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Muckross Abbey Killarney
Open all year with Free Access to the Public

Yew Tree at Muckross Abbey Killarney

Muckross Abbey is one Mile from the Lake Hotel

Muckross Abbey can be accesed from The Walking path / Jaunting car trail / Cycle pathe on the Muckross Road.

There is also Access from the 1st / 2nd gate into the National Park along with acess from Muckross House.

Walking Map of Muckross Abbey

Muckross Abbey is 1.5 km from the Lake Hotel

A great way to get to Muckross Abbey is by the Lake Shore walk from the first gate of from the trail pathway which starts at Flesk Bridge on the Muckross Road.

Muckross Abbey is one of the major ecclesiastical sites found in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It was 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. The friars were often persecuted and subjected to raids by marauding groups. Today the abbey is largely roofless although, apart from this, is 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.

Ground plan of Muckross AbbeyIn the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the burial place for prominent County Kerry poets O'Donoghue, O'Rathaille and O'Suilleabhain.

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Muckross Abbey

Irish Abbey in Killarney

Muckross Abbey is great to visit and explore, its a unique Irish Abbey