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At a glance
- TypeReligious house - Dominican friars
- Date or period mentioned14th century
- Recorded sizeH 5m; thickness 1m
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- Carved stonework
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
Dominican Priory of St. Mary, on island immediately W of city, towards its southern end. Founded 1229 by Philip de Barry; dissolution in 1541 noted church, belfry, two chapels, other buildings and houses (Bradley et al.1985, 83-6).
Full archaeological record 99 words
Dominican Priory of St. Mary, on island immediately W of city, towards its southern end. Founded 1229 by Philip de Barry; dissolution in 1541 noted church, belfry, two chapels, other buildings and houses (Bradley et al.1985, 83-6). Wall fragment (H 5m; thickness 1m) of roughly coursed mixed stone with internal batter 2m high, remains surrounding near gateway into modern convent; also from site five carved stones (window and cloisted fragments) now at private residence on Boreenmanagh Road; 14th century ivory figurine of Virgin and Child from priory now kept at Dominican house on Pope's Quay (Bradley et al. ibid).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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