Pattern of Urlaur
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The Pattern of Urlaur is an annual festival held on 4 August at Urlaur, Kilmovee, County Mayo{{cite web|url=http://www.ballaghaderreen.com/history.htm#urlaur|title=History: Urlaur Abbey and Pattern|work=ballaghaderreen.com|publisher=Ballaghaderreen & District Development|accessdate=2008-06-21}} since medieval times, to remember the feast day of Saint Dominic.
The Pattern
Patterns were a traditional feature of rural Ireland, held to honour patron saints; "Pattern" being a corruption of "patron".{{fact|date=November 2021}}
The Pattern of Urlaur is held near the ruins of Urlaur Abbey. The Abbey was founded around 1430 by the Anglo-Norman Nangle family for the Dominicans, and was dedicated to St. Thomas Aquinas. It was built overlooking the banks of Loch Urlaur, but was destroyed in 1654 by Cromwellian soldiers.{{fact|date=November 2021}}
Each year on 4 August, the traditional Feast Day of St Dominic, the people of the area gather to celebrate Mass in the "Abbey".[http://www.urlaurpattern.com/ Urlaur Pattern] The annual 'Pattern Day' starts with a concelebrated Mass in the Abbey, followed by music, sports, novelty events etc.[http://www.mayo-ireland.ie/Mayo/Towns/Kilklly/Kilklly.htm "Kilkelly, County Mayo", Mayo Ireland]
At the Pattern, traditional food items can be purchased, like dilisk (duileasc), a seaweed.{{fact|date=November 2021}}
Douglas Hyde's 1915 collection of Legends of Saints and Sinners contains a tale called "the Friars of Urlaur" that describes the difficulty they had with an evil spirit, disguised as a black boar, that dwelt in the Loch Urlaur.[http://www.ouririshheritage.org/page_id__97_path__0p2p.aspx Elms, Lorna. "The Friars of Urlaur", Our Irish Heritage]
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