Place:Athassel Abbey, Athassel and Relickmurry, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland

Watchers


NameAthassel Abbey
TypeCemetery
Coordinates52.479444°N 7.983611°W
Located inAthassel and Relickmurry, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Athassel Priory is the largest medieval priory in Ireland, stretching over a site. The priory dates back to the late 12th century when it was founded by the Augustinians under the patronage of William de Burgh. William's grandson Hubert de Burgh, (or Burgo) later the Bishop of Limerick, was prior at Athassel c. 1221. The original buildings were altered and renovated over the next 300 years. The priory was burnt twice, once in 1329 by Brian King of Thomond and again in 1581 by John Fitzgerald of Desmond. A large town had grown up around the priory but was destroyed during the two raids. The priory was finally dissolved in 1537 and the lands given to Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, who neglected the abbey, and it subsequently fell into ruin.

This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Athassel Priory. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.