What is recorded here
Augustinian Abbey/Priory (KD023-016----) founded in 1202 by Meyler Fitzhenry and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St David (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 154, 177). The precise location of 'one Cunnyburrow' [Rabbit Warren] listed in the 1654-56 Civil Survey of Co. Kildare (Simington 1952, 129) has not been identified in the townland of Greatconnell.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 April 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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