Moor Abbey

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Not to be confused with Moore Abbey.

Moor Abbey
An Múr
Moor Abbey, Galbally, County Limerick.jpg
Moor Abbey is located in Ireland
Moor Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesGalbally Friary
OrderOrder of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
Establishedbetween 1210 and 1242
Disestablished1748
DioceseCashel and Emly
People
Founder(s)
Architecture
Functional statusAbandoned
Heritage designationNational Monument
StyleIrish Gothic
Site
LocationMoorabbey, Galbally,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52°24′09″N 8°16′41″W / 52.402374°N 8.278077°W / 52.402374; -8.278077
Public accessyes

Moor Abbey[1] Franciscan friary was founded in the 13th century in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is today a National Monument.

Location[]

Moor Abbey is located on the north bank of the River Aherlow, 1.2 km (¾ mile) east of Galbally.

History[]

Sir Humphrey Gilbert, destroyer of Moor Abbey.

Moor Abbey was established by , King of Thomond 1210–42. In 1471 a new church was constructed at the site, but burned down in 1472. The buildings that survive today date from that period.

In 1541 the friary was dissolved and later became the property of John, brother of James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond. In 1569, during the Desmond Rebellions, the abbey was burned by government soldiers led by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, originally from Devon and a half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. The following year Fr. Dermot O'Mulrooney and two other friars returned to the friary, but were murdered by government forces.[2] The Franciscans came back again in 1645, only to be expelled by Cromwellian forces. It was 1658 before they could once again occupy the Abbey. They finally left for the last time in 1748 after a dispute with Fr. James Butler, Vicar-General of Cashel & Emly diocese and the abbey fell into ruin. The friars went to Mitchelstown, and the last friar of Moor Abbey died there in 1804.[3][4] An attempt by the Royal Irish Constabulary to detonate the Abbey in 1921 failed.[5]

Building[]

The ruined church consists of a nave and chancel, separated by a tall bell-tower with sedilia. In the chancel is a double piscina. Beside the doorway in the north wall of the chancel is a font.[6] No other buildings remain.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "An Múr". logainm.ie. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Moor Abbey, Co. Tipperary - National Monuments Service".
  3. ^ "Moor Abbey".
  4. ^ "Cashel & Emly - Friaries".
  5. ^ "Walk of the Week: Classical beauty in Glen of Aherlow".
  6. ^ "Moor Abbey - Galbally - Visit Ballyhoura". 12 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Ireland In Ruins: Moor Abbey Co Tipperary".
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