| An Mhainistir Liath | |
 Northwest corner of the ruin | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Franciscans |
| Established | 1260 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | William de Vesci |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Site | |
| Public access | Yes |
Grey Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir Liath) is a ruined Franciscan abbey/monastery in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded in 1260, the Kildare poems were likely written in the abbey.
History
The abbey was founded in 1260 by William de Vesci, however it was completed by Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Offaly. Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare was buried here.
A manuscript which is the original source of the Kildare poems was likely written in the Grey Abbey in the early 1300s.
References
Notes
- Fitz-Gerald 1858, p. 18.
- Henry 1972, p. 120.
Sources
- Fitz-Gerald, Charles William (1858). The Earls of Kildare, and Their Ancestors: From 1057 to 1773 (3rd ed.). Dublin: Hodges, Smith, & Company. p. 18.
- Henry, P. L. (1972). "The Land of Cokaygne Cultures in Contact in Medieval Ireland". Studia Hibernica (12): 120–141. doi:10.3828/sh.1972.12.5. JSTOR 20496004. S2CID 241047096 – via JSTOR.
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