
Askeaton Franciscan Friary, Co Limerick, Ireland

Askeaton Franciscan Friary

Fifteenth-century cloister arcade

Fifteenth-century cloister arcade


Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog

Askeaton Franciscan Friary, Co Limerick, Ireland

Askeaton Franciscan Friary

Fifteenth-century cloister arcade

Fifteenth-century cloister arcade


Askeaton Franciscan Friary,Co Limerick, Ireland

Friary founded in 1389 by Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald, 3th earl of Desmond or 1420 by James Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, 7th earl of Desmond

15 century cloister arcade

Askeaton Franciscan Friary’s impressive ruins


Rosserk Abbey (Friary), Killala, Co Mayo, Ireland

Founded around 1450 for the Friars of the Third Order Franciscans



Castledermot Franciscan Friary, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Some parts of the friary date to around 1247. It was destroyed in 1317 by Edward the Bruce’s army but restored shortly afterwards

Bullaun stone in the friary




Roundstone Franciscan Monastery, Co. Galway, Ireland. The monastry was established in 1835

The tower, entrance gate and wall are all that remains of the monastery