School: Ringville, Slieverue (roll number 6621)
- Location:
- Ringville, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Síle de Paor
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0845, Page 041
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- They Abbey was founded about 1175 by Harvey de Monte Mavsco. The lands were granted to monks from Shophshire, but owing to the unsettled nature of the country they made it over to the monks of St. Mary's Abbey Dublin who built Dunbrody in 1182. They Abbey had the "Right of Sanctuary" and in consequence became known as the Monastery of St. Mary of Refuge.
Dunbrody became an important house. Its Abbot was summoned to parliament.
At the dissolution of the monasteries it was suppressed. Its last Abbot became Bishop of Fersin in 1539. He was Alexander Devereux.
- Informant
- Ellen Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Rochestown, Co. Kilkenny
