Roscommon Abbey
Ruined Dominican abbey in Roscommon, Ireland
53°37′29.158″N 8°11′30.487″W / 53.62476611°N 8.19180194°W / 53.62476611; -8.19180194
National monument of Ireland
Roscommon Abbey is a former Dominican Priory and National Monument located in Roscommon, Ireland.[1]
History
Roscommon Abbey was a Dominican priory founded in 1253 by Fedlim Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht. It was plundered by Mac William de Burgo 1260. It was hit by fire in 1270 and lightning in 1308.[2]
Roscommon Abbey was dissolved before 1578; granted to Sir Nicholas Malby in 1578 and to Francis Annesley, 1st Viscount Valentia in 1615.[3]
Building
Roscommon Friary is located in the southern part of Roscommon town, The church consisted of a single long aisle with nave and choir; the northern transept was added in the fifteenth century.
On his death in 1265 Fedlim Ó Conchobair was interred in the abbey and his tomb was covered by an effigial slab which can still be seen in a niche in the north-east corner of the church. The effigy was carved between 1290 and 1300 and is one of only two Irish royal effigies surviving from this period.[4]
Gallery
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Great east window -
Choir tomb -
Nave seen from transept -
North aisle -
West gable
References
- ^ Gerrard, David (1 January 2004). The Hidden Places of Ireland. Travel Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781904434108 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Roscommon Abbey - Attractions - Churches, Abbeys and Monasteries - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Roscommon - Roscommon Town - Discover Ireland".
- ^ "Roscommon Abbey".
- ^ CHI. "The Dominican Friary of Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon".
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