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Kinsale Friary *

📍 Cork ⛪ Carmelite Friars 🏛️ dissolved 1541

About This Site

Carmelite Friars founded 1334[notes 60] (during the reign of Edward III[notes 61]) by Robert fitz Richard Balrain; dissolved 1541 (1543); Queen Elizabeth I; rebuilt 2003-2006; extant

Carmelite Friars founded 1334[notes 60] (during the reign of Edward III[notes 61]) by Robert fitz Richard Balrain; dissolved 1541 (1543); Queen Elizabeth I; rebuilt 2003-2006; extant

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • the Friary Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
  • Kinsale Abbey
  • Kynsalle
  • Cenn-saile
Communities & Provenance:

Carmelite Friars founded 1334[notes 60] (during the reign of Edward III[notes 61]) by Robert fitz Richard Balrain; dissolved 1541 (1543); Queen Elizabeth I; rebuilt 2003-2006; extant