Tullylish old church
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Tullylish old church
Image: © Albert Bridge Taken: 22 Feb 2007
There is quite a history attached to the old church at Tullylish. Excavations suggest that there was a monastery on the site in the 6th century. The first minister is recorded in 1526. It was destroyed in the wars of 1641 and rebuilt in 1698 before being abandoned in 1861 when replaced by the new church on the other side of the road. It is said that it could hold a congregation of 600. WB Yeats (senior) was rector in 1846.
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Image Location
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54.373605
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