 In 1626, the monks returned to Ross Errilly and enjoyed a quarter-century of relative peace.Records of the OFM in Ireland indicate that the community at this time consisted of just six priests and two brothers.One piece of evidence for the friary's occupancy during this period is a handwritten testimonium, dated 27 November 1636, and signed by a Boetius Mac Egan, then a prelate in residence at the friary.