378 Froceedhujs of the Royal Iriah Acadeinfj. 



IS'o. 54). Peyton, in 1586, described it as Monaster Bean, or the 

 White Abbey of Adare, in Cosmaye (Peyton, p. 252). Fahric — It was 

 restored by the Earl of Dunraven as theE. C. Church in 1811. The 

 massive battlemented tower, the chancel, and parts of the nave and 

 domicile, with the round pigeon-house,^ remained ; the east gable of 

 the church was subsequently removed 



69. The Augustik^ian House, or Black Abbey. — It lies near the 

 bridge on the south bank of the Maigue, and was founded in 1315 by 

 the Earl of Kildare ; its charter dates 1317, and is extant. Edward II. 

 granted two burgages in the manor of Adare to the Hermits of the 

 Order of St. Augustine," which John, son of Thomas, Earl of Kildare, 

 and Thomas, son of John, " the present Earl," confirmed, Dec. 13th, 

 xi Ed. 11. (Patent E. Ireland). See the Plea R. (142 of xiv Ed. II., 

 and 143, m. 4) for lawsuits as to the seizure of its goods and cattle by 

 the Trinitarians as above, also above grants. It was held by Essex 

 on his march to relieve Sir Erancis Berkeley, then besieged in 

 Askeaton, 1599. Fahric — The nave, choir, inserted bell-tower, side 

 chapel, cloister, domicile, gateway, and out-buildings, with a pigeonry, 

 remain. Many of the features are of considerable beauty, especially 

 the cloister arcades and sedilia ; all of great interest. It was restored 

 by Lord Dunraven as the I. C. church in 1807 ; and the domicile as a 

 school in 1817. Dr. Pococke, in 1767, calls it '^he Steeple Abbey," 

 and describes its cloisters and sedilia (Tour, p. 116). There are no 

 ancient monuments.- 



70. The Eeancisca2«- House, ok Pook Abbey. — It lies to the east of 

 the castle, in the demesne, on the east bank of the Maigue. It was 

 founded in 1464 by Thomas, Earl of Kildare, and his wife, Johanna, 

 dedicated to St. Michael, IS'ovember 19th, 1464, and consecrated, 

 Michaelmas, 1466, with its church, cloister, both sacristies, and the 

 cemetery. (The founders died 1478 and 1486, and Johanna was 

 buried there.) Margaret EitzGibbon, wife of Cornelius O'Dea, who 

 died 1483, built the great chapel of the Virgin; Cornelius O'Sullivan, 

 the belfry ; he died 1492. John of Desmond and Margaret EitzMaurice 

 built two lesser chapels ; Donough, the O'Brien Ara, the dormitory; 

 he died 1502. Eory, Donall, and Sabina O'Dea built the cloister; 

 M. O'Hickey, the north panels and stalls ; Thomas, Knight of the 

 Glens, and Honora, his wife, the infirmary ; and the wife of EitzGibbon^ 



1 Like that at Monasternagalliagh, section 134. 

 - See plan, on Plate XIA"., and views, Plate XI. 



