

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Three 13th-century civic churches - New Ross, Thomastown and Gowran
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Illustrated talk at Borris House, Borris, Co Carlow on Wednesday 11th March at 7.30pm:

Title:
Three 13th-century civic churches – New Ross, Thomastown and Gowran – and the advent of Gothic architecture in Ireland
Speaker: Professor Bruce Campbell, MRIA, FBA

The subject:
This talk ought to be of interest to anyone intrigued by the impressive remains of the three great civic parish churches, all dedicated to St Mary, at New Ross, Thomastown and Gowran. Built during the boom years of the first half of the 13th century and all now in the care of the OPW, they were founded and endowed by the heads of the great baronial families of the period, respectively, William Marshal, Thomas Fitz Anthony and three successive Theobald Butlers. Compromised by the Reformation in the 16th century, wrecked by Cromwellian troops in the 17th century, and partially demolished by diocesan architects in the early 19th century, their standing remains nonetheless merit more attention than they customarily receive in the standard architectural histories. In particular, as this talk will explain, in conjunction with other major church-building projects within the region at Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny and Waterford, they occupy a pivotal place in the advent of Gothic architecture in Ireland.

Bruce Campbell is a medieval historian who taught at Queen’s University, Belfast, for forty years. He has lectured and published extensively on the economic and environmental histories of Ireland, Britain and the wider world in the Middle Ages and has a long-standing interest in the architectural history of the period and, in particular, the great church-building boom of the 12th and 13th centuries (the subject of this talk).


Note that a complimentary glass of wine will be offered to those attending.
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Dublin
- **state**: DN
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Borris House
- **lat**: 53.35137
- **long**: -6.46385
- **full address**: Borris House, Borris House, Dodsborough Road, Lucan, County Dublin, K78 DW32, Ireland, Dublin

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- **organizer**: Kilkenny Archaeology (https://allevents.in/org/kilkenny-archaeology/27544484)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Borris House, Borris House, Dodsborough Road, Lucan, County Dublin, K78 DW32, Ireland, Dublin
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Kilkenny Archaeology
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