Grey Abbey () is a ruined
Franciscan
The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...
abbey in
County Kildare
County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. Founded in 1260, the
Kildare poems were likely written in the abbey.
History
The abbey was founded in
1260 by
William de Vesci
William de Vesci (c.1125–1184) was an Anglo-Norman feudal lord and Sheriff. Born William fitz Eustace at Knaresborough Castle, Yorkshire, the son of Eustace Fitz John and Beatrix de Vesci, he took his mother's surname.
He was appointed Sher ...
, however it was completed by
Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Offaly.
Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare
Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare (d. before 24 June 1428) was an Irish peer. Gerald was the son of Maurice FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Kildare and Elizabeth Burghersh.
Career
Gerald served as Justiciar of Ireland in 1405. In 1407 ...
was buried here.
A manuscript which is the original source of the
Kildare poems was likely written in the Grey Abbey in the early 1300s.
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Religion in County Kildare
Former religious buildings and structures in the Republic of Ireland
Ruins in the Republic of Ireland
Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
Franciscan monasteries in the Republic of Ireland
1260 establishments in Ireland
Burial sites of the FitzGerald dynasty