1448
abbeys
Co. Kerry
Franciscan Abbeys
Killarney
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1820s – Tanavalla House , Listowel, Co. Kerry
1448 – Muckross Abbey, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor. It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times. Today the abbey is roofless but 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.