About This Site
Dominican Friars founded 1252 by Maurice fitz Gerald; consecrated 1253; burned down accidentally 1414; rebuilt 1416 by br Brian, son of Dermot Mac Donogh; dissolved 1595, judged to be property of the Crown, friars probably dispersed at this time; granted to William Taaffe by James I; in use as a court house 1608; friars probably restored by 1624; destroyed, friars seeking refuge in caves and woods in the vicinity during 1630s; friars restored by 1641; Premonstratensian Canons; (NM)
Historical Information
Founded:1252
Dissolved:1595
Associated Saints:Maurice fitz Gerald
Alternative Names:
- Priory of the Holy Cross
- 'Sligo Abbey'
- Sliccech
- Sligech
- Selgia