Experts' Choice Award Muckross Garden Restaurant
What the experts agree on
Remarkably intact 15th-century Franciscan friary with a rare complete layout, featuring an exceptional cloister, Ireland's only Franciscan tower, and a centuries-old twisted yew tree—roofless but evocatively preserved since Cromwell's 1652 dispersal.
Fodor's "The monks were driven out of this 15th-century Franciscan friary by Oliver Cromwell's army in 1652, but it's amazingly complete (rare among Irish ruins), although roofless." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The friary, also known as Muckross Abbey, was founded by Franciscans in 1448. The well-preserved cloister (and its centuries-old twisted yew tree), square tower (the only Franciscan tower..." Full review
