[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Muckross Abbey (1) [{Image src='430ei.jpg' width='632' height='473' alt='Muckross Abbey (1)' class='image_left' popup='false'}] [{SET customtitle='Muckross Abbey (1)'}] \\ Muckross Abbey was built in 1448 as a Franciscan Friary; its monks were driven out by Oliver Cromwells army in 1652. The Abbey is close to Muckross House near Killarney in County Kerry.