This whole conversation makes me want to figure out roughly where this place is supposed to be so that I can make a fake Yelp review.
Well the story says the Abbey is in Sligo, because that was where the road was going, and it mentions the town battlements next to the abbey tower.
There was an abbey in Silgo, currently in ruins. The only problem is it was a Dominican friary, while the "White Friars" in the story are Carmelites.
I'm choosing to believe this is just artistic license as Yeats' inspiration (Aislinge Meic Conglinne, The Vision of MacConglinne: A Middle-Irish Wonder Tale) had the abbey set in Cork, and he moved it to Sligo so it would fit in and link with the other stories in
The Secret Rose, the collection in which "Crucifixion of the Outcast" was originally published.
FUN FACT IRONY FANS:
Benignus, the patron saint of the abbey in the story was probably
St. Benignus of Armagh, also known as "Patrick's psalm-singer". Their patron was known for his musical talents!
If you can't tell, I liked this story, and wish I'd commented on it sooner. It isn't my favorite of the year or anything, but I love seeing these historical stories on Pseudopod and I really enjoy them. It's nice to increase exposure to weird old horror stories. I like the liberal approach to what counts as horror. Wilson's reading was pretty good too!