Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chorca Mrua) is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery located in the north of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, a few miles east of the village of Ballyvaughan in the Barony of Burren. It was once known as "St. Mary of the Fertile Rock", a reference to the Burren's fertile soil.
Mainistir Chorco Modhruadh | |
Corcomroe Abbey as viewed from the southeast | |
Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe |
| Order | Cistercians |
| Established | 1180–1200 |
| Disestablished | 1554 |
| Diocese | Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Domnall Mór Ua Briain or Donough Cairbreach |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Style | Gothic |
| Site | |
| Location | County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.126703°N 9.054014°W |
| Public access | Yes |
National monument of Ireland | |
| Official name | Corcomroe Abbey |
| Reference no. | 11 |
The Gothic ruins feature stone carvings that are considered to be among the finest in a Cistercian church in Ireland.: 7 The abbey appears in W. B. Yeats' play The Dreaming of Bones.: 14 They constitute a National Monument and are open to the public.
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