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Religious house — Franciscan nuns (Poor Clares) in Town Parks

Religious house — Franciscan nuns (Poor Clares)
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At the E end of town, E of Castle Street, on the N bank of River Suir. The Butler Castle (TS085-004001-) is said to have been built on the site of a Poor Clare convent (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 314). Possibly one of the three convents of Franciscan nuns in Ireland mentioned by Peter de Trau in 1385-99 (ibid.). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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