| Castledermot Abbey | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ga | ||||||||
| Other Names: | Castledermot Friary | ||||||||
| Order: | Franciscan | ||||||||
| Established: | Prior to 1247 | ||||||||
| Disestablished: | 1540 | ||||||||
| Diocese: | Kildare and Leighlin | ||||||||
| Founder: | Walter de Riddlesford II (d.1238/9) | ||||||||
| Functional Status: | Abandoned | ||||||||
| Heritage Designation: | National Monument | ||||||||
| Style: | Irish Gothic | ||||||||
| Groundbreaking: | Prior to 1247 | ||||||||
| Location: | Abbey Street, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||
| Map Type: | Ireland Castledermot#Ireland | ||||||||
| Coord: | 52.9086°N -6.8371°W | ||||||||
| Public Access: | yes | ||||||||
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Castledermot Abbey [2] is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.
The abbey sits on the site of a previous monastery founded by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.[3] [4] The friary was founded by Walter de Riddlesford the Younger at some point prior to 1247.