Chapel in Unknown Townland

The precise location of the chapel of St Margaret in the precinct of St John's Priory and Hospital (DU018-020062-) has not been identified (Clarke 2002, 20). In 1540 after the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Hospital of St. John Baptist outside the New Gate (DU018-020377-), Dublin was described as follows; 'The church and site. After the dissolution, the church was thrown down, and the stones, tiles, timber, glass, and iron were sold by William Brabazon under-treasurer of Ireland to divers persons of the city of Dublin, whose names, and the sums paid by them, are not known. In the precinct, a house lately the chapel of St. Eligius (Eloi) [DU018-020703-], now occupied by Edmund Redman. A chapel of St. Margaret, now unoccupied for want of a tenant and of repairs, and worth nothing at present' (White 1943, 55-6). The site of St. Margaret's Chapel was probably located on the N side of Thomas Street in the area now occupied by the Augustinian friary of St John and the buildings to the E and W of the friary. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 June 2023