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Errew
An tOireamh | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°47′42″N 9°15′54″W / 53.79500°N 9.26500°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Errew ( Irish: An tOireamh) [1] is a small rural settlement, about 8 km south from the county town of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
The history of Errew follows the Franciscan monastery which was established in 1879 as a boys school which closed in 1975, the church in the monastery remained open until 1981. There are 22 Brothers buried in the Monastery cemetery. [2]
Gilla Áedha Ua Maigín, Bishop of Cork (died 1172), is noted in the Annals of the Four Masters as "of the family of Errew of Lough Con."
Errew has a national school, and as well as a number of archaeological sites, such as forts, souterrains and fairy forts.[ citation needed]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2021) |
Errew
An tOireamh | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 53°47′42″N 9°15′54″W / 53.79500°N 9.26500°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Errew ( Irish: An tOireamh) [1] is a small rural settlement, about 8 km south from the county town of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
The history of Errew follows the Franciscan monastery which was established in 1879 as a boys school which closed in 1975, the church in the monastery remained open until 1981. There are 22 Brothers buried in the Monastery cemetery. [2]
Gilla Áedha Ua Maigín, Bishop of Cork (died 1172), is noted in the Annals of the Four Masters as "of the family of Errew of Lough Con."
Errew has a national school, and as well as a number of archaeological sites, such as forts, souterrains and fairy forts.[ citation needed]