Religious house

The Augustinian Priory of St. Peter in the city of Limerick (LI005-017----) was described in the Urban Survey (Bradley et. al. 1989, 330) as following; 'Founded by Donal O’Brien for Augustinian Black nuns at about the time of the arrival of the Anglo-Normans (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 322). The priory is shown on the 1590 map as situated between Bishop Street and the town wall (LI005-017010-) in the area known today as St Peter’s Cell. At the time of the dissolution in 1541 the buildings were already ruinous but occupied three-quarters of an acre (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 322). A stone head was discovered in the area in 1946 and Hunt (1949-52,16-7) suggested that the carving, which considered to be Romanesque in style, may have come from the priory. This limestone head is now in the Limerick Museum'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 18 November 2019