Mainistir na Corann

Mainistir na Corann translates to "monastery of the weir," deriving from mainistir (monastery) and na Corann (of the weir), referencing the Owennacurra river (Abhainn na Cora, "river of the weir") on which the settlement was founded. The Cistercian abbey, also known as St. Mary of Chore, was established between 1179 and 1180 by Gaelic Irish monks sent from Monasternenagh in County Limerick, und...