Black Abbey

Kilkenny, Ireland · built 1761

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in Irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Black Abbey was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland. The history of the Black Abbey is marked by several reversals of fortune under different governments.

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