Corcomroe Abbey
Mainistir Chorca Modhrua
The 13th-century Cistercian abbey ruins in a green valley in the northern Burren, with finely carved stonework and the tomb effigy of a king.
Mainistir Chorca Modhrua was founded around 1194 by the O'Brien family. It belongs to the Cistercian order and sits in a green valley ringed by limestone hills in the northern Burren, often called the 'St Mary's of the Burren' by locals. The ruins preserve a Gothic altar, rib vaulting, and stone carvings of flowers and human heads on the capitals, along with the tomb effigy of King Conor na Siudaine O'Brien of Thomond.
Admission is free. The abbey lies about 10 km east of Ballyvaughan and has a small car park. It pairs well with a visit to the Flaggy Shore.
Opening hours
All day, free
Nearby sights
- Flaggy Shore
- Burren Perfumery
- Ballyvaughan
- Aillwee Cave
- Poulnabrone Dolmen
- Caherconnell Stone Fort
- Burren National Park
- Leamaneh Castle