Ruins of the monks fishing house or fishhouse on an island in the River Cong & part of Cong Abbey, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland

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The Fishing House was probably built in the 15th or 16th century on the shore of the River Cong which flows into the nearby Lough Corrib. It is built on a platform of stones over a small arched opening which allows the river to flow underneath the floor. A trapdoor in the floor is thought to have been used for a net to catch fish. It is also thought that a line was connected from the fishing house to the monastery kitchen to alert the monk to a fresh catch.

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Location: Cong, County Mayo, Ireland
Photo credit: © Paul Heinrich / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: abbey, cong, county, fishing, house, ireland, mayo, monk, river