Castledermot Abbey
Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada | |
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  Location within Castledermot
 Castledermot Abbey (Ireland)
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| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | Castledermot Friary |
| Order | Franciscan |
| Established | Prior to 1247 |
| Disestablished | 1540 |
| Diocese | Kildare and Leighlin |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Walter de Riddlesford II (d.1238/9) |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Abandoned |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Style | Irish Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | Prior to 1247 |
| Site | |
| Location | Abbey Street, Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52.908556°N 6.837141°W / 52.908556; -6.837141 |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Castledermot Abbey |
| Reference no. | 200 |
Castledermot Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Dhíseart Diarmada) is a ruined Franciscan friary in Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland. It was founded at some point before 1247. A previous monastery had been founded on the same site by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD.
History
The abbey sits on the site of a previous monastery founded by Diarmait, a son of Áed Róin, King of Ulster, in the ninth century AD. The friary was founded by Walter de Riddlesford the Younger at some point prior to 1247.