Muckross Abbey

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Muckross Abbey

Muckross Abbey is one of the major ecclesiastical sites found in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It was founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor.[1]

It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times. The friars were often subjected to raids by marauding groups and were persecuted by Cromwellian forces under Lord Ludlow.[2] Today the abbey is largely roofless although, apart from this, is generally quite well preserved. Its most striking feature is a central courtyard, which contains a large yew tree and is surrounded by a vaulted cloister.[3]

Ground plan of Muckross Abbey

In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the burial place for prominent County Kerry poets O'Donoghue, Ó Rathaille and Ó Súilleabháin.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.killarneynationalpark.ie/Muckross%20Abbey/Muckross%20Abbey.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.vacationkillarney.com/Dan-the-feathers.htm
  3. ↑ Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Volume 2. 1892.
  4. ↑ http://killarney-insight.com/attractions.html

Images

  • Abbey and graveyard seen from the west

  • Courtyard with cloister and yew tree

  • Refectory

Coordinates: 52°01′34″N 9°29′44″W / 52.0261°N 9.4956°W / 52.0261; -9.4956

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