Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Dominican friars
Abbey, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbey
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Abbey in ruins
- Latest-edition OS map
- Abbey (in Ruins) (1928)
- Coordinates
- 52.31535, -8.45492
- SMR number
- LI056-042001-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Dominican friary described by Westropp (1904-5, 428) as following; 'Founded by Roche in the fourteenth century for Dominicans. Donough O'Dorgan was its last prior, 1558. "Spitle in Kilfinan, on it are the walls of a church or chapel; Abby Ballynegaule hath the walls of an old
abby," 1657 (D.S. (A), 59). Fabric - It was 71 feet 8 inches [21.8m] by 21 feet 8 inches [6.6m]; the wall, 3 feet thick [0.9m], and in fair preservation. The west door and two south ones had flat arches; the east window, a round-headed splay arch; the lights gone before 1840. The south and two north windows, round-arched lights and splays (O.S.L., 9, p. 199)'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 01 November 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.