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Kinalehin Friary
Kinalehin Friary (also Kinaleghin; Irish: Mainistir Chineál Fhéichín), originally a medieval charterhouse or Carthusian monastery and later a Franciscan friary, is a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kinalehin Charterhouse was Ireland's only Carthusian monastery.[1] LocationKinalehin Friary is located 6.7 km (4.2 mi) west of Ballyshrule, northwest of Lough Derg and south of the Duniry River.[2] HistoryKinalehin was founded c. 1252 by John de Cogan for the Carthusians.[3] The first monks came over from Hinton Charterhouse and/or Witham Friary, both located in Somerset. It was purportedly destroyed in 1279 and if so, rebuilt soon after.[4] In 1306 Kinalehin was sold to the Knights Hospitaller, but the sale appears never to have completed.[5] It was dissolved by the General Chapter (Grande Chartreuse) in 1321 and the diocese of Clonfert took possession in 1341.[citation needed] Around 1371 Pope Gregory XI granted permission to the de Burgos to refound it, this time with the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[citation needed] Kinalehin was shut down in the Dissolution of the Monasteries of 1540. The monastic lands were purchased from Elizabeth I by Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, who retained it for the friars. It was dissolved before 1609.[citation needed] It was again refounded in 1611 for the Observant Franciscan Friars. In 1629 An Leabhar Breac, a famous manuscript of the 15th century, was held at Kinalehin.[6] The friars were expelled after the Cromwellian conquest but returned during the time of Charles II.[citation needed] BuildingsThe archaeological remains are mainly Franciscan, although some Carthusian elements remain as earthworks.[7][8] The surviving remains consist of cloister, choir and three chapels.
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