Callan Augustinian Friary

On the north bank of the Kings River in Callan, in an area known locally as the “Abbey Meadow”, stand the ruins of a medieval Augustinian friary. The nave, chancel and crossing tower make up the surviving sections of the friary. The friary dates to the second half of the 15th Edmund MacRichard Butler petitioned Pope Pius II for the foundation of an Augustinian friary in Callan, which was grante...