▁is ▁a ▁large ▁g oth ic ▁church ▁which ▁domin ates ▁the ▁town ▁centre ▁in ▁Gra ig uen aman agh . ▁The ▁ab bey ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁river ▁D uis ke ▁or ▁D ú b h ▁U isce ▁which ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁river ▁Bar row ▁which ▁also ▁flows ▁through ▁this ▁town . ▁Original ▁floor ▁t iles ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁building ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ab bey ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁g oth ic ▁and ▁roman es que ▁architecture . ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Kil ken ny , ▁founded ▁ 1 2 2 5 , ▁is ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁ab bey ▁with ▁two - bay ▁double - height ▁lean - to ▁lower ▁a is le ▁to ▁south . ▁It ▁was ▁extended , ▁c . ▁ 1 3 2 5 , ▁with ▁four - bay ▁double - height ▁tr anse pt ▁to ▁south ▁having ▁four - bay ▁double - height ▁lean - to ▁lower ▁a is le ▁to ▁west . ▁ ▁K ells ▁Pri ory ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁medieval ▁historic ▁monuments ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Monument ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁guard ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁Public ▁Works . ▁The ▁pri ory ▁is ▁scen ically ▁situated ▁alongside ▁King ' s ▁River , ▁about ▁fifteen ▁kilometres ▁south ▁of ▁Kil ken ny . ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁most ▁striking ▁feature ▁is ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁medieval ▁tower ▁houses ▁spac ed ▁at ▁intervals ▁along ▁and ▁within ▁walls ▁which ▁enc lose ▁a ▁site ▁of