Red Abbey Cork
The Red Abbey ( Irish An Mhainistir Dhearg ) is the ruins of a monastery of the Augustinian hermits in the Irish city of Cork in the county of the same name .
history
The crossing tower of Red Abbey in Cork is considered to be the only visible relic of the Middle Ages in Cork. The term "Red Abbey" goes back to the reddish sandstone in the construction of this former monastery church of the priory of Augustinian was used. The former priory site is in the area of Dunbar and Margaret Street.
The Augustinians established their branch in Cork between 1270 and 1288 at the request of Norman city lords. The patronage of the monastery church was the Holy Trinity . Augustinian brothers appear to have lived in the priory until the rebellion of 1641.
From 1717 the monastery buildings were used as a sugar refinery. On December 7th, 1799, they were largely destroyed in a factory fire, only the church tower survived. On November 20, 1780, Augustinians laid the foundation stone for a new branch in Cork on Washington Street. The new church was replaced by a new building during the Second World War , which still belongs to the Augustinian order.
literature
- Gwynn, Aubrey / Hadcock, R. Neville, Medieval Religious Houses Ireland, London 1970, p. 297.
- Harbison, Peter, Guide to the National Monuments of Ireland, Dublin 1970.
- Sheenan, C. et al. a., Excavations at Red Abbey Cork 1992 and 2000, in: Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 109 (2004), pp. 1-38.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 54 ′ N , 8 ° 28 ′ W