Editing Timoleague Friary (section)

{{short description|Ruined Franciscan friary in Cork, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox monastery
| name = Timoleague Friary
| other_names = 
| native_name = Mainistir Thigh Molaga
| native_name_lang = ga
| image = Timoleague Friary.jpg
| caption = 
| order = [[Franciscans]]
| founder = Domhnall Got MacCarthy or William de Barry
| established = c.1240
| disestablished = 1631
| diocese = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross|Cork and Ross]]
| status = Inactive
| style = [[English Gothic architecture#Early English Gothic|Early English Gothic]]
| people = 
| location = [[Timoleague]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|51.64250|N|8.76306|W|region:IE-G_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| public_access = Yes
| website = 
| remains = 
| embedded = {{Infobox designation list
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| designation2         = National Monument of Ireland
| designation2_offname = Timoleague Abbey
| designation2_number  = 21
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| denomination = [[Roman Catholic Church]]
}}

'''Timoleague Friary''' ({{Langx|ga|Mainistir Thigh Molaga}}),{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=1}} also known as '''Timoleague Abbey''', is a ruined medieval [[Franciscan]] [[friary]] in [[Timoleague]], [[County Cork]], [[Ireland]], on the banks of the [[Argideen River]] overlooking [[Courtmacsherry]] Bay. It was built on the site of an early Christian monastic site founded by Saint Molaga, from whom the town of Timoleague derives its name. The present remains date from roughly the turn of the fourteenth century and were burnt down by British forces in the mid-seventeenth century, at which point it was an important ecclesiastical centre that engaged in significant trade with Spain.

The friary is the largest medieval ruin in [[West Cork]] and one of the few early Franciscan friaries in Ireland to have substantial ruins. It is [[Cloister|claustral]] in layout, and built in the [[English Gothic architecture|Early English Gothic]] architectural style. It contains several elements atypical of Franciscan architecture of the period, including wall passages and exterior access to its upper floor. It was significantly altered in the early 16th and early 17th centuries. Several historical artefacts are associated with the friary, and during the [[Romanticism|Romantic era]] it was depicted in several notable artworks.