About This Site
Dominican monks dependent on Athenry; apparently founded after January 1427 by Chieftain O’Madden, Lord, on the site of the Cistercian monks’ priory (see immediately below); dissolved c.1582; granted to the Earls of Clanricarde…
Dominican monks dependent on Athenry; apparently founded after January 1427 by Chieftain O’Madden, Lord, on the site of the Cistercian monks’ priory (see immediately below); dissolved c.1582; granted to the Earls of Clanricarde 1582; part used as C.I. church 1631; choir became C.I. church 1762; Observant refounded before 1426
Historical Information
- The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna
- Portumna Abbey
Dominican monks dependent on Athenry; apparently founded after January 1427 by Chieftain O'Madden, Lord, on the site of the Cistercian monks' priory (see immediately below); dissolved c.1582; granted to the Earls of Clanricarde 1582; part used as C.I. church 1631; choir became C.I. church 1762; Observant refounded before 1426