Ross Errilly Friary

Ross Errilly Friary, known in Irish as Mainistir Ros Oirialaigh, derives its name from 'ros,' an Old Irish term for promontory or headland where the monastery was built. The friary stands as the most complete Franciscan monastic ruins in Ireland, located on the Black River near Headford in County Galway. While traditional sources including the Annals of the Four Masters cite a founding date of...