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St Clare – A woman of freedom
As we celebrate the Feast of St Clare of Assisi on 11th August we reflect on her abiding message for us.
Three friars celebrate First Profession
In Killarney Friary three friars made their First Vows at the end of their novitiate year.
Bishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh OFM, RIP
Funeral services for Bishop Fiachra will take place in Dublin and Ennis.
Pope Francis leads Prayer for Peace
Pope laments persecution of Christians in the Middle East. ‘A Middle East Without Christians Would Not Be the Middle East.’
Saint Anthony Pray for Us!
Preparations for the feast of the great saint are taking place in our friaries.
Celebrating Earth Day
Pope Francis tells us that Saint Francis guides us in how to relate to our "Sister Mother Earth".
Vocations Blog
The Annunciation
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace! Francis of Assisi “rendered praises and poured forth prayers and offered his devotion to th...
CHALLENGE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW!!!
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace! In the Franciscan Rule our little brother and Founder of our Order, St. Francis of Assisi tells us, his ...
Do You Want To Live The Gospel Way??
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace! St. Francis did not set out to found an Order/Brotherhood/Fraternity. He simply wanted to ...
Provincial Chapter
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace. On Sunday June 25th through Friday 30th June we the Franciscans of the Irish Franciscan Province ...
The Power of Photography
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace! I’m convinced of the power of photography in promoting vocations and recently I came across...
The Merciful Gaze of Jesus
"When it comes to promoting vocations in the Church it all begins with an encounter with God."
Celebrate With Renewed Joy Each Day
The Friars are to praise the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
The Franciscans (OFM)
Dear Friends, May the Lord give you peace! The Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor article one reads as follows: The Order of Friars Mino...
St. Francis of Assisi – Always with Jesus
D.ear Friends, May the Lord give you peace on this very special Feast Day – the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Today we celebrate the Fe...
Friaries
Adare (Co. Limerick)
GPS: 52.569112 -8.776360 Site off N21 at the far end of the golf course or through the Dunraven Estate. Remains...
Aran (Inishmore, Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.103654 -9.663240 Site near St. Eany’s Round Tower in Killeany Townland. Remains: notin...
Ardfert (Co. Kerry)
GPS: 52.330224 – 9.773745 Site off R551 in fields about a mile north-east of the village and the cathedra...
Armagh (Armagh City)
GPS: 54.344300 -6.653406 (Friary Road) The site – off the A3 – of the 13th century friary i...
Askeaton (Co. Limerick)
GPS: 52.603901 – 8.975347 Site is on the east bank of the river, just north of the village on the N69. Re...
Athlone (Co. Westmeath)
Franciscan Friary, Friary Lane, Athlone, Co. Westmeath N37 X952 Tel: (090) 6472095 E-mail: Guardian.Athlone@fran...
Athlone (Co. Westmeath) – Medieval Friary
THE STORY OF THE FRANCISCANS IN ATHLONE ORIGINS The Franciscans first came to Athlone c. 1235 as the Normans gathered...
Ballinabarny (Co. Wicklow)
GPS: 52.938196 -6.306103 The site is near the Glen of Imail – 4 kms west of Rathdrum off Riverside ...
Ballinasaggart (Co. Longford)
GPS: 53.691726 -7.621078 The site is just south-west of Edgeworthstown (Abbeyland) and there are no major...
Ballymote (Co. Sligo)
GPS: 54.0897720 -8.518948 The site is near the present Catholic Church. Remains: almost complete church, ...
Bantry (Co. Cork)
Bantry: 2 Kms east of Bantry town on N71. GPS: 51.677904 -9.471889 The site was the present Bantry gravey...
Belfast – “St Joseph’s” Pilot Street
GPS: 54.607601 -5.919206 In 1984, at the invitation of Bishop Cathal Daly, Bishop of Down and Connor, the friar...
Bonamargy (Co. Antrim)
GPS: 55.201998 -6.231005 The site is just off the A2, beside Ballycastle Golf Club. Remains: a small chur...
Buttevant (Co. Cork)
GPS: 52.231111 -8.669318 Dedicated to St Thomas a Becket, the friary was founded by the de Barry family, ...
Carrick-on-Suir / Carrickbeg (Co. Waterford)
Friary Street Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford GPS: 52.341852 -7.414677 The remains of the old friary (Carrickbeg...
Carrickfergus (Co. Antrim)
GPS: 54.715448 -5.805373 The site is just off Joymount St. There are no remains. An early Francisca...
Cashel (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.516462 -7.884536 The present Catholic parish church is on the site of the medieval friary. ...
Castledermot (Co. Kildare)
GPS: 52.908708 -6.837273 The site is just outside the town on the Carlow Road R448. Remains: the ch...
Cavan Town (Co. Cavan)
GPS: 53.9904518 -7.361709 The site was that of the present graveyard in Abbey St. Remains:&nb...
Clane (Co. Kildare)
GPS: 53.289190 – 6.683201 The site is in the graveyard on Main Street R407. Remains: large sec...
Claregalway (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.346247 – 8.944159 The site is to the west of the village, on the N17. Remains: these are mu...
Clonkeenkerrill (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.385066 -8.582125 The site is in an isolated graveyard along the L3112 from Athenry and about four miles...
Clonmel (Co. Tipperary)
Franciscan Friary Abbey Street Clonmel Co. Tipperary E91 x9TS Tel: 052-6121378 and 052-6121200 E-mail: clonmel@eirc...
Clonmel (Co. Tipperary) – Medieval Friary
The medieval site was that of the present friary church. Remains: the tower and part of the choir wall are incorpora...
Cork (Cork City)
Franciscan Friary, Liberty Street, Cork. T12 D376 Tel: (021) 4270302 / 4275481 E-mail: bursarcork@gmail.com GPS...
Cork (Cork City) / Corcaigh – Medieval Friary
There are no remains of the medieval friary at the site on the North Mall. After the friars landed at Youghal, they p...
Courtown/Meadstown (Co. Meath)
GPS: 53.60809 -6.800365 Today there are no remains visible overground- off the M3, south of Navan, on the...
Curraheen/Aglish (Co. Waterford)
GPS: 52.071315 -7.819472 To the east of Aglish, R671, in Curraheen, a friary was established after the di...
Derrynaflan (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.596062 -7.734890 There are remains of a medieval church on an island in the Bog of Lurgoe – 7 K...
Donegal (Donegal Town) – Rossnowlagh Medieval Friary
The site is in a graveyard just south of Donegal Town. Remains: parts of the choir, transept chapel and cloisters....
Downpatrick (Co. Down)
GPS: 54.328725 -5.718820 There are no remains on the presumed site, that of the present courthouse on English Street....
Drogheda (Co. Louth)
Laurence Street Drogheda Co. Louth GPS: 53.71574 -6.348715 53.715229 -6.3462...
Dromore (Co. Down)
The exact site is uncertain and there are no major remains – possibly. GPS: 54.414667 -6.159332 A residence was...
Drumahair/Creevelea (Co. Leitrim)
GPS: 54.231173 -8.309484 Location: North of R287 and west of Drumahair. Observant friars from Donegal were invi...
Dublin – Adam and Eve’s
http://www.franciscansdublin.ie Franciscan Friary, 4 Merchants’ Quay, Dublin 8. D08 XY19 Tel: (01) ...
Dublin – Merchants Quay – Medieval Friary
The site of the medieval friary was that of the Catholic Church in Francis Street. There are no remains and all lat...
Dundalk (Co. Louth)
GPS: 54.006265 -6.393902 The site is in Seatown at the junction of Mill Street and Castle Street. Remains: ...
Dungannon-Donaghmore (Co. Tyrone)
GPS: aprox. 54.518893 -6.839104 Drumbearn Hill South of Castlecaulfield (Foygh Road) There are trac...
Elphin (Co. Roscommon)
GPS: 53.845879 -8.188556. The site was at the eastern end of the village, but there are no significant re...
Ennis (Co. Clare) / Inis – Medieval Friary
The old friary is situated just around the corner from the present one. Remains: church, tower and transept chapel...
Ennis / Inis
Franciscan Friary, Francis Street Ennis, Co. Clare V95 A4N2 Tel: (065) 6828751 Fax: (065) 6822008 E-mail: friars.enni...
Enniscorthy (Co. Wexford)
GPS: 52.500229 -6.566368 The site was just off the present Abbey Square. Remains: most of the stones...
Galbally Moor Abbey (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.402316 -8.278360 The site is about a mile to the east of the village. Remains: the church and towe...
Galway – Medieval Friary
‘The Abbey’ was founded in 1296 on St. Stephen’s Island where the present courthouse is situated. In 14...
Goleen (Co. Cork)
GPS: 51.495091 -9.707193 This site is the probable location of the friary of Gahannyh. Little is know about thi...
Gorey (Co Wexford)
GPS: 52.692625 -6.290228 There are no remains of the friars’ residence. The Ram family invited the Franciscan...
Jamestown (Co. Leitrim)
GPS: 53.927878 -8.029644 The remains of a small church associated with the friars still stand by the river In i...
Kilconnell (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.332686 -8.400722 The site is just on the northern side of the village. Remains: the church i...
Kilcrea (Co. Cork)
GPS: 51.865097 -8.712029 The site is near Farran on the Cork to Bantry road. Remains: both church an...
Kilcullen (Co. Kildare)
GPS: 53.127706 -6.735467 The site is that of the New Abbey Graveyard, about a mile south of the vil...
Kildare (Kildare Town)
GPS: 53.153359 -6.913834 The site is in Grey Abbey graveyard, a little to the south of the town. Re...
Kilkenny (Kilkenny City)
GPS: 52.655925 -7.253433 The site, recently excavated and tidied up, is in the grounds of a local brewery...
Killadan (Mons Pietatis) (Co. Mayo)
GPS: 53.879933 -9.001622 This friary first appears in official documents in 1645, implying a founda...
Killarney Muckross (Co. Kerry) – Medieval Friary
The site is a well-known tourist attraction by the Lakes of Killarney. Remains: the church, transept chapel, tower...
Killeigh (Co. Mayo)
GPS: 53.21487 -7.454319 One wall of the church remains, just outside the village on the Tullamore road. P...
Killenagallive (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.50264 -8.360531 There are no remains on the site, which is on the Tipperary-Limerick border, near...
Kilnalahan (Abbey) (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.103017 -8.391924 The site is in the village of Abbey on the Clare-Galway border. Remains: part of...
Kraainem, Belgium
St. Anthony’s Parish (English Speaking)23/25 Oudstrijderslaan1950 KraainemBelgium.Tel: +32 (02) 720 1970 Fax: +...
Limerick (City)
Henry Street Limerick GPS: 52.664113 -8.628588 52.667722 -8.619617 (Medieval Location) Nothing remains on the m...
Lisgoole (Co. Fermanagh)
GPS: 54.324507 -7.630118 There are no remains on this site on the southern bank of Upper Lough Erne. The Canons...
Lislaughlin (Co. Kerry)
GPS: 52.557352 -9.469687 The site is on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary, north of Ballylongford ...
Lough Derg (Co. Donegal)
GPS: 54.608167 -7.872477 The history of this site of pilgrimage is complicated. There was an old Irish monaster...
Meelick (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.173528 -8.085485 The site is about four miles from the village of Eyrecourt. Remains: church...
Monaghan (Co. Monaghan)
GPS: 54.247602 -6.969623 The friary was probably to the east of the site of the present courthouse. There...
Monasteroris (Co. Offaly)
GPS: 53.346350 -7.085399 Remains: most of the church, altered and overgrown with ivy. The site is in...
Moyne (Co. Mayo)
GPS: 54.202215 -9.177210 The site is on the shore of Killala Bay and should be visited in conjunction wit...
Muckross (Co. Kerry)
GPS: 52.026179 -9.494771 The site is a well-known tourist attraction by the Lakes of Killarney. Rem...
Multyfarnham
Franciscan Abbey,Multyfarnham,Co. Westmeath. N91 Y540Tel: (044) 9371114 /9371137GPS: 53.628338 -7.392121 Multyfarnh...
Multyfarnham – Medieval Friary
THE STORY OF MULTYFARNHAM ABBEY This Franciscan Abbey is the only church in the midlands which continues to function ...
Nenagh (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.862967 -8.196395 Remains: the church is complete, but the tower has fallen. The site is on a lane ...
New Ross (Co. Wexford)
GPS: 52.392201 -6.947265 The friary was in the area of Francis Street/Priory Lane. Nothing now remains on the s...
Office of the Provincial
The Office of the Provincial is located at the Franciscan Friary, Dublin. Office of the Provincial Franciscan Friary,...
Quin (Co. Clare)
GPS: 52.819369 -8.862866 The site is on the edge of the village, behind the Catholic Church. Remains:&nbs...
Rome – St Isidore’s College
Collegio S Isidoro,Via Degli Artisti, 41,00187 Roma,Italy.Tel: +39-06-4885359/4885136E-mail: col.isidoro@gmail.comWe...
Roscrea (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.952658 -7.799782 The site is the entrance gate to the grounds of the Catholic Church. Remains:&nb...
Ross Errilly Abbey (Co. Galway)
GPS: 53.479792 -9.131458 The site is in a bog about a mile west of the village of Headford. Remains: ...
Rossnowlagh (Co. Donegal)
Franciscan Friary, Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal. F92 PH21 Tel: (071) 9851342/9852035 E-mail: franciscansrossn...
Sherkin Island (Co. Cork)
GPS: 51.476222 -9.400225 There is a regular boat service to the island from Baltimore. Remains: church, t...
Slane (Co. Meath)
GPS: 53.717137 -6.543204 Remains: North of Slane off the N2. The site was the little church a...
Strabane (Co. Tyrone)
GPS: 54.663953 -7.71760 There is some evidence of a friary south west of the town from the time of the Re...
Stradbally (Co. Laois)
GPS: 53.015448 -7.147647 There are no significant remains on the site at the back of the Presentati...
Thurles (Co. Tipperary)
GPS: 52.678264 -7.816988 Possible Location: in the town on R660 (Friar Street). The friars of...
Timoleague (Co. Cork)
GPS: 51.643539 -8.763465 The site is on a headland beside the village. Remains: church, tower,...
Trim (Co. Meath)
GPS: 53.555345 -6.791230 The friary was situated the site of the present courthouse – the junction of C...
Waterford (Waterford City) / Port Loirge) – Medieval Waterford
Greyfriars Street,Waterford. The medieval site, known as ‘The French Church’ is about a quarter of a mi...
Wexford (Wexford Town)
Francis Street Wexford GPS: 52.337581 -6.464167 Nothing remains of the medieval building, which was on the pres...
Wicklow (Wicklow Town)
GPS: 52.981193 -6.046672 The site is in the garden of the parish priest. Remains: parts of the churc...
Youghal (Co. Cork)
GPS: 51.948255 -7.84333 The site is now occupied by the Presentation Convent. There are no significant re...
Heritage
Saint Francis of Assisi possessed the rare gift of being constantly aware of the gracious love, beauty and goodness of God reflected in the wondrous variety of created things, an awareness that aroused in his followers a desire to proclaim this to others so that they too could touch the Love and Beauty that lies …
Ministries
Ministries of the Province Inspired by Francis of Assisi the friars of the Irish Province seek to follow in the footprints of Jesus in a spirit of brotherhood and joyful simplicity of life. With our hearts turned toward the Lord we share his love and his Gospel in a wide variety of ministries among the …
Who we are
Irish Franciscan Province
We are a Fraternity in Mission, inspired by the life of St. Francis to bring the Gospel of Joy and Grace to the world. We serve the Church and the world as brothers and priests in a variety of ministries. We devote our lives to the search for God in a communal life of poverty, ...
