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[[File:St Mary's Church of Ireland, Macosquin - geograph.org.uk - 529704.jpg|right|thumb|170px| St Mary's Church, site of the Abbey.]]'''Macosquin Abbey''' formally known as ''Clarus Fons ''was a [[Cistercian]] [[Monastery]] in [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforArchaeologicalFieldworkCAF/PDFFileStore/Filetoupload,408736,en.pdf St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin, Co. Londonderry. AE/09/142] Centre for Archaeological fieldwork page 3.</ref><ref>[http://www.cistercensi.info/abbazie/abbazie.php?ab=975&lin=it Macosquin] at cistercensi.info.</ref> The Monastery was located on Abbey Lane, [[Macosquin]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
[[File:St Mary's Church of Ireland, Macosquin - geograph.org.uk - 529704.jpg|right|thumb|170px| St Mary's Church, site of the Abbey.]] |
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'''Macosquin Abbey''' formally known as ''Clarus Fons ''was a [[Cistercian]] [[Monastery]] in [[County Londonderry]], [[Northern Ireland]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforArchaeologicalFieldworkCAF/PDFFileStore/Filetoupload,408736,en.pdf St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin, Co. Londonderry. AE/09/142] Centre for Archaeological fieldwork page 3.</ref><ref>[http://www.cistercensi.info/abbazie/abbazie.php?ab=975&lin=it Macosquin] at cistercensi.info.</ref> The Monastery was located on Abbey Lane, [[Macosquin]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
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The abbey may have owned the [[local church|churches]] at Burt<ref>[http://www.angriananhotel.com/our-hotel/Old-Church-Origins/ The Old Church, Burt ].</ref> and [[Agivey Abbey|Agivey]].<ref>ALL IRELAND SOURCES` NEWSLETTER [http://www.sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080052/http://sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf |date=2015-03-19 }}</ref> |
The abbey may have owned the [[local church|churches]] at Burt<ref>[http://www.angriananhotel.com/our-hotel/Old-Church-Origins/ The Old Church, Burt ].</ref> and [[Agivey Abbey|Agivey]].<ref>ALL IRELAND SOURCES` NEWSLETTER [http://www.sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080052/http://sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf |date=2015-03-19 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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There may have been a [[Monastery|monastic establishment]] in [[Macosquin]] as early as the 6th century, however, |
There may have been a [[Monastery|monastic establishment]] in [[Macosquin]] as early as the 6th century, however, the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of the Clear Springs was founded in 1217 by monks from the [[Morimond Abbey|monastery of Morimond]], a daughter house of [[Citeaux]] in [[France]].<ref>[https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/CentreforArchaeologicalFieldworkCAF/PDFFileStore/Filetoupload,408736,en.pdf "St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin", Centre for Archaeological Research, QUB]</ref> Earlier spellings of the village's name are ''Moycosquin'' and ''Moycoscain''. |
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==Dissolution== |
==Dissolution== |
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By 1539 the abbey had fallen into a state of disrepair. |
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The Abbey site was occupied at the beginning of the 17th century by a [[ulster Plantation|plantation]] of the [[Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors|London Guild of Merchant Taylors]]. While [[Agivey Abbey|Agivey]] was granted to the [[Worshipful Company of Ironmongers|Ironmongers’ Company of London]].<ref>All Ireland Sources` Newsletter [http://www.sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080052/http://sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf |date=2015-03-19 }}</ref> |
The Abbey site was occupied at the beginning of the 17th century by a [[ulster Plantation|plantation]] of the [[Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors|London Guild of Merchant Taylors]]. While [[Agivey Abbey|Agivey]] was granted to the [[Worshipful Company of Ironmongers|Ironmongers’ Company of London]].<ref>All Ireland Sources` Newsletter [http://www.sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319080052/http://sag.org.au/aisnltrs/AISN0307.pdf |date=2015-03-19 }}</ref> |
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The last remains of the Abbey [[Church Building|buildings]] were removed in the 18th century and the [[Church of Ireland|Protestant Church]] of [[Saint Mary]] probably occupies the Abbeys site and may have reused the foundations. Also a Lancet from the 13th century is installed in Saint Mary. |
The last remains of the Abbey [[Church Building|buildings]] were removed in the 18th century and the [[Church of Ireland|Protestant Church]] of [[Saint Mary]] probably occupies the Abbeys site and may have reused the foundations. Also a Lancet from the 13th century is installed in Saint Mary. |
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Revision as of 06:08, 5 September 2019
Macosquin Abbey formally known as Clarus Fons was a Cistercian Monastery in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.[1][2] The Monastery was located on Abbey Lane, Macosquin, Northern Ireland.
The abbey may have owned the churches at Burt[3] and Agivey.[4]
History
There may have been a monastic establishment in Macosquin as early as the 6th century, however, the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of the Clear Springs was founded in 1217 by monks from the monastery of Morimond, a daughter house of Citeaux in France.[5] Earlier spellings of the village's name are Moycosquin and Moycoscain.
Dissolution
By 1539 the abbey had fallen into a state of disrepair. The Abbey site was occupied at the beginning of the 17th century by a plantation of the London Guild of Merchant Taylors. While Agivey was granted to the Ironmongers’ Company of London.[6] The last remains of the Abbey buildings were removed in the 18th century and the Protestant Church of Saint Mary probably occupies the Abbeys site and may have reused the foundations. Also a Lancet from the 13th century is installed in Saint Mary.
List of known Abbots
| Date | Abbott | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1217 | Foundation Abbot not known | Founded by monks of Morimond |
| 1401 | John O’Flannra | Latter became bishop of Derry. |
| 1484 | Raymond O’Donnell | He illegally claimed the abbacy |
| 1484 | Maurice O’Cahan, | a clerk from outside the Abbey appointed abbot. |
| 1505 | Abbot Donough O’Cahan. | was hung illegally[7] |
| 1604 | [8] | Abbey was dissolved |
References
- ^ St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin, Co. Londonderry. AE/09/142 Centre for Archaeological fieldwork page 3.
- ^ Macosquin at cistercensi.info.
- ^ The Old Church, Burt .
- ^ ALL IRELAND SOURCES` NEWSLETTER Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001. Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin", Centre for Archaeological Research, QUB
- ^ All Ireland Sources` Newsletter Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001. Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cistercians Abbeys: MACOSQUIN.
- ^ St Mary’s Glebe, Macosquin, Co. Londonderry. AE/09/142 Centre for Archaeological fieldwork page 3.