Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns
Graney East, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graney East
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Nunnery (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.90134, -6.78338
- SMR number
- KD040-015----
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Shown on 5 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
Walter de Riddlesford founded a nunnery here c. 1200, for either the Order of St Augustin or the Order of St Brigid (OS Letters 1837, 84). The extensive complex of low earthworks visible from the ground presumably relate to the nunnery and its associated graveyard which cannot now be precisely located. Mary's Well (KD040-014----) is situated nearby. The carved stone head of an angel from this site is now in a nearby garden, and some mouldings, possibly from this site, have been incorporated into the mill (No.). A medieval graveslab (KD040-010003-) reputedly originally from here (KD040-015001-) is now in Knockpatrick graveyard (KD040-010----). (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 317-8)
Date of upload: 8 September 2016
References
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.