Castlelyons Carmelite Priory

The Priory at Castlelyons was founded in the early 1300s by John de Barry, upon receiving the right to issue a plot of land to the Carmelite friars by King Edward II. The de Barry’s were a wealthy and influential family, particularly in County Cork. John de Barry himself was a knight, and his family had a history of founding friaries within the county: his great grandfather David I founded But...