Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 14 Nov 1990

Vol. 402 No. 6

Written Answers - Dublin Historic Site.

Nora Owen

Question:

31 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works are responsible for the ruins of the Priory of Grace Dieu, near Blakes Cross, Corduff, County Dublin; and if so, if he will consider commemorating the 800th anniversary of the endowment of this site, in view of the work of the community of nuns in the education of girls in the Dublin area during the Middle Ages.

Minister for Finance (Mr. A. Reynolds)

The ruins of the Priory of Grace Dieu, near Blakes Cross, Corduff, County Dublin are not in the ownership or guardianship of the Commissioners of Public Works.