BROWSE
townland
An Mhainistir Liath
genitive: na Mainistreach Léithe
(Irish)
Greyabbey
(English)

Centrepoint

53.1502, -6.92343latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1540
Kyldare
Ir. Mon. Poss. Leathanach: 166
1543
the monastery of Friars Minors of Kildare
F Leathanach: 345 Hen.
1552
Kildare, the abbey or nunnery of
F Leathanach: 1143 Ed
1612
Kildare
CPR Leathanach: 213
1615
Kildare
CPR Leathanach: 282
1618
Kildare
CPR Leathanach: 373
1622
Grey Friar's land
CPR Leathanach: 527
1642/3/24
gray-Abbey
Dep. 1641 Leathanach: 813 264r
1717
Gray Abbey
CGn. Leathanach: 19.299.10208
1718
Gray Abbey
CGn. Leathanach: 22.406.12413
1752
Grey Abby
Noble & Keenan Co. Map
1783
Gray Abby
Taylor (Cill Dara)
1800c
GreenAbbey
sic
Longfield: Baronies (CD) 21 F. 35
1807
Gray Abbey
Stat. Surv. (CD) Leathanach: xii
1837
[Greyabbey]
"…ruins of the Grey Abbey said to belong to Friars of that order and reduced to ruins by Oliver Cromwell."
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: 1,44
1837
Grey Abby
Map of Kildare 1752:AL Leathanach: 1,44
1837
Grey Abbey
Cox, W.:AL (CD) Leathanach: 1,44
1837
Grey Abbey
Brennan, Rev. P.:AL (CD) Leathanach: 1,44
1837
Grey Abbey
Church Reg.:AL Leathanach: 1,44
1837
Greay Abbey Farm
OD:AL Leathanach: 1,44
2009-2010
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