Castledermot Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada)[2] is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.
Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada | |
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  Location within Castledermot  Castledermot Abbey (Ireland) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Castledermot Friary |
| Order | Franciscan |
| Established | Prior to 1247 |
| Disestablished | 1540 |
| Diocese | Kildare and Leighlin |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Walter de Riddlesford II (d.1238/9) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Abandoned |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Style | Irish Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | Prior to 1247 |
| Site | |
| Location | Abbey Street, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°54′31″N 6°50′14″W / 52.908556°N 6.837141°W |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Castledermot Abbey |
| Reference no. | 200[1] |
History
editThe abbey sits on the site of a previous monastery founded by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.[3][4] The friary was founded by Walter de Riddlesford the Younger at some point prior to 1247.[5]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ "National Monuments of County Kildare in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Díseart Diarmada/Castledermot". logainm.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Franciscan friary, Castledermot", Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
- ^ "Castledermot Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland". www.monastic.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Greene & Condit 2020, p. 5.
Sources
edit- Greene, Sharon; Condit, Emer (June 2020). "Heritage Guide No. 89: Castledermot". Archaeology Ireland: 1–6 – via JSTOR.