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Kilcrea Friary

Kilcrea Friary is a ruined medieval abbey located near , Ireland. Both the friary and , 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.
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Wikipedia
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
  • Type: Cemetery
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in County Cork, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Kilcrea Abbey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilcrea Castle and St John the Baptist Church.

Forest
Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Church
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3½ km east of Kilcrea Friary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aherla and Farran.

Village
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is a small village in , , with a population of 562. It is in the townlands of More and Rathard. is built on a limestone shelf typical of County Cork's ridges and valleys.

Locality
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is a village in , Ireland, in the parish of . It lies on the southside of the River Lee. is 12 miles west from Cork City on the N22 road.

Village
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is a village in , Ireland, on the R618 regional road around 20 km west of Cork City. It is situated on a tributary of the River Lee, the . is situated 6 km north of Kilcrea Friary.

Kilcrea Friary

Latitude
51.86499° or 51° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
-8.7112° or 8° 42′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C3HV77Q+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 577020402
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­grave_yard
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q6406684
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Kilcrea Friary” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kilcrea Bridge and Kilcrea.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilcrea Friary”. Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.