Clonkeenkerrill Monastery

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The ivy overgrown south transept and the choir

The Clonkeenkerrill Monastery ( Irish Cluain Caoin Cairril , English Clonkeenkerrill Friary ) was founded around 1435 by Thomas O'Kelly, Bishop of Clonfert , as a house dedicated to the Trinity for Terziaren of the Franciscan Order in his diocese. In 1453 it was converted into a monastery of the first order. The monastery continued to be used after the Reformation , in 1618 two brothers were found by an inspection. The complex is largely dilapidated and overgrown with ivy. Only parts of the south transept and the nave are still standing.

The Irish name Cluain Caoin Cairril means the "beautiful meadow of the Caireall" and possibly refers to an early Christian bishop Cairril, whose feast day falls on June 13th. The monastery is located in Clonkeen, about 13 km southwest of Ballinasloe .

history

Since the monasteries Kilconnell and Meelick were added to the first house of the Franciscans in the Diocese of Clonfert, Kinalehin , in 1414 , the influence of the Franciscans has been very great. From 1405 to the Reformation, all bishops of the diocese, with one exception, belonged to the Franciscan order. During this time the regulated Third Order of the Franciscans, living in monastic communities, became increasingly popular. The first such community in Ireland was founded around 1425 in Killeenbrenan in the neighboring Archdiocese of Tuam . Clonkeenkerrill became the second establishment of over forty houses later. These communities previously offered secular priests the opportunity to live together in communities in an orderly manner, without taking on the rigors of the first order. The houses of the Terziaren were under the supervision of the first order, either by the provincial or by a guardian of one of the neighboring monasteries. In Clonkeenkerrill, the foundation took place through the rededication of the existing parish church into a monastery at the request of the Terziaren David and John Mullkerrill to the Bishop Thomas O'Kelly. The identity of the two brothers and the similarity of the name to the place suggests that the two belonged to a family that inherited the office of local clergyman within the family. In 1441 Pope Eugene IV commissioned the abbot of the nearby Cistercian Abbey of Knockmoy to visit Clonkeenkerill and, if everything was found in order, to approve it.

In 1453, David O'Mulkerrill obtained papal approval to transfer the house and the brothers to the first order. In his motion, David O'Mulkerrill assured that all members of the community would agree. However, since the agreement of the other houses of the Terziaren was lacking, a subsequent conflict arose, in which the Terziaren succeeded in achieving their independence from the first order in 1457. In 1483, Cornelius O'Mulkerrill traveled to Rome to obtain an indulgence to finance repairs.

Below the east window in the choir is a relief of a bishop from the 18th century.

The monastery initially continued to exist even after the Reformation . An inspection from 1618 found a priest and a student who lived in the monastery and who had some land left. Only the remains of the choir area and the south transept of the monastery can be seen. The east gable with the choir window collapsed in 1983 after the south wall of the choir fell over. According to a description from 1944, it was a lancet window .

literature

  • Aubrey Gwynn , R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland . Longman, London 1970, ISBN 0-582-11229-X , pp. 246.269 .
  • Seán Spellissy: The History of Galway: City & County . The Celtic Bookshop, Limerick 1999, ISBN 0-9534683-4-8 , pp. 464-465 .
  • Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra, Paul Gosling: Archaeological Inventory of County Galway, Volume II: North Galway . Stationery Office, Dublin 1999, ISBN 0-7076-6179-X , pp. 302 .
  • Colmán N. Ó Clabaigh: The Franciscans in Ireland, 1400–1534 . Four Courts Press, Dublin 2002, ISBN 1-85182-548-7 .

Web links

Commons : Clonkeenkerrill Friary  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ See Aubrey Gwynn , R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland .
  2. ↑ See Spellissy, Alcock et al. and John O'Donovan, James H. Todd (Eds.): The Martyrology Of Donegal: A Calendar Of The Saints Of Ireland . Dublin 1864, p. 169 .
  3. ^ Cf. Colmán N. Ó Clabaigh: The Franciscans in Ireland, 1400–1534 . S. 43-44 .
  4. ↑ See Aubrey Gwynn , R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland . S. 263-268 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e Cf. Aubrey Gwynn , R. Neville Hadcock: Medieval Religious Houses Ireland . S. 246 .
  6. ^ Cf. Colmán N. Ó Clabaigh: The Franciscans in Ireland, 1400–1534 . S. 96-97 .
  7. ^ Cf. Colmán N. Ó Clabaigh: The Franciscans in Ireland, 1400–1534 . S. 96 .
  8. ↑ See Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra, Paul Gosling: Archaeological Inventory of County Galway, Volume II: North Galway .

Coordinates: 53 ° 15 ′ 56.5 "  N , 8 ° 21 ′ 49.7"  W.