Monastery of the Holy Trinity (Walsh)

From Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious, 1854, c. xliv p. 427-8

Monastery of the Holy Trinity was founded about the year 1259 for Augustinian friars by a member of the Talbot family and on the site of the street now called Crow street. This convent was a general college for the brethren of that institute in Ireland. 

AD 1309 Roger was prior and a witness against the knights Templar 

AD 1359 John Babe was prior and vicar general of his order. 

In the thirty fourth of Henry VIII it was granted together with ten houses three orchards and ten gardens in the parish of St Andrew, four acres and a park of six acres near College green, two houses and gardens in Patrick street, three houses and three gardens in the parish of St Michan, and ninety three acres in Tobberboyne, to Walter Tyrrel forever at the annual rent of six shillings Irish.

The friary of St Saviour (Walsh)

From Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious, 1854, c. xliv p. 426-7

The friary of St. Saviour on the north bank of the river Liffey, near the old bridge and now called king's inns. This house was founded between the years 1202 and 1218 by William Mareschall the elder, earl of Pembroke, for the health of his soul and that of his wife. Albinus, bishop of Ferns who exposed the infamies of English ecclesiastics at the synod held in Christ church under John Comyn and Hugh bishop of Ossory being the witnesses of the charter. This house was founded for Cistercians, but the Dominicans coming into Ireland AD 1224, the monks of St Mary's gave it to accommodate them on condition that they should yearly on the feast of the nativity offer a lighted taper at the abbey of St. Mary as an acknowledgment that this monastery did originally belong to the Cistercian order. 

AD 1238 this church was dedicated to St. Saviour. 

AD 1264 Friar John was appointed master of the order.

AD 1281 general chapters of the order were held here.

AD 1304 the church was consumed by an accidental fire.

AD 1308 John le Decer was mayor of Dublin in this year he was remarkably liberal to this monastery. On the sixth day in every week he entertained the friars of this house at his own table.

AD 1309 Richard Balbyn who had been some time minister of this order in Ireland, Philip de Slane, lecturer of the order, and Friar Hugh were appointed commissioners on the trial of the knights Templar. 

AD 1316 on the approach of Edward Bruce with his army the citizens of Dublin destroyed the church of this friary converting its materials to the building of the city walls towards the quay. The king Edward II commanded the mayor and citizens of Dublin to restore the church to its former state.

AD 1328 the lord Arnold Poer, who was accused of heresy, died this year in the castle of Dublin and lay a long time unburied in this monastery.

AD 1361 on St. Maur's day the steeple of this church was destroyed by a violent tempest. 

The last prior Patrick Hay surrendered to the royal commissioners and quitted the monastery. Sir Thomas Cusack was granted its possessions in the county of Meath consisting of one hundred and twenty acres with six messuages and again in the twentieth of Elizabeth the convent with divers properties in the city of Dublin was given to Gerald earl of Ormond forever in free soccage at the yearly rent of 20s Irish money. 

The friars of this house were eminent promoters of literature in those days and in the year 1421 established a school of philosophy and divinity on Usher's island on this occasion it was that they succeeded in erecting a bridge over the Liffey since known as the Old Bridge. The Dominicans of Dublin are now engaged in erecting a new and splendid monastery.

Monastery of St Francis (Walsh)

From Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious, 1854, c. xliv p. 427.

Monastery of St Francis was erected in the year 1235, Ralph le Porter having given the site in that part of the city now called Francis street and King Henry III patronizing the building. 

AD 1293 King Edward I granted a pension of thirty five marcs yearly to the Franciscans of Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Drogheda. 

AD 1308 John le Decer mayor of Dublin built a chapel in this monastery in honor of the Virgin Mary.

AD 1309 Roger de Heton, guardian of the order in Dublin, and Walter de Prendergast, lecturer of the same, were witnesses against the knights Templar. A provincial chapter was held in this year in the monastery of St Francis.

AD 1332 died their generous benefactor John le Decer and was interred in this monastery. 

In the twenty fourth of Henry VIII the convent with its appurtenances, four houses in Francis Street and six acres of meadow near Clondalkin, was granted to Thomas Stephens to be held in capite forever at the annual rent of 2s Irish. The Franciscans are again established in Dublin and have erected a splendid church on Merchant's Quay.

Priory of St John the Baptist (Walsh)

From Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious, 1854, c. xliv p. 425-6

Priory of St John the Baptist was situated without the west gate of the city. Ailred le Palmer about the end of the twelfth century founded this hospital for the sick. John Comyn, the first English archbishop of Dublin, Leonard abbot of St Mary, Simon prior of St Thomas, and Duvenald prior of All Saints, were the witnesses of the act. The founder assumed the office of prior. 

AD 1216 Pope Innocent III granted to Henry the archbishop the patronage of this priory 

AD 1308 John Decer mayor of Dublin built the chapel of St Mary in this hospital 

AD 1322 John Walsh was prior 

AD 1323 John Onextiffe was prior 

AD 1331 Prior William was appointed lord chancellor of Ireland

AD 1542 a pension was granted to Sir Thomas Everard the late prior of fifteen pounds annually. 

In this house was an infirmary which contained fifty beds for the sick. The houses site and possessions together with the priory of St John the Baptist near Drogheda were granted to James Sedgrave, merchant of Dublin, at the yearly rent of 2s 6d, who advanced the sum of 107l 15s 8d to the plunderers.

In the 35th of King Henry VIII this religious house was granted to Maurice, earl of Thomond, at the fine of 14 18s 8d Irish and in the sixth of Edward VI it was granted with houses and lands &c to James Sedgrave forever at the annual rent of fifteen shillings.

Abbey of St. Mary le Hogges, Dublin (Walsh)

From Walsh's History of the Irish Hierarchy: With the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates, and Religious, 1854, c. xliv, pps. 423:

Nunnery of St Mary de Hogges. In the year 1146, Dermot Mac Murchard, king of Leinster, founded this convent for Augustinian nuns in a village called Hogges, adjoining the east end of the city of Dublin. Gregory of Dublin and Malachy primate of Ireland were directors of the building and generous benefactors to it. In the year 1151 the royal founder subjected the cell of Kilclehin in the county of Kilkenny and that of Athaddy in Carlow to this house.

Oighe in the Irish language means a virgin and hence it is likely the village took its name from the nunnery. Into this convent no lady was admitted until she completed her thirtieth year of age. After the arrival of the English in Ireland a plot was formed by the natives against them and many of the English having repaired to this convent, the nuns secreted them. King John so pleased with their exemplary humanity, on coming to Ireland, rebuilt their nunnery and annexed thereto many chapels and livings. The lady abbess Matilda died the 20th of March the year of her decease is not recorded The lady Rossia was abbess. On her death license was granted, April 9th, 1277, to the nuns to proceed to an election. The lady Mary Guidon was the last abbess.

December 1st, sixth of King Edward VI, this abbey with its appurtenances was granted forever to James Sedgrave at the annual rent of eleven shillings and eight pence.