Priory of Saints Peter and Paul

Newtown, Co. Meath

Associated People

Alexander Balscot, Bishop of Meath

Coordinates:

53.55564324360365, -6.772494895820081

How was it located?

Following the destruction of the original cathedral in 1200, the priory church functioned as the seat of the diocese of Meath.

Sources and Further Reading

Archaeological Inventory of County Meath (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987)

Sites and Monuments Record: ME036-049002-

Contributors

Margaret K. Smith