360 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



MojStasteries in the City. 



12. The Atjgustinian Content. — Pounded by ''Simon Minor" 

 (? Mynetor), temp. King John, for regular canons, and dedicated to 

 the B.Y.M. and King Edward. Mcholas Harold attorns Henry de 

 Berkeley in a suit against the Prior, 1282 (Mem. Rolls), "Richard, 

 Prior of the Hospital of SS. Mary and Edward, near the Bridge, in 

 Limerick, 1321 (Plea R. 134 of xiv Edward II., m. 9 d.). Granted to 

 Edward Sexten (Inq. xix and xx Henry VIIL). Sir Patrick Harold 

 was its last prior. The furniture and; plate of its church were 

 — a chalice, left to it by the prior. Sir John Pox,^ the altar, an 

 alabaster table, four candlesticks, a censer, two pair of cruets, twenty- 

 one books, holy-water stock, organ, eighteen wax tapers, three copper 

 crosses, three vestments, and a great bell, two small ones, three bowls, 

 and two old coffers : the furniture of the residence is also given."'^ 

 Site — It stood on the site of the City Court House, in Bridge Street, 

 opposite the cathedral, some fragments of mediaeval walls, with 

 windows, remain. 



13. St. Peter's Convent. — Founded by Donaldmore, 1171, for 

 Canonesses, O.S. Augustine. Protection granted " to the Prioress 

 of S. Peter Lym," 1377 (Close R., xli Ed. III.), granted to Edmond 

 Sexten, 1541 (Plant 179), renewed 1562 (Fiant 347, Eliz.). Site 

 — It stood near the town wall at the lower end of Peter's Street, and 

 is only conventionally shown on the 1590 map. 



14. Holy Choss," or *'Holy Rood."—" The cell of Our Lady" 

 or " St. Mary and the Holy Cross." Founded for Austin Hermits, 

 by an O'Brien in the thirteenth century, and often confused with the 

 House of SS. Mary and Edward.^ It was granted April, 1539 



Peter Street; the Quakers, 1665, Creagh Lane, 1671 and 1735: Methodists, 

 1748, Church of St. Francis Ahhey till 1763. The Eoman Catholic Church was 

 allowed no regular place of worship from 1690 to 1740: the churches date — 

 St. Munchin's, 1744 ; St. Mary's, 1749 ; St. Patrick's, 1750 ; St. John's, 1753 ; 

 St. MichaePs, 1781. The Augustinians, 1739-40 ; new chapels, 1778 and 1823. 

 The Dominicans, 1780 ; new chapel, 1815. The Franciscans, in Xewgate Lane, 

 1782. 



^ This seems to tell against one reading of an obscure line on his monument in 

 the cathedral, " Propositus of Holy Cross," perhaps " Dec: ist: ecc." 



-Inq., Sept. 28, 1537. Partly published in Fitzgerald's History. " vol. ii., 

 p. 568. 



3 The Priors of St. Mary held six to wnlands— Prior sland, Monksland, 

 Clashngilly, Bramloge, and luschymore — subsequently granted to Edmund Sexten. 

 (See Inquis., 18th March, 1615.) 



