Ballybeg Augustinian Priory

Less than 2km south of Buttevant, stands Ballybeg Priory, dovecote and tower. The priory is an Augustinian Priory founded in 1229 by Philip de Barry, kinsman to the Barry’s of Barryscourt Castle, and dedicated to St Thomas Becket. It is one of only two substantial Augustinian monasteries in Cork, with Ballybeg initially granted just over two thousand acres which increased over the centuries. A...