Fr Caoimhin O Laoide said the Order will remain in nine friaries around the country; Athlone, Cork, Dublin, Ennis, Galway, Gormanston, Killarney, Killiney and Waterford.

Medieval monks were 'riddled with parasites' Date: August 26, 2022 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Research examining traces of parasites in medieval Cambridge residents suggests that ...

“At the dissolution by Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, the friaries were in a very poor state with few friars, very little possessions and hardly any income.” The talks begin at 2.30pm.

The new year is not yet a fortnight old and already Ireland’s Franciscans have closed two of their oldest friaries in Ireland, each founded in the 13th century. Due to ageing membership and a ...

Not all people buried in Augustinian friaries were actually clergy, as wealthy people from the town could pay to be interred there. However, the team could tell which graves belonged to friars ...

Augustinian friaries often had purpose-built latrines and hand-washing facilities, and they enjoyed more wealth and luxury than the poor peasants living in the town.

When it comes to cleanliness, the Middle Ages were far from consistent. For the majority of medieval townsfolk, sanitation systems consisted solely of filth-filled cesspits — cavities cleared out of ...

Franciscans are to leave eight of their 17 Irish friaries because of what they call new needs and falling numbers. Within five years, six friaries in Munster and Leinster and two in Ulster will no ...

This week’s selection: the place of abbeys, priories, and friaries in the lives of the English people, an analysis of God’s anatomy, and new directions in gospel research The Dissolution of the ...

The Provincial of the Franciscan Order in Ireland, Fr. Caoimhin O Laoide OFM, this week noted that Wexford was one of the lucky Friaries to escape closure under the recent shake up.

Nick Holder – former archaeologist at the Museum of London and lecturer at Regent's College – lays out the lost friaries of London, including their churches, cl ...