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Kilkenny West Priory Hospital

πŸ“ Westmeath β›ͺ Crutched Friars πŸ“… 13th Century πŸ›οΈ dissolved

About This Site

Early monastic site, founded c.mid-6th century by St Canice Crutched Friars founded after 1200 by the Tyrrell family or by Fr Thomas Dillon, priest, buried here; listed 15th century as…

Early monastic site, founded c.mid-6th century by St Canice Crutched Friars founded after 1200 by the Tyrrell family or by Fr Thomas Dillon, priest, buried here; listed 15th century as Hospitallers dissolved before 1541?; granted to Robert Dillon 1569

Historical Information

Founded: c.mid-6th century
Alternative Names:
  • St John
  • Cell-cainnig
  • Kil-caynne
  • Kil-kencayd
  • Kil-kay
  • Kil-kykenne