Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Dominican friars
Cork City, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cork City
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Abbey (Site of) (1950)
- Coordinates
- 51.89519, -8.47909
- SMR number
- CO074-037----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Dominican Priory of St. Mary, on island immediately W of city, towards its southern end. Founded 1229 by Philip de Barry; dissolution in 1541 noted church, belfry, two chapels, other buildings and houses (Bradley et al.1985, 83-6). Wall fragment (H 5m; thickness 1m) of roughly coursed mixed stone with internal batter 2m high, remains surrounding near gateway into modern convent; also from site five carved stones (window and cloisted fragments) now at private residence on Boreenmanagh Road; 14th century ivory figurine of Virgin and Child from priory now kept at Dominican house on Pope's Quay (Bradley et al. ibid).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Leper hospitalunder 1 mi
- Round towerunder 1 mi
- Bastioned fortunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.