Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon

Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon

Abbey

Lantern slide depicting Boyle Abbey in Co. Roscommon. Originally titled 'Boyle Abbey' and labelled 'R 19' The monument is a Cistercian Monastery founded in the 12th century under the patronage of the MacDermotts. lands provided by the local ruling MacDermott family. In 1202 the Abbey was occupied by William de Burgh, a norman knight and founder of the Bourke dynasty in Ireland. In 1203 he plundered Connacht and took the title "Lord of Connacht". The slide itself depicts the three archways of the abbey. The slide itself is in full colour and includes three figures walking and lying in the grounds of the abbey.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_019

29/08/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

114.3mb

7577 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Town: Boyle

Logainm Town: https://www.logainm.ie/1411638.aspx

Irish National Grid East:180564

Irish National Grid North: 302720

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.973559

Longitude: -8.2969737

Place: Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 53.9735591 Longitude: -8.296973699999967

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)