1227 – St. John’s Castle, Rinndown, Co. Roscommon
Built in 1227 by King Henry III of England,
1230c – Franciscan Monastery, Claregalway, Co. Galway
Probably founded by a Norman lord, John de Cogan in the first half of the 13th century.
1230c – Reginald’s Tower, Waterford
Reginald’s Tower is a circular tower, part of the town’s defences,
1237 – Bamberg Dom, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
A late Romanesque building with four grand towers. Originally founded in 1004 by the emperor Henry II,
1238 – Peterborough Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
Rebuilt in its present form between 1118 and 1238.
1240 – Eglise St-Julien, Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France
This 13th century church was built on the site of an earlier building –
1240 – Ennis Abbey, Co. Clare
The origins of Ennis date back to 1240AD when Donnchadh Caribreach O’Brien helped establish the Franciscan Order in Ennis,
1240 – Greyfriars Abbey, Waterford
Founded by the Franciscans around 1240, only the nave,
1241 – Athenry Abbey, Co. Galway
In 1241, the Dominican Abbey was founded by Meiler de Bermingham,
1245 – St. Francis Abbey, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Franciscans came to Ireland in around 1226, and St Francis’s Abbey was founded sometime between 1231 April 1234.
