Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Regles, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Regles
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Monastery (site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.52888, -6.17230
- SMR number
- DU008-010002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Shown as 'Monastery (site of) on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map (1837). In a flat garden plot under glass. Large stones were often turned up here during ploughing (Healy 1975, 20). Purportedly the site of St Mary's Convent, founded c.1144 by St. Malachy before being transferred to Grace Dieu c.1195 (Gwynn & Hadcock 1970). No visible trace.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 15 December 2014
References
Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta.
Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.