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Roscrea Friary
52.9525° N, -7.7997° E
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Roscrea Friary (Irish: Mainistir na bProinsiasach) is a ruined medieval Franciscan friary and National Monument located in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on Abbey Street, in the west end of Roscrea, on the north bank of the River Bunnow. The Friary was founded in the 15th century by Greyfriars (Franciscans) and later destroyed by British soldiers. What remains are the north and east walls and the bell-tower.
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Early monastic tradition
d. 640
Friary founded
before 1477
Reform and rebuilding
c. 1490
Land granted
c. 1568
Dissolution and destruction
c. 1577–79
Reuse of stone
18th century
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