Duiske Abbey

Duiske Abbey
Graiguenamanagh Abbey
Mainistir an Dubhuisce
Choir window as seen from South East
Duiske Abbey Location within Ireland
52°32′28.15″N 6°57′16.79″W / 52.5411528°N 6.9546639°W / 52.5411528; -6.9546639
Location	Abbey Street, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious institute	Cistercians
Website	Graignamanagh Parish
History
Status	Active as parochial church
Founded	1204
Founder(s)	William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Architecture
Style	English Gothic, gothic, romanesque
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Duiske Abbey
Reference no.	620

Duiske Abbey National Monument, also known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey, is a 13th-century Cistercian monastery situated in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny in Ireland.^[1][2]

Duiske Abbey was founded by William Marshal in 1204 and is one of the first, largest and perhaps the finest of the thirty-four medieval Cistercian monasteries in Ireland. The Abbey is the parish church of Graiguenamanagh town and beautifully dominates the town centre.

The Abbey is located in the valley of the river Barrow, on a site between the main river and the Duiske tributary. The abbey derives its name from the Douskey River Irish: An Dubhuisce, meaning 'Black Water'.^[3]