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Notitlae Templariae.
The subordinate governors of the Order appear to have been styled indiscriminately Preceptors or Commanders ; and their castles or estates Preceptories or Commanderies . These were ( according to Ware and Archdalli at Clontarf , in the county of Dublin , founded in Henry II . ' s reign , as it is supposed by the Nettervilles ; St . Sepulchre , in the city of Dublin or its suburbs , near the place where the Archbishop ' s palace ( nowI believea police barrack ) stands ; Kilsaranin the county of
, , , Louth , founded in the 12 th century by Maud de Lacie ; Kilbarry and Killure , the one about a mile and a half from Waterford , and the other two miles east of that city , in the county of the same name , both founded in the 12 th century , the founders unknown ; Crooke , in the harbour of W aterford , four miles east of the city , founded in the 13 th century by the Baron of Curragmore ; Clonaul , in Tipperary , as also one at Thurlesin the same county , where a castle now standing was
, , according to the tradition of the country , for no record exists , the castle of the Knights Templars ; Teach-TempJe , or Temple House , in the county of Sligo , founded in the time of Henry III . ; Mourne , in the county of Cork , founded in the reign of King John , by Alexander de Sancta Helena ; Killergy , or Killarge , in the county of Carlow , " founded in the reign of King John , by Gilbert de Borard , for Knights Templars , under the invocation of St . John the Baptist ; Kilcloganin the county
, of Wexford , founded in the 13 th century by the family of O'More , which appears to have had a large estate attached to it , from the report made in the thirty-second year of King Henry VIII ., quoted by Archdal ! , page 748 ; and Dundrum . in the county of Down , where is a strong castle , now in ruins , said to have been built by Sir John de Courcy .
All these Commanderies and Preceptories were , together with the Grand Priory of Kilmainham , granted on the abolition of the Order , to the Knights of St . John of Jerusalem , in whose possession they continued till the dissolution of monasteries in the reign of King Henry VIII . It may not be uninteresting to some of your readers , if to this catalogue of the possessions of the Knights Templars , which may enable
some Irish Brethren to give more details about any remains of the Castles or Preceptories than I am able to furnish , I add the account of Archdall , regarding the circumstances which attended the persecution and attempted destruction of the Order in Ireland . "In 1307 , Walter de Ewias , or de Aqua , being Prior , the King ( Edward II . ) transmitted to John Wogan , Justiciary of Ireland , the order made for the suppression of the Knights Templars in England .
on the Wednesday after the feast of the Epiphany , enjoining him to have it executed in Ireland without delay , and before the rumour of what was done in England could reach this kingdom . The mandate was accordingly obeyed , and on the morrow of the Purification the Templars were every where seized . " 1309 . The King , by writ , dated September the 29 th , did further command the said Justiciary to apprehendwithout delayall the
, , Templars that had not yet been seized , and them safely to keep in the Castle of Dublin , together with those who had been before apprehended * " 1311 . On the petition of Henry Danet , or JDe Tanet , the late Master of the Templars , and the other members of that Order , the King , by writ , dated December 4 th , did grant for their support the manors of Kilclogan , Crooke , and Kilbarry . " 1312 . This year , on the morrow of St . Lucia the Virgin , the moon .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notitlae Templariae.
The subordinate governors of the Order appear to have been styled indiscriminately Preceptors or Commanders ; and their castles or estates Preceptories or Commanderies . These were ( according to Ware and Archdalli at Clontarf , in the county of Dublin , founded in Henry II . ' s reign , as it is supposed by the Nettervilles ; St . Sepulchre , in the city of Dublin or its suburbs , near the place where the Archbishop ' s palace ( nowI believea police barrack ) stands ; Kilsaranin the county of
, , , Louth , founded in the 12 th century by Maud de Lacie ; Kilbarry and Killure , the one about a mile and a half from Waterford , and the other two miles east of that city , in the county of the same name , both founded in the 12 th century , the founders unknown ; Crooke , in the harbour of W aterford , four miles east of the city , founded in the 13 th century by the Baron of Curragmore ; Clonaul , in Tipperary , as also one at Thurlesin the same county , where a castle now standing was
, , according to the tradition of the country , for no record exists , the castle of the Knights Templars ; Teach-TempJe , or Temple House , in the county of Sligo , founded in the time of Henry III . ; Mourne , in the county of Cork , founded in the reign of King John , by Alexander de Sancta Helena ; Killergy , or Killarge , in the county of Carlow , " founded in the reign of King John , by Gilbert de Borard , for Knights Templars , under the invocation of St . John the Baptist ; Kilcloganin the county
, of Wexford , founded in the 13 th century by the family of O'More , which appears to have had a large estate attached to it , from the report made in the thirty-second year of King Henry VIII ., quoted by Archdal ! , page 748 ; and Dundrum . in the county of Down , where is a strong castle , now in ruins , said to have been built by Sir John de Courcy .
All these Commanderies and Preceptories were , together with the Grand Priory of Kilmainham , granted on the abolition of the Order , to the Knights of St . John of Jerusalem , in whose possession they continued till the dissolution of monasteries in the reign of King Henry VIII . It may not be uninteresting to some of your readers , if to this catalogue of the possessions of the Knights Templars , which may enable
some Irish Brethren to give more details about any remains of the Castles or Preceptories than I am able to furnish , I add the account of Archdall , regarding the circumstances which attended the persecution and attempted destruction of the Order in Ireland . "In 1307 , Walter de Ewias , or de Aqua , being Prior , the King ( Edward II . ) transmitted to John Wogan , Justiciary of Ireland , the order made for the suppression of the Knights Templars in England .
on the Wednesday after the feast of the Epiphany , enjoining him to have it executed in Ireland without delay , and before the rumour of what was done in England could reach this kingdom . The mandate was accordingly obeyed , and on the morrow of the Purification the Templars were every where seized . " 1309 . The King , by writ , dated September the 29 th , did further command the said Justiciary to apprehendwithout delayall the
, , Templars that had not yet been seized , and them safely to keep in the Castle of Dublin , together with those who had been before apprehended * " 1311 . On the petition of Henry Danet , or JDe Tanet , the late Master of the Templars , and the other members of that Order , the King , by writ , dated December 4 th , did grant for their support the manors of Kilclogan , Crooke , and Kilbarry . " 1312 . This year , on the morrow of St . Lucia the Virgin , the moon .