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Revision as of 17:43, 16 January 2013
The Black Friary (Template:Lang-ga[1]) was a Dominican friary located in Trim, County Meath, Ireland.
History
The friary was founded by the Lord of Trim, Geoffrey de Geneville in 1263,[2] just outside the town walls of Trim. Geoffrey de Geneville retired to the friary and was buried there in 1314.[3] The friary was an important part of the town of Trim as it held extensive lands and ecclestiastical and governmental meetings were held there from the 13th to the 15th century.
By 1540 the friary had fallen into disrepair and during the 18th century the buildings were sold and quarried for stone. [4]
Archaeology
The Irish Archaeology Field School has been excavating the remains of the Black Friary. Since 2010 annual excavations undertaken by Irish and international students of the Irish Archaeology Field School have helped to reveal the architecture of the friary along with uncovering burials from inside and outside the church. Courses in Bioarchaeology and Osteoarchaeology on site form part of the research programme for the Blackfriary cemetery.[5]
The Blackfriary Community Archaeology Project
The excavations undertaken by the Irish Archaeology Field School are run in conjunction with the Blackfriary Community Archaeology Project. The project aims to rejuvenate the four acre site where the Friary is located for the benefit of the local community and visitors alike.
References
- ^ "Taifead na Struchtúr Cosanta" (PDF) (in Irish). Meath County Council. p. 521. Retrieved 16 January, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - ^ "Meath Heritage". Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ "A New Model for Site Preservation and Archaeological Practice" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-16.
- ^ Potterton, M. 2005. Medieval Trim, History and Archaeology Four Courts Press, Dublin.
- ^ "Irish Archaeology Field School". Retrieved 2013-01-16.
See also
- Trim Castle, home of Geoffrey de Genneville
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Meath)