Mourne Abbey

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Mourneabbey (in Irish Mainstir Na Morna) is a small parish just south of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, on the main Mallow-Cork Road and Rail Line. The population of the parish is about 1,000 people. There are two churches and schools in the area, Analeentha and Burnfort.

1 History
2 Sport
3 Transport
4 References
5 See also

[edit] History

The Abbey was built in the early 1200s by the Knights Hospitaller. This abbey now lies in ruins, as does Barrett's Castle, which belonged to the Desmond FitzGeralds before being destroyed by Cromwell’s forces, around 1651. The parish also played a major role in the Irish War of Independence. A failed ambush of British forces occurred there near the Abbey where eight volunteers lost their lives. Tomás Mac Curtain, former Lord Mayor of Cork who was murdered by British forces in 1921, was also from the parish of Mourneabbey.

[edit] Sport

Today the parish has a strong sporting element. Clyda Rovers GAA club are the most successful and longest serving club. A new €500,000 sporting complex is being constructed at present for the future people of the parish.