Editing Timoleague Friary (section)

=== Abandonment and destruction ===
In 1612, [[William Lyon (bishop)|Bishop Lyons]] came to Timoleague to disperse the friars but was repelled by an Irish force led by Daniel O'Sullivan.<ref name=":0" />{{Sfn|Franklin|1892|p=175}} Though the friary had reportedly been re-edified by 1613, by the time of [[Donatus Mooney|Donatus Mooney's]] visit in 1616, the friary could no longer be considered genuinely inhabited.{{Sfn|O'Neill|2009|p=322}} In 1629, four years after the death of King James, [[Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork|Richard Boyle]] was named [[Lords Justices of Ireland|Lord Justice]] and instigated the closure of religious buildings across Cork, putting increasing pressure on the friary.{{Sfn|Whooley|2015|p=108}} It is assumed, however, that the friary was already largely abandoned by the Franciscans by this point, as the guardian appointed to the friary, Eugenius Fildaeus, was appointed in Limerick, {{Lang|la|in Loco refugii}}.{{Sfn|Franklin|1892|p=176}}  By 1631 the friary had been largely plundered by Protestant settlers.{{Sfn|Keohane|2020|p=579}}

Despite these accounts, the friary was reportedly renowned for its School of Philosophy, established in 1620 and led by Owen O'Fihelly.{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=12}}<ref name=":2" /> Furthermore, in 1629 [[Mícheál Ó Cléirigh]] reportedly transcribed material from the [[Book of Lismore]] in the friary library.<ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=12}}

The friary was eventually burnt down by crown forces in July 1642, when a force led by Lord Kinelmeaky failed to capture Timoleague Castle and instead burnt the friary and much of the town.{{Sfn|Whooley|2015|p=108}} Franciscan houses were commonly founded at trading ports, and Timoleague is no exception: the friary at one time engaged in significant trade with France, and in particular, Spain.{{Sfn|Cochrane|2021|p=21}}{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=10}} The monks likely traded Irish agricultural goods such as hides, butter, timber, and corn in exchange for wine: an account of the burning of the friary states that: "We burnt all the towne, and their great Abbey, in which was some thousand barrels of wine."{{Sfn|Cochrane|2021|p=21}}{{Sfn|Crowley|2016|p=10}} The destruction of the friary led to a significant downturn in the financial development of the town.{{Sfn|Whooley|2015|p=108}}