Burrishoole Friary

Burrishoole Friary (Irish: Minister Bhuiríos Umhaill) was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland, located a few kilometers west of the town of Newport, County Mayo. Its ruin is a National Monument.

Key Information

Mainistir Bhuiríos Umhaill
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Order	Dominican Order
Established	1470
Disestablished	1606
Diocese	Killala
People
Founders	Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter
Architecture
Status	Inactive
Style	Gothic
Site
Location	County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates	53°53′55″N 9°34′19″W / 53.89861°N 9.57194°W / 53.89861; -9.57194
Visible remains	Church
Public access	Yes
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Burrishoole Abbey
Reference no.	235
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Burrishoole Friary was founded c. 1469 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of Pope Paul II (term 1464-1471). In 1486, Pope Innocent VIII (term 1484-1492) instructed Uilliam Seóighe, the Archbishop of Tuam (term 1485-1501) to forgive the friars. ^[1]

The church and the eastern wall of the cloister remain. The grounds of the friary are an actively used cemetery.^{[citation needed]}

The Friary is often called "Burrishoole Abbey", although this colloquial name is inaccurate because the Dominican order did not have abbots; Dominican houses are not technically abbeys.^{[citation needed]}