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Muckross Abbey
The roofless ruins of a 15th-century friary, with an ancient yew tree growing in its cloister.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Muckross, KillarneyDirections
- Getting There
- A short walk from Muckross House.
Why Go
Franciscan friars founded the abbey around 1448. The cloister, with a great yew filling its center, survives almost complete, and Kerry's poets lie buried in the grounds.
Nearby in Killarney
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