Castledermot Abbey

Ruined Franciscan friary in Kildare, Ireland

52°54′31″N 6°50′14″W / 52.908556°N 6.837141°W / 52.908556; -6.837141Public accessyes
National monument of Ireland
Official nameCastledermot AbbeyReference no.200[1]

Castledermot Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada)[2] is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.

History

The abbey sits on the site of a previous monastery founded by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.[3][4] The friary was founded by Walter de Riddlesford the Younger at some point prior to 1247.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Kildare in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Díseart Diarmada/Castledermot". logainm.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Franciscan friary, Castledermot", Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
  4. ^ "Castledermot Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland". www.monastic.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ Greene & Condit 2020, p. 5.

Sources

  • Greene, Sharon; Condit, Emer (June 2020). "Heritage Guide No. 89: Castledermot". Archaeology Ireland: 1–6 – via JSTOR.