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.
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.