Moore Abbey Explained

Moore Abbey
Image Alt:Moore Abbey, Monasterevin, Ireland
Map Type:Ireland
Architectural Style:Gothic
Client:The 6th Earl of Drogheda
Owner:Muiríosa Foundation
Location:Monasterevin
County Kildare
W34 E433
Ireland
Coordinates:53.1351°N -7.0636°W
Years Built:Late 1760s
Architect:Christopher Myers

Moore Abbey is a monastic house on the east bank of the River Barrow at Monasterevin in County Kildare, Ireland. It was formerly the seat of the Earls of Drogheda.

History

Moore Abbey was designed by the English engineer Christopher Myers in the Gothic style and was built in the late 1760s for the 6th Earl of Drogheda (who later became Field Marshal The 1st Marquess of Drogheda).[1] The 10th Earl of Drogheda abandoned the house after the First World War and it was leased to John Count McCormack, the tenor, from 1925 to 1937.[2] The 10th Earl then put the abbey up for sale shortly after Count McCormack moved out[1] and in 1938 it became the Irish headquarters of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, now known as the Muiríosa Foundation.[3]

References

53.1361°N -7.0629°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moore of Moore Abbey - Earls of Drogheda. Turtle Bunbury. 16 June 2014.
  2. Web site: John Francis McCormack 1884-1845. McCormack Society. 16 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Cash concerns at Monasterevin’s Moore Abbey as management meet with unions. Leinster Leader. 3 July 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171116155337/https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/local-news/65714/Cash-concerns-at-Monasterevin-s-Moore.html. 2017-11-16. 5 August 2023.