Ross Abbey Errilly

1.5mi/2km northwest of Headford stand the extensive and interesting ruins of Ross Abbey, or Ross Errilly (National Monument), a Franciscan house founded about 1351 which was occupied until 1753. Most of the surviving remains, including the tower and the double south transept, date from the 16th C. The cloister has beautiful arcading. To the north of it is an inner court surrounded by conventual buildings, including a kitchen with a tank for fish, a bakery with its oven and the refectory with a reader's desk. Altogether this is one of the best preserved ruins of a Franciscan friary in Ireland.