Strade Abbey

Straide Abbey
Mainistir na Sráide
Strade Abbey is located in Ireland
Strade Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesStraide Abbey
Abbey of Athletan
OrderOrder of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
Dominican Order
Establishedc. 1240
Disestablished1858
DioceseTuam
People
Founder(s)Jordan de Exeter
Architecture
Statusruined
StyleNorman
Site
LocationStrade, County Mayo
Coordinates53°55′17″N 9°07′44″W / 53.921478°N 9.128848°W / 53.921478; -9.128848
Visible remainsChurch
Public accessYes
Official nameStrade Abbey
Reference no.172

Strade Abbey is a former Franciscan/Dominican monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

Strade Abbey is located in the eastern part of Strade village.[3][4][5]

History

Strade Friary was founded c. 1240 by Jordan de Exeter, or his son Stephen, at the bequest of Jordan's wife Basilia, daughter of Meyler de Bermingham. It was inhabited by the Order of Friars Minor (Observant Franciscan Friars), before being refounded by the Dominican Order in 1252/53.[6] It was burned in 1254.[7]

In 1266, Thomas, bishop of Lismore, acknowledges to have ‘received at Athlone, on 2 July 1266, from Friar Henry de Siscle and Friar John Matugan [Madden], of the Dominican convent of Athletan [Straide], the sum of 28½ marks, Crusade money, collected by them and their brethren in their own district.[8][9]

In 1434 Pope Eugene IV granted an indulgence to all who would give help towards the restoration of Strade Abbey.[8][9][10]

Strade Friary was dissolved in 1578 and leased to James Garvey. In 1588 a lease of the abbey was granted to Patrick Barnewall for forty years.[8][9]

In 1756, there were seven friars in Strade Abbey, and four in 1767. Fr. Patrick D. Kelly, the last of the friars of Strade, died c. 1858.[11]

Building

The buildings that remain are of the 13th–15th centuries, including a magnificent tomb in the north part of the chancel.[12]

Strade Abbey
  • Relief of a pelican in connection with a corbel at the north pier of the chancel arch of Strade Priory. This carving was crafted c. 1440-1450
    Relief of a pelican in connection with a corbel at the north pier of the chancel arch of Strade Priory. This carving was crafted c. 1440-1450
  • Relief at a tomb in Strade Friary
    Relief at a tomb in Strade Friary
  • East window of the north transept of Strade Friary
    East window of the north transept of Strade Friary
  • 15th-century sculptured tomb in the north wall of the chancel of Strade Friary
    15th-century sculptured tomb in the north wall of the chancel of Strade Friary

References

  1. ^ Bigari, Angelo Maria (c. 1779). "Monument at Strade ; Plan of the Abbey of Strade, Co. Mayo Barony of Gallen". National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ FreeToDo Travel Guide UK & Ireland. FreeToDo Travel Guides. 2006. p. 410. ISBN 9780955360008. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Murphy, Donald (1997). "1997:412 - STRADE ABBEY, STRADE, Mayo". Database of Irish Excavation Reports. Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Photos of Headstones in Straide Abbey cemetery, Templemore, Gallen, Mayo, Ireland". goldenlangan.com/. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ^ Firbis, Duald Mac (1 January 1844). Geineaich ua Ch-Fiachrach. Irish archæological society. p. 494. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ O'Heyne, John (1 January 1901). The Irish Dominicans of the Seventeenth Century. W. Tempest. p. 80. Retrieved 7 November 2016 – via Internet Archive. Strade.
  7. ^ McDermott, Yvonne (11 February 2011). "Strade, Co. Mayo - The Early History of The Priory of the Holy Cross". Our Irish Heritage. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Coleman, Ambrose (1902). "The Ancient Dominican Foundations in Ireland" (PDF). 95. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Strade Abbey · Cloonlyon G. · The Schools' Collection". dúchas.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Strade Dominican Priory | Monastic Ireland". Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Straide Abbey". Straide Parish. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. ^ "1250c – Strade Abbey, Co.Mayo". archiseek.com. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.