Rosserk Franciscan Friary

On the picturesque shores of the secluded Killala Bay, on the banks of the River Moy, lies one of the best preserved Franciscan monasteries in the country. The tranquillity of the friary can still be felt today. Rosserk Friary was founded around the 1440s for the friars of the Third Order of St. Francis. The friary was burned in 1590 by Sir Richard Bingham, Governor of Connaught, during the r...