Black Abbey

Black Abbey
Church and Priory of the Most Blessed Trinity, Black Abbey, Kilkenny
An Mhainistir Dhubh
Black Abbey, Kilkenny in 2018
Black Abbey
52°39′15″N 7°15′28″W / 52.65417°N 7.25778°W / 52.65417; -7.25778
Location	Abbey Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Religious institute	Dominicans
Website	dominicans.ie
History
Status	Active
Founded	1225
Founder(s)	William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Architecture
Style	Norman, Gothic
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, (an Mhainistir Dhubh in irish), Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Black Abbey was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland.^[1]

The history of the Black Abbey is marked by several reversals of fortune under different governments.