priory tipperary

This, the largest medieval priory in Ireland, was founded for the Canons Regular of St. Augustine by William FitzAdelm de Burgo at the close of the 12th century and dedicated to St. Edmund. The abbot was a Peer of Parliament. The priory was dissolved int he time of Edward VI, and in the reign of Philip and Mary was granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond. The remains of the monastery cover four acres. The church is 210 feet long and has two transepts, with a square tower in the centre of the crossi...