Westmeath Fore Co. Westmeath Fore, approximately 15 miles from Mullingar has the most extensive Benedictine remains in Ireland. The present building belongs in the main to the 15th century. There are nine ancient crosses within a radius of a mile from the village. There are also some slight remains of the walls and gateways which fortified the medieval town of Fore itself. Show me all the details for Fore 12.
Nothing remains of the chancel or of the original domestic buildings.
The church was given its present form in 1827 when the Franciscans returned to their old monastery. The church was refurbished in 1976. Show me all the details for Multyfarnham Franciscan Friary 13. Westmeath Crookedwood Co. Westmeath Crookedwood, almost 7 miles from Mullingar, dates back to the old legends of Fionn and the Fianna. Show me all the details for Crookedwood 14.