Killeen Cowpark Church

Killeen-Cowpark Church is located just 5km from the town of Askeaton and its medieval castle and friary. Local folklore has it that the church was one of three churches that were built by three sisters (the others being the nearby churches of Cappagh and Beagh). However, no builder or founding saint’s name is recalled. The name of the church, Killeen, comes from the Irish ‘cillín’ which simply...