Grey Abbey
An Mhainistir Liath
Northwest corner of the ruin
Monastery information
OrderFranciscans
Established1260
People
Founder(s)William de Vesci
Architecture
StatusInactive
Site
Public accessYes

Grey Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir Liath) is a ruined Franciscan abbey/monastery in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded in 1260, the Kildare poems were likely written in the abbey.

History

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The abbey was founded in 1260 by William de Vesci, however it was completed by Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Offaly.[1] Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare was buried here.

A manuscript which is the original source of the Kildare poems was likely written in the Grey Abbey in the early 1300s.[2]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Fitz-Gerald 1858, p. 18.
  2. ^ Henry 1972, p. 120.

Sources

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  • Fitz-Gerald, Charles William (1858). The Earls of Kildare, and Their Ancestors: From 1057 to 1773 (3rd ed.). Dublin: Hodges, Smith, & Company. p. 18.
  • Henry, P. L. (1972). "The Land of Cokaygne Cultures in Contact in Medieval Ireland". Studia Hibernica (12): 120–141. doi:10.3828/sh.1972.12.5. JSTOR 20496004. S2CID 241047096.

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