{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66507c02c0852400120b7078/69a55da6854be12860c22394?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Whispers from Murrisk Abbey: Augustinian Ruins on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66507c02c0852400120b7078/1772444795573-7f1d47c5-ec5a-47d2-bae6-ce4802bbf620.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>In this episode of <em>Whispering Stones</em>, Bernice Cooke explores <strong>Murrisk Abbey in County Mayo</strong>, a 15th-century Augustinian friary nestled along the shores of <strong>Clew Bay beneath Croagh Patrick</strong>. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>Founded in 1456 and steeped in legend, reform, and Reformation-era upheaval, this medieval Irish ruin may stand on the site of an earlier church linked to Saint Patrick himself. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>Discover the stories behind its founders, its striking Gothic features, and the mystery hidden within its name — whether “marsh by the sea” or something far older. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>A brief, atmospheric journey into Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way and one of Mayo’s most peaceful historic sites.</h3><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bernice Cooke"}