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Abbeyknockmoy Abbey
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The exact Knockmoy Abbey ruins seen across the cloister and graves. Commons locates this image in County Galway, and the visible surviving walls match the abbey identified by Heritage Ireland.
The exact Knockmoy Abbey ruins seen across the cloister and graves. Commons locates this image in County Galway, and the visible surviving walls match the abbey identified by Heritage Ireland. · Photo: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original Geograph photograph
A distinct interior view down Knockmoy Abbey's ruined nave towards the chancel. The exact architectural feature is described by Heritage Ireland and pictured by the Geograph photographer at the site.
A distinct interior view down Knockmoy Abbey's ruined nave towards the chancel. The exact architectural feature is described by Heritage Ireland and pictured by the Geograph photographer at the site. · Photo: Christopher Hilton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original Geograph photograph

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Map note: In County Galway, Ireland, the map records Abbeyknockmoy Abbey as ruins. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.
Abbeyknockmoy Abbey is recorded as a ruins in County Galway.

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  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • liam murphy, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.agriland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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