Thursday 10 October 2019

Kilmainham-beg

From Thomas Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy:

Killmainham beg in the barony of Kells In the reign of king Richard L Walter de Lacie lord of Meath founded this monastery for knights of the order of St John of Jerusalem AD 1292 friar John of St Bottulph was preceptor AD 1326 friar Roger Utlaugh was preceptor AD 1588 an inquisition found this commandery in a ruinous state owing to the devastations committed by Sir Thomas Barnewall knight his son Alexander and Sir Thomas Cusack In the thirty third of queen Elizabeth it was granted to Sir Patrick Barnewall knight for the term of sixty one years at the annual rent of fifty marcs for the first twenty one years and 63 12s 2 d Irish money for the remainder of the said term Killmainham wood in the barony of Kells The family of Preston founded this commandery for knights Hospitallers in the 13th century AD 1587 September 23d a lease of the said commandery was made for the term of twenty one years to Henry Duke at the yearly rent of 4 10s

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