What is recorded here

Knocknashee is a bawn in County Roscommon, Ireland. Its cloister belonged to a Cistercian church before late 16th-century fortification widened the enclosure and added a gatehouse in the west wall. The place records a sudden change from prayer to defence, with stone rebuilt against danger instead of quiet devotion.

The cloister (dims. 33.85m N-S; 23.2m E-W) of the Cistercian church (RO006-068005-) was fortified in the late 16th century when it was transformed into a bawn (dims. 49m N-S; 38.5m E-W) by the consolidation of the W wall of the E range, which originally housed the chapter house, and the building of new walls at the S and W. A gatehouse (RO006-068010-) was built in the W wall. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The Cistercian cloister at Knocknashee was fortified in the late 16th century, likely in response to regional instability, and converted into a bawn by strengthening its western wall. This adaptation reflects the broader trend of monastic sites being repurposed for defense during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.

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