Cill Chormaic

Frankford (Cill Chormaic) developed as an ecclesiastical settlement founded by Cormac Ua Liatháin, a native of Cork, who established the original church. The place remained a centre of Christian worship throughout the medieval period, particularly following the foundation of a Carmelite priory in 1406 by Odo O'Molloy of nearby Broughall Castle. This monastery thrived until 1548, when English fo...