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Corcomroe Abbey
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Willem VS
May 19, 2026
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This Cistercian abbey, founded towards the end of the 12th century (around 1195-1205), is known for its very detailed stonework, including motifs of medicinal plants and enigmatic heads, which was quite unusual for the typically austere Cistercian order.
The abbey was nicknamed "Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock" (or Petra Fertilis in Latin), an ironic name given by the monks, as it is built in the dry, limestone landscape of the Burren, but in a relatively fertile little valley. The abbey houses, among other things, the tomb of Conor O'Brien, a king of Thomond.
The abbey was nicknamed "Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock" (or Petra Fertilis in Latin), an ironic name given by the monks, as it is built in the dry, limestone landscape of the Burren, but in a relatively fertile little valley. The abbey houses, among other things, the tomb of Conor O'Brien, a king of Thomond.
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Ev Ot
October 3, 2022
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Corcomroe Abbey is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery 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.
The Romanesque ruins contain stone carvings which are considered to be the finest of any Cistercian church in Ireland.
The Romanesque ruins contain stone carvings which are considered to be the finest of any Cistercian church in Ireland.
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October 3, 2022
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The graveyard around the ruin is still in use. Visitors should respect this and behave appropriately.
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