Religious house - Augustinian canons

The National Monuments Service's description

The Augustinian Priory of All Saints (All Hallows) was established by Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster in c. 1166 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 171). Between 1234 and 1244 it was granted lands in the Steynnear (Butler 1845, 23). The priory was dissolved in 1538 and its possessions granted to the citizens of Dublin in recognition of their loyalty during the Silken Thomas Rebellion of 1534 (Gilbert 1861, 3-4). The citizens in the reign of Elizabeth transferred their property to Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin for the foundation of a university. The roofing and building materials of the priory were carried away by William Brabazon to be used in repairing Dublin Castle (FMD map 1978, H1). It was located on the E side of Hoggen Street, immediately E of the river Stein and close to the shore of the river Liffey (De Courcy 1996, 5-7). The site of the priory church is traditionally associated with the present Campanile in Library Square, Trinity College (Bradley & King 1987, II, 137-138). The tower of the priory was incorporated into the N range of the original University buildings near the E end (Craig 1982, 151-53). In 1998 excavations in Library Square exposed the remains of five skeletons, orientated east-west and the remains of a medieval wall east of the college Quadrangle which are thought to be associated with the priory (Simpson 2002, 195-236).

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 02 August 2012

References

Bradley, J. and King, H.A. 1988 Urban archaeological survey - county Dublin (4 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.

Butler, R. (ed.) 1845 The Register of All Hallows, near Dublin. Dublin.

Clarke, H.B. 1978 Dublin c. 840 - c. 1540: the medieval town in the modern city. Dublin.

Gilbert, J.T. 1854-9 (Reprint 1978) A history of the city of Dublin, 3 vols. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.

Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.

De Courcy, J. 1996 The Liffey in Dublin. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan.

Craig, M. 1982 The architecture of Ireland from the earliest times to 1880. Dublin. Eason and Son Ltd. London. Batsford.

Simpson, L. 2002 The priory of All Hallows and Trinity College,Dublin: recent archaeological discoveries. In S. Duffy (ed.), Medieval Dublin 3, 195-236. Dublin. Four Courts Press Ltd.