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.

Castledermot Abbey
Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada
Castledermot Abbey is located in Castledermot
Castledermot Abbey
Location within Castledermot
Castledermot Abbey is located in Ireland
Castledermot Abbey
Castledermot Abbey (Ireland)
Monastery information
Other namesCastledermot Friary
OrderFranciscan
EstablishedPrior to 1247
Disestablished1540
DioceseKildare and Leighlin
People
Founder(s)Walter de Riddlesford II (d.1238/9)
Architecture
Functional statusAbandoned
Heritage designationNational Monument
StyleIrish Gothic
GroundbreakingPrior to 1247
Site
LocationAbbey Street, Castledermot,
County Kildare, Ireland
Coordinates52°54′31″N 6°50′14″W / 52.908556°N 6.837141°W / 52.908556; -6.837141
Public accessyes
Official nameCastledermot Abbey
Reference no.200[1]

History

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The 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]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Kildare in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Díseart Diarmada/Castledermot". logainm.ie. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Franciscan friary, Castledermot", Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
  4. ^ "Castledermot Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland". www.monastic.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ Greene & Condit 2020, p. 5.

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