Creevelea Friary — Attraction in County Leitrim

The Creevelea Abbey in fact The Friary of Killanummery. It was founded in 1508 by O'Rourke, the prince of Breifny. Unfortunately, it was accidentally burnt in 1538, then restored by the Franciscans, but finally, as lots of Catholic Abbeys, the Franciscan order was dissolved by Henry the 8th, then the abbey itself was destroyed by Cromwell's troops in 1650. However, among the ancient stones, this is an active cemetery of the local, Catholic...

A beautiful stroll along the river from the village of Dromahair, paved footpaths the whole way. Take off from next to the Abbey Manor Hotel and across the river on a pedestrian bridge. Follow the signs around the edge of a sheep pasture. It’s just the skeleton now but signage tells the history back to before the oppression of Henry VIII and...

Beautiful and quite, this old friary is now a graveyard for local residents. The ruins are amazing and the history of the place is palpable. It doesn't take long to walk through but I would not allow children to run around loose. Soak in the beauty and history and be respectful of those...