What is recorded here
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Ormond Castlehouse · 34 yd
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CarrigfenoaghMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Coolnamuck Castke (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.4 mi
Tower HillMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
Coolnamuck Wood WestForest · 3.0 mi
Thomas KielyMemorial · 3.4 mi
Tower Hill WoodWood · 3.4 mi