The 14th-century establishment of Legan Abbey by Benedictine monks from the priory of St. John's, Waterford, built on MacCarthy family lands from their manor of Marmullane, illustrates how medieval Irish religious communities successfully combined spiritual dedication with pr…
Monkstown is a small place in County Cork. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.