Religious house

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Hospital of St John the Baptist, under the rule of St Augustine, said to have been founded by Roger Pipard c. 1207 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 210). The hospital was apparently under the charge of sisters as well as brothers, and was well endowed by Roger Pipard. Its exact location is not known but it is likely to have been close to Moore Hall. Human remains were discovered at Moore Hall in 1956 (CLAJ 1956, 462) and in 1963 (CLAJ 1963, 300). (Bradley 1984a, 285-6) (CLAJ 2003, 263-70)