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At a glance
- TypeReligious house - Franciscan friars
- Recorded sizeH 0.4m, W c. 2m
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
- StatusNational Monument
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- Tower
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
On one of the sheltered terraces immediately S of the village of Cill Éinne. A Franciscan friary was established here in 1485 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 242, 276), but subsequently demolished for material to build nearby Arkin Castle (GA119-005001-; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 189, 314, 346, 348, 355).
Full archaeological record 108 words
On one of the sheltered terraces immediately S of the village of Cill Éinne. A Franciscan friary was established here in 1485 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 242, 276), but subsequently demolished for material to build nearby Arkin Castle (GA119-005001-; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 189, 314, 346, 348, 355). The OS Letters (ibid.) place the friary to E of Friar's Well (GA119-006003-) but no visible surface traces survive here. However, to S of the well, between the cross (GA119-006004-) and round tower (GA119-006005-) are traces of grassed-over wall lines (H 0.4m, Wth c. 2m) of irregular plan which extend over an area c. 32m by 22m. (Westropp 1895, 264)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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