Castledermott Franciscan Friary

Map Reference: S782848 (2782, 1848)

Near the south end of the town the ruins of the Franciscan friary consist of a rectangular church with a north transept. It was founded in 1302 by Thomas, Lord of Ossory and plundered by Bruce in 1317. The original church was rectangular with a doorway and a pair of lancet windows in the west wall.



There is a residential tower attached to the south wall and a north aisle arcade. The north transept was added later, possibly by Thomas, 2nd Earl of Kildare, in 1328. The transept has some east chapels.



Within one of these is a tomb-chest with, on the lid, a double skeletal image, one within a shroud. There is also a good bullaun stone.









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