Askeaton Abbey

Askeaton Abbey or Askeaton Friary is a former Franciscan monastery located north of Askeaton, County Limerick, Ireland, on the east bank of the River Deel.[1][2][3][4][5]

Askeaton Abbey
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Askeaton Abbey is located in Ireland
Askeaton Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesAthskettin; Easa-geibhteine; Es-geibhteine; Inis-geibhthine; Easa-gebryny; Inisgebryny?
OrderOrder of Friars Minor Conventual
Order of Friars Minor
Established1389–1420
Disestablished1714
DioceseLimerick
People
Founder(s)Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond
Architecture
StatusInactive
Site
LocationMoig South, Askeaton, County Limerick
Coordinates52.603813°N 8.975413°W / 52.603813; -8.975413
Visible remainschurch, north transept, sacristy, cloister arcade, domestic buildings
Public accessYes
Official nameAskeaton Abbey
Reference no.185

History
Drawing by Paul Sandby (1731–1809)

Askeaton Abbey was founded for the Order of Friars Minor Conventual by Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond between 1389 and 1400; or by James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond in 1420.[6]

The abbey was reformed under the Order of Friars Minor in 1490; it was reformed again in 1513 and a provincial chapter held there in 1564.[7]

Askeaton was plundered and later abandoned by Nicholas Malby's men in 1579 during the Second Desmond Rebellion, and some of the friars were killed.[8] It was revived in 1627 and abandoned in 1648 when Cromwell’s forces neared. It was reestablished in 1658 and continued to house friars until 1714.[9]

Remains
Plan of the friary

The church and its north transept, sacristy, cloister arcade and domestic buildings survive. Notable features include the cloister with its carvings of Francis of Assisi with stigmata, a Mass dial, sedilia, several Fitzgerald dynasty tombs, and a carving of Christ as the Man of Sorrows.[6][10][11][12][13]

  • Viewed from the north
    Viewed from the north
  • Cloister
    Cloister
  • Cloister
    Cloister
  • Church ruins
    Church ruins
  • Statue of St Francis, claimed to cure toothache
    Statue of St Francis, claimed to cure toothache
  • Window with tracery
    Window with tracery

References
  1. Westropp, Thomas J. (30 September 1903). "Notes on Askeaton, County Limerick. Part III. The "Abbey" (Continued)". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 33 (3): 239–254 – via JSTOR.
  2. "Askeaton". The Irish Aesthete.
  3. Hourihane, Colum (18 November 2000). The Mason and His Mark: Masons' Marks in the Medieval Irish Archbishoprics of Cashel and Dublin. British Archaeological Reports Limited. ISBN 9781841711324 – via Google Books.
  4. Salter, Mike (18 November 2009). Abbeys and Friaries of Ireland. Folly Publications. ISBN 9781871731842 – via Google Books.
  5. Wordsworth, William (18 November 1969). "Letters of the Wordsworth Family from 1787-1855". Ardent Media – via Google Books.
  6. "Askeaton Franciscan Friary". Monastic Ireland. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. "A visit to Askeaton Friary". 30 April 2017.
  8. Berleth, Richard (25 June 2002). The Twilight Lords: Elizabeth I and the First Irish Holocaust. Roberts Rinehart. ISBN 9781461733478 – via Google Books.
  9. "Askeaton Franciscan Friary, Askeaton. County Limerick 1398".
  10. Comerford, Patrick. "Strolling through the beautiful cloisters in Askeaton Friary".
  11. "Askeaton Friary, Co. Limerick".
  12. Leask, Harold Graham (18 November 1955). "Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings". Dundalgan Press – via Google Books.
  13. "Franciscan Monastery, Limerick". www.libraryireland.com.
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