ɹˈɑːbɚt bˈɛɾɪswˌɜːθ, hˈaɪ ʃˈɛɹɪf ʌv kˈɔːɹk, ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɪks noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn: "ðɛɹ ɪz bˌʌt wˈʌn fɹˈaɪɚɹi ɪnðə kˈaʊnti ænd ðæt ɪz ɪn ɔːɹ nˌɪɹ bˈʌɾɛvənt.
Robert Bettesworth, High Sheriff of Cork, reported on 26 November 1731: "There is but one friary in the county and that is in or near Buttevant.