{"id":9068,"date":"2017-04-09T11:59:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T16:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/?p=9068"},"modified":"2017-11-12T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T21:38:26","slug":"cong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/","title":{"rendered":"CONG \u2013 COUNTY GALWAY &#8211; REPUBLIC OF IRELAND \u202a#discoverireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The road to Cong<\/h1>\n<p>Our sixth day in Ireland was a full one; this post is just the half of it. \u00a0We started off at <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/oughterard-aughnanure-castle-republic-of-ireland-county-galway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aughnanure Castle<\/a>\u00a0and drove part way around Lough Corbid to the <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/friary-ross-errilly-republic-ireland-county-galway-%e2%80%aa%e2%80%8ediscoverireland%e2%80%ac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friary of Ross Errilly<\/a>. \u00a0We continued our loop around the lough to the North and arrived in Cong.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Map2\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Map2\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9069\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/map2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?fit=1080%2C607\" data-orig-size=\"1080,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Map2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?resize=474%2C266\" alt=\"Map\" width=\"474\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Map2-1.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 1111 <a title=\"Synod of R\u00e1th Breasail\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synod_of_R%C3%A1th_Breasail\">Synod of R\u00e1th Breasail<\/a> included Cong (Cunga F\u00e9ichin) among the five dioceses it approved for <a title=\"Connacht\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connacht\">Connacht<\/a>, but in 1152 the <a title=\"Synod of Kells\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Synod_of_Kells\">Synod of Kells<\/a> excluded it from its list and assigned what would be its territory to the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Archdiocese\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archdiocese\">archdiocese<\/a> of <a title=\"Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Tuam\">Tuam<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo#cite_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo#cite_note-3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> No longer a residential bishopric, Cunga F\u00e9ichin is today listed by the <a title=\"Catholic Church\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catholic_Church\">Catholic Church<\/a> as a <a title=\"Titular see\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Titular_see\">titular see<\/a>.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo#cite_note-4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Cong was also the home of <a title=\"William Wilde\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Wilde\">Sir William Wilde<\/a>, historian and father to prominent playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer <a title=\"Oscar Wilde\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_Wilde\">Oscar Wilde<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">-Wikipedia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Cong Abbey<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Ireland D700-5042\" data-rl_caption=\"Cong Abbey\" title=\"Ireland D700-5042\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9070\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/ireland-d700-5042\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?fit=1080%2C607\" data-orig-size=\"1080,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461156984&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ireland D700-5042\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cong Abbey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9070 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Cong Abbey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5042.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 623 AD by St. Feichin as a monastery this site was then chosen by Turlough Mor O&#8217;Conor, High King of Connacht and of Ireland, as the Royal\u00a0Augustinian Abbey of Cong was built in 1120 AD for the Canons Regular of the Order of St. Augustine. \u00a0The Royal Abbey of<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Cong Abbey 2 Ireland D700-5041\" data-rl_caption=\"Cong Abbey\" title=\"Cong Abbey 2 Ireland D700-5041\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9071\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/cong-abbey-2-ireland-d700-5041\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?fit=1080%2C801\" data-orig-size=\"1080,801\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461156965&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cong Abbey 2 Ireland D700-5041\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cong Abbey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?fit=474%2C351\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9071 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Cong Abbey\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Cong-Abbey-2-Ireland-D700-5041.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cong is one of the finest examples of early architecture in Ireland. Examples of the wonderful craftsmanship is still very much in evidence today with the Abbey&#8217;s Gothic windows, Romanesque doors and windows, clustered pillars, arches, standing columns and floral capitals.<\/p>\n<h2>Cong<\/h2>\n<p>Cong is like many other charming villages throughout Ireland. \u00a0Colorful shops and pubs line the narrow streets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/traun-photo.com\\\/dan\\\/cong\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:62155923}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/ireland-d700-5044\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"9074\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461157240&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ireland D700-5044\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?w=233&#038;h=131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5044.jpg?w=948 948w\" width=\"233\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ireland D700-5044\" alt=\"Cong Town\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 135px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"135\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/ireland-d700-5048\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"131\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"9075\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461157354&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ireland D700-5048\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?w=233&#038;h=131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5048.jpg?w=948 948w\" width=\"233\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"131\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ireland D700-5048\" alt=\"Cong Town\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 131px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 269px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"269\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 474px; height: 269px;\" data-original-width=\"474\" data-original-height=\"269\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/ireland-d700-5049\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"470\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"265\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"9076\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461157421&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ireland D700-5049\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?fit=474%2C267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?w=470&#038;h=265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?resize=1024%2C576 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5049.jpg?w=948 948w\" width=\"470\" height=\"265\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"470\" data-original-height=\"265\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Ireland D700-5049\" alt=\"Cong Town\" style=\"width: 470px; height: 265px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<blockquote><p>Cong was the filming location for <a title=\"John Ford\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Ford\">John Ford<\/a>&#8216;s 1952 <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Academy Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Academy_Award\">Oscar<\/a>-winning film, <i><a title=\"The Quiet Man\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Quiet_Man\">The Quiet Man<\/a><\/i>,<sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo#cite_note-5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup>featuring <a title=\"John Wayne\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wayne\">John Wayne<\/a>, <a title=\"Maureen O'Hara\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maureen_O%27Hara\">Maureen O&#8217;Hara<\/a> and <a title=\"Barry Fitzgerald\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barry_Fitzgerald\">Barry Fitzgerald<\/a>. Much of the film was filmed on the grounds of Ashford Castle. The town and castle area remain little changed since 1952, and Cong&#8217;s connection with the movie make it a tourist attraction. (The film is still celebrated by the local &#8220;Quiet Man Fan Club&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cong,_County_Mayo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">-Wikipedia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a pub so named &#8211; The Quiet Man Pub.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Ireland D700-5046\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Ireland D700-5046\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9077\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/cong\/ireland-d700-5046\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;DAN \\u0026amp; CYN TRAUN&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461157317&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;TRAUN-PHOTO.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ireland D700-5046\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?fit=474%2C474\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9077 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?resize=474%2C474\" alt=\"The Quiet Man Pub\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?w=1080 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/traun-photo.com\/dan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ireland-D700-5046.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The Monk&#8217;s Fishing House<\/h2>\n<p>The grounds of the St Mary of the Rosary Catholic Church had several walking paths; one of which that lead to the Monk&#8217;s Fishing House. \u00a0Built in the 15th or 16th century,\u00a0on an island in the River Cong leading towards nearby Lough Corrib. The house was\u00a0built on a platform of stones over a small arch which allows the river to flow underneath the floor. 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this post is just the half of it. \u00a0We started off at Aughnanure Castle\u00a0and drove part way around Lough Corbid to the Friary of Ross Errilly. \u00a0We continued our loop around the lough to the North and arrived in Cong. 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