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Hospital Church

Knights Hospitaller fortified church, medieval Ireland

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Hospital Church is a medieval fortified church of the Knights Hospitaller and a National Monument in Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. The church is located on Main Street, Hospital, to the west of the R513.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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13th–14th century tombs installed

13th/14th century

Knights Hospitaller landholding recorded

1200

Burial of Conor O'Brien

1203

Commandery founded

before 1215

Dissolution and lease

1540

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Defensive Structures

Defensive WallsTowers
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Tombs
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Churches
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ReliefsStatues
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

52.48° N, -8.43° E