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Corcomroe Abbey, The Burren, County Clare, Ireland
Corcomroe Abbey is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery located in the north of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, a few miles east of the village of Ballyvaughan in the Barony of Burren. It was once known as “St. Mary of the Fertile Rock”, a reference to the Burren’s fertile soil. The abbey is noted for its detailed carvings and other rich ornamentation, which are not commonly found in structures from this period.