Strade Abbey Explained

Straide Abbey
Other Names:Straide Abbey
Abbey of Athletan
Native Name:Mainistir na Sráide
Native Name Lang:ga
Order:Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
Dominican Order
Founder:Jordan de Exeter
Established:c. 1240
Disestablished:1858
Diocese:Tuam
Status:ruined
Style:Norman
Location:Strade, County Mayo
Coordinates:53.9215°N -9.1288°W
Map Type:Ireland
Public Access:Yes
Remains:Church
Embedded:
Embed:yes
Designation2:National Monument of Ireland
Designation2 Offname:Strade Abbey
Designation2 Number:172

Strade Abbey is a former Franciscan/Dominican monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1] [2]

Location

Strade Abbey is located in the eastern part of Strade village.[3] [4] [5]

History

Strade Friary was founded by Jordan de Exeter, or his son Stephen, at the bequest of Jordan's wife Basilia, daughter of Meyler de Bermingham. It was inhabited by the Order of Friars Minor (Observant Franciscan Friars), before being refounded by the Dominican Order in 1252/53.[6] It was burned in 1254.[7]

In 1266, Thomas, bishop of Lismore, acknowledges to have ‘received at Athlone, on 2 July 1266, from Friar Henry de Siscle and Friar John Matugan [Madden], of the Dominican convent of Athletan [Straide], the sum of 28½ marks, Crusade money, collected by them and their brethren in their own district.[8] [9]

In 1434 Pope Eugene IV granted an indulgence to all who would give help towards the restoration of Strade Abbey.[10]

Strade Friary was dissolved in 1578 and leased to James Garvey. In 1588 a lease of the abbey was granted to Patrick Barnewall for forty years.

In 1756, there were seven friars in Strade Abbey, and four in 1767. Fr. Patrick D. Kelly, the last of the friars of Strade, died c. 1858.[11]

Building

The buildings that remain are of the 13th–15th centuries, including a magnificent tomb in the north part of the chancel.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monument at Strade ; Plan of the Abbey of Strade, Co. Mayo Barony of Gallen. Angelo Maria. Bigari. c. 1779. National Library of Ireland. 7 November 2016.
  2. Book: FreeToDo Travel Guide UK & Ireland. 2006. 410. FreeToDo Travel Guides. 9780955360008. 7 November 2016. Google Books.
  3. Web site: 1997:412 - STRADE ABBEY, STRADE, Mayo. Database of Irish Excavation Reports. Donald. Murphy. 7 November 2016. Archaeological Consultancy Services Ltd. 1997.
  4. Web site: Photos of Headstones in Straide Abbey cemetery, Templemore, Gallen, Mayo, Ireland. goldenlangan.com/. 7 November 2016.
  5. Book: Firbis, Duald Mac. Geineaich ua Ch-Fiachrach. 1 January 1844. Irish archæological society. Google Books. 7 November 2016. 494.
  6. Book: O'Heyne, John. The Irish Dominicans of the Seventeenth Century. Strade.. 80. Internet Archive. 7 November 2016. W. Tempest. 1 January 1901.
  7. Web site: Strade, Co. Mayo - The Early History of The Priory of the Holy Cross. Yvonne. McDermott. 11 February 2011. Our Irish Heritage. 7 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Coleman . Ambrose . 1902 . The Ancient Dominican Foundations in Ireland . January 2, 2024 . 95 . en.
  9. Web site: Strade Abbey · Cloonlyon G. · The Schools' Collection . 2024-01-02 . dúchas.ie . en.
  10. Web site: Strade Dominican Priory Monastic Ireland . 2024-01-02 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Straide Abbey. Straide Parish. 7 November 2016.
  12. Web site: 1250c – Strade Abbey, Co.Mayo. 27 January 2012. archiseek.com. 7 November 2016.