Timoleague Friary
Timoleague Friary is a Franciscan friary located in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It was founded in 1240 by either the Anglo Norman de Barrys family or the MacCarthys of Desmond.
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  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Franciscans |
| Established | 1240 |
| Disestablished | 1631 |
| Diocese | Cork and Ross |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Domhnall Got MacCarthy or William de Barry |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Site | |
| Location | Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51.64250°N 8.76306°W |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | Timoleague Friary |
| Reference no. | 21 |
The friary is located on the site of an early Christian church dedicated to St Molaga, whose feast day was celebrated down to the seventeenth-century.
Timoleague is one of the few early Franciscan friaries with substantial standing remains in Ireland. Located in a medieval village in Co. Cork, it stands on the banks of the River Argideen overlooking Courtmacsherry Bay. The cellars are located in the east range and were connected directly to the river via an outbuilding. This would have allowed for the safe delivery of goods such as fish to the friary. The fifteenth century tower was inserted later, and is typical of Franciscan bell-towers. The building contains some mysterious wall passages, with tall arches on each side of the choir.[1]
Timoleague Franciscan friary is a National Monument in State Care (#21) and its RMP (Record of Monument & Place) number is CO123-050002-[2]
Gallery
Timoleague Friary
Interior of church
Bell tower
Window of church
See also
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Cork)
References
- "Timoleague Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland". www.monastic.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
- "National Monuments in State Care - Co. Cork" (PDF).
Sources
- Timoleague Franciscan Friary, Monastic Ireland
- Timoleague Abbey in 'The Dublin Penny Journal' (19th century)
- Andy Halpin; Conor Newman (26 October 2006). Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600. OUP Oxford. pp. 533–. ISBN 978-0-19-151317-6.
- Keogh, Ann; Keogh, Dermot (2010). Bertram Windle: The Honan Bequest and the Modernisation of University College Cork, 1904-1919. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1-8591-8473-8.