Errew ()
is a small rural settlement, about 8 km south from the
county town
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of
Castlebar,
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...
,
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.
Gilla Áedha Ua Maigín
Gilla Áedha Ua Maigín, Bishop of Cork, died 1172.
''Sub anno '' 1172, the Annals of the Four Masters state that:
''"Giolla Aedha O'Muidhin (of the family of Errew of Lough Con), Bishop of Cork, died. He was a man full of the grace of God, th ...
,
Bishop of Cork
The Bishop of Cork was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the city of Cork in Ireland. The title is now united with other bishoprics. In the Church of Ireland it is held by the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, and in the Roman C ...
(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
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,
souterrain
''Souterrain'' (from French ''sous terrain'', meaning "under ground") is a name given by archaeologists to a type of underground structure associated mainly with the European Atlantic Iron Age.
These structures appear to have been brought northw ...
s and
fairy forts.
See also
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Tigernan of Errew
Tigernan of Errew, Irish people, Irish missionary, .
In his "History of Mayo" (page 31), Knox writes:
''"St. Tigernan of Errew worked in Tirawley in the early part of the sixth century. His paten still exists. No more is known of him except he ...
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List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
Towns and villages in County Mayo
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