Castledermot Abbey
Castledermot Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada) 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. The friary was founded by Walter de Riddlesford the Younger at some point prior to 1247.
References
Notes
- ^ "National Monuments of County Kildare in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Díseart Diarmada/Castledermot". logainm.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Franciscan friary, Castledermot", Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
- ^ "Castledermot Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland". www.monastic.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Greene & Condit 2020, p. 5.
Sources
- Greene, Sharon; Condit, Emer (June 2020). "Heritage Guide No. 89: Castledermot". Archaeology Ireland: 1–6 – via JSTOR.