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Drogheda Priory Hospital — St Mary de Urso

📍 Louth ⛪ Crutched Friars 📅 13th Century 🏛️ dissolved

About This Site

Crutched Friars founded c.1206 by Ursus de Suamel as a hospital for the poor and infirm, initially under a warden, possibly not under the Cruciferi until later; dissolved 1540; granted…

Crutched Friars founded c.1206 by Ursus de Suamel as a hospital for the poor and infirm, initially under a warden, possibly not under the Cruciferi until later; dissolved 1540; granted to the mayor etc of Drogheda 1556

Historical Information

Founded: c.1206
Dissolved: 1540
Associated Saints: Ursus de Suamel
Alternative Names:
  • St Mary de Urso
  • St Mary d'Urso Abbey
  • The Old Abbey