
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



Carlingford Abbey (Dominican Friary), Co Louth, Ireland

Founded circa 1305 by the Dominican Order






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




Hill of Slane, Slane, Co. Meath, Ireland


The ruins of the Franciscan Friary and College

The ruins of St Patrick’s Church

The Chilean pine tree in the graveyard



Two rough stone slabs thought to be the remains of St Erc’s tomb. Patrick appointed Erc as the first Bishop of Slane

Bonamargy friary – contre-jour, Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland. Built by Rory MacQuillan in 1500

The ruin of Bonamargy friary with the holed cross

Bonamargy holed cross, said to mark the grave of Julia McQuillan, the black nun who lived there in the 17th century

The ruin of Bonamargy friary and the graveyard



Muckross Friary, Killarney National Park, Co Kerry, Ireland

The Franciscan friary of Irrelagh (Muckross Friary) was founded in 1448

Vaulted cloister with an arcade of arches



Ancient yew tree at Muckross Friary

