Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Dominican friars
Naas West, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Naas West
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- (Site of) Friary
- Latest-edition OS map
- Friary (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.21726, -6.66550
- SMR number
- KD019-030039-
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the 17th century, the Dominicans may have moved from their friary (KD019-030012-) just NW of the motte (KD019-030009-) to this location near the junction of Abbey St. and Canal/Basin St., c. 250m to the SSE. No visible surface traces survive. (Bradley et al. 1986 vol. 4, 376) In 1995, archaeological testing (Licence no. 95E0042: www.excavations.ie) uncovered a probable graveyard (KD019-030022-) immediately to the E of the presumed site of the friary.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Town hallunder 1 mi
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.