Kilcrea Friary
Kilcrea Friary is a ruined medieval abbey located near Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. Both the friary and Kilcrea Castle, located in ruin to the west, were built by Observant Franciscans in the mid 15th century under the invitation of Cormac Láidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, as protection from English troops.- Type: Cemetery
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: ruined Franciscan friary in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Kilcrea Abbey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilcrea Castle and St John the Baptist Church.
Kilcrea Castle
Forest
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry.
St John the Baptist Church
Church
St John the Baptist Church is situated 3½ km east of Kilcrea Friary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aherla and Farran.
Aherla
Village
Aherla is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 562. It is in the townlands of Aherla More and Rathard. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf typical of County Cork's ridges and valleys.
Farran
Locality
Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles west from Cork City on the N22 road.
Dripsey
Village
Kilcrea Friary
- Categories: abbey, monastery ruins, building, monastery, historic site, and burial
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86499° or 51° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.7112° or 8° 42′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C3HV77Q+XG
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Kilcrea Friary” goes by many names.
- French: “abbaye de Kilcrea”
- French: “Abbaye de Kilcrea”
- Irish: “Prióireacht Chill Chré”
- Spanish: “Monasterio de Kilcrea”
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Highlights include Kilcrea Bridge and Kilcrea.
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