Grey Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir Liath)[1] is a ruined Cistercian priory in Greyabbey, County Down, Northern Ireland. Currently maintained by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, it is a monument in state care in the townland of Rosemount, on the eastern edge of the village of Greyabbey in the Ards and North Down local government district.[2][3]
An Mhainistir Liath | |
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| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Cistercian |
| Established | 1193 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Affreca de Courcy |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Site | |
| Public access | Yes |
History
editGrey Abbey was founded in 1193[4] by John de Courcy's wife, Affreca.[5]
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Gallery
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View of Grey Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland -
Detail of Memorial Plaque, Grey Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland -
Nave, Grey Abbey, County Down, Northern Ireland
References
edit- ^ "An Mhainistir Liath/Grey Abbey". logainm.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Grey Abbey" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI – State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. p. 102.
- ^ Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001
- ^ Sandford, Ernest (1976). Discover Northern Ireland. Belfast: NI Tourist Board. p. 197. ISBN 0-9500222-7-6.
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