Muckross Abbey

Muckross Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Locha Léin and Mainistir Mhucrois) is one of the major ecclesiastical sites found in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.

[1] It has had a violent history and has been damaged and reconstructed many times.

[2] Today the abbey is largely roofless, but is otherwise generally quite well-preserved.

Its most striking feature is a central courtyard, which contains a large yew tree and is surrounded by a vaulted cloister.

[3] In the 17th and 18th centuries, it became the burial place for prominent County Kerry poets O'Donoghue, Ó Rathaille and Ó Súilleabháin, while Piaras Feiritéar is buried in the graveyard just outside.