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Cloncurry Friary

Kildare Carmelite Friars convent restored by c.1737

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Carmelite Friars founded 1347 by John Roch (Roche), license granted by Edward III; dissolved 1539, church seized 30 April 1539; granted to William Dickson 1543; passed to Richard Slayne; passed to the Foster family; William Foster had purportedly been seized of the monastery by the time of his death 1602; convent restored by c.1737

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Cluain-conaire
  • Concurry