County: Tipperary Site name: Ursuline Convent, Brittas Road, Thurles
Sites and Monuments Record No.: TN041–042 Licence number: 08E0676
Author: Linda G. Lynch, Aegis Archaeology Ltd, 32 Nicholas Street, Kings Island, Limerick.
Site type: No archaeological significance
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 612731m, N 658822m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.680406, -7.811715
An impact assessment (including testing) was undertaken on this site prior to the proposed construction of a new convent. The site is located within the town of Thurles and to the north-west and within the grounds of the Ursuline Convent (established 1787). The latter is a protected structure, while two other protected structures are located to the south. These are Hayes’ Hotel and Devlin’s Medical Hall. The proposed development is located in the former farmyards of the convent. Extant farmyard buildings were demolished prior to testing.
Five trenches were opened across the site. These varied from 14m to 20m in length. A series of modern drainage features were uncovered in the trenches, as well as the foundation of a modern structure (concrete blocks), and a large volume of modern levelling fill. Nothing of an archaeological nature was uncovered in the trenches.
