Roscrea Franciscan Friary

On Abbey Street in Roscrea, are the remnants of a Franciscan Friary. The remains consist of the North wall, East gable and bell-tower. Originally the friary consisted of a nave and chancel church divided by the crenelated bell-tower, two storeys high. The tower rises to sixty feet, and serves as an entrance to the modern Roman Catholic Church. The earliest records referring to the Franciscan o...