Kilconnell Abbey

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Kilconnell Abbey
Mainistir Chill Chonaill
Kilconnell Friary South Range 3 2009 09 16.jpg
The south range of the friary in 2009
Monastery information
Order Franciscan
Established1353
Architecture
StatusInactive
Official nameKilconnell Abbey
Reference no.47

Kilconnell or Killconnell Abbey(Irish: Mainistir Chill Chonaill) is a ruined medieval Franciscan friary located in Kilconnell, County Galway, Ireland.

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History

Kilconnell Abbey was founded by William Buí O'Kelly between 1353 [1] and 1414. The Observant reform was introduced at some point prior to 1464. [2] In the 1680s the abbey underwent repairs. [3]

Following the Bishops' Banishment Act of 1697, the Franciscan community largely dispersed from the area. [4] Though local tradition identifies the departure of the monks from the abbey as being just before the Battle of Aughrim in 1691, in reality the friars were present until at least 1766, when there were ten friars working in the area, though by 1801 the last of the friars had left the area. [2]

Writing in 1901, the abbey ruins were described as being in a near perfect state of preservation. [5] In 1978, Patrick Conlan stated that though the some sections of the cloister were missing, the east range of the convent and the church (including the tower and transept chancel) were complete. [2]

Historical artefacts

A number of artefacts, including chalices and several books were associated with the friary. [6] One of these chalices, known as the Frances Guiffe chalice, dates from 1638 and is in the keeping of the University College Dublin. [7] [8] Another, the Irish Provincial Chalice, also known as the Terlagh O Briene chalice is in possession of the Australian Catholic University. [9]

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References

Notes

  1. "Kilconnell Franciscan Friary | Monastic Ireland" . Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. 1 2 3 Conlan 1978, p. 92.
  3. Gillespie 2009, p. 72.
  4. Gillespie 2009, p. 74.
  5. Bigger 1901, p. 145.
  6. Jennings 1944.
  7. Krasnodębska-D'Aughton 2009.
  8. Blake 1928, p. 28.
  9. "Irish Provincial Chalice". artsandculture.acu.edu.au. Retrieved 2022-07-27.

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