2014:128 - Gardens, St Francis Abbey Brewery, Kilkenny

Monitoring of the excavation of a trench for an underground ESB cable was carried out within the grounds of Smithwick’s St Francis Abbey Brewery, Kilkenny City on behalf of Diageo Limited. This work took place from 23 July-5 August 2014.

The route of the ESB trench was extensively disturbed and with the exception of one sherd of medieval pottery all the finds were of 19^th– 20^th-century date. Remnants of a number of walls were identified, many of which appear to correspond with walls depicted on the early OS mapping of the area. Most of the walls were similar in size and construction and date to the 19^th century, with possibly one or two walls dating to the 18^th century.

Courtney Deery Heritage Consultancy, Lynwood House, Ballinteer Road, Dublin 16