Tynan Abbey, County Armagh, Northern Ireland was the home of the Stronge family until the 1980s. It was a large neo-gothic-romantic castle built circa 1750 and situated outside the village of Tynan.

The original house on this site was called Fairview and was the home of the Manson family, the building of Tynan Abbey itself took place under the ownership of the Stronges. The castle was surrounded by an extensive estate including park-land and a lake.

Recent Events and The Bombing

On 21st January 1981 86-year-old, Eton-educated, Sir Norman Stronge bt. and his only son, James, 48, (both former MPs) were assassinated by the IRA as they sat in the main library of their rambling 230 year-old mansion. The numerous, heavily-armed terrorists who carried out the murders had to force entry into the Abbey by bombing the heavy front doors, afterward their anscestral home was bombed and set on fire. In the fire, which raged until the next morning, the priceless contents of the Abbey and the house itself burned to the ground.

In 1998, prior to the ruins of Tynan Abbey being demolished, a work-man was seriously injured in an exposion there.

Tynan Abbey had previously come under attack during the Troubles of the 1920s.

The lands, several thousand acres, remain in the possession of the Stronge family. Tynan Abbey was demolished in 1998 due to the unstable structure of the ruin.