Castledermot Abbey facts for kids
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 Location in Ireland
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| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | Castledermot Friary |
| Order | Franciscan |
| Established | Prior to 1247 |
| Disestablished | 1540 |
| Diocese | Kildare and Leighlin |
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| Founder(s) | Walter de Riddlesford II (d.1238/9) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional Status | Abandoned |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Style | Irish Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | Prior to 1247 |
| Site | |
| Location | Abbey Street, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°54′31″N 6°50′14″W / 52.908556°N 6.837141°W |
| Public access | yes |
Castledermot Abbey is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in about the year 1300. A previous monastery was founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.
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