List of monastic houses in Ireland
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List of monastic houses in Ireland is a catalogue of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Ireland
Overview
Article layout
The list is presented alphabetically by County. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.
Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.
Formal Name or Dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Alternative Names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.
Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.
In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers) are included. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.
Abbreviations and Key
Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) |
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List of Houses by County
Northern Ireland
County Antrim
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Aghnakilla Monastery | supposed early monastery dissolved before 11th century | Achad-cinn; Achad-na-cille; Aughnakeely |
54°54′34″N 6°23′41″W / 54.9094°N 6.3948°W (approx) | |
Antrim Monastery | Gaelic monks possibly founded by St Comgall of Bangor; plundered 824; plundered 1018; destroyed 1147 |
Oen-truib; Aen-truib; Aentreb; Aontruibh; Eantrobh; Oentrebh |
[1] 54°43′26″N 6°12′32″W / 54.7240°N 6.2089°W | |
Ardclinis Friary | tradition of house of Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — evidence lacking | |||
Armoy Monastery | supposed early monastery, founded by St Oclan; dissolved before 11th century |
Airthir-maige; Domnach-; Ethirmoy |
55°08′05″N 6°18′38″W / 55.1347182°N 6.3106157°W | |
Ballycastle Friary | building called 'abbey', apparently built 1612 by Randal Mac Donnell, Earl of Antrim; standing until the Reformation; probably Bonamargy Friary (v. infra) |
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Ballyprior Priory | Premonstratensian Canons — from Woodburn (community founded at Woodburn before 1326); transferred here 1542-3; dissolved after 1565 |
Magee Island Priory | 54°50′00″N 5°44′22″W / 54.8332679°N 5.7394016°W (approx) | |
Bonamargy Friary, Ballycastle | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1500 (c.1475) by Rory MacQuillan, Lord of Reute (or Mac Donell); dissolved 1584: burned (1589); granted to the descendants of the founder Franciscan Friars, First Order Regular repaired & re-occupied at the petition of Father Conor Mac a'Bhaird, as a rest centre for missionaries 1626-1642, restored 1931; (NM) |
Bunanmargaigh | [2] 55°12′07″N 6°13′52″W / 55.202°N 6.231°W | |
Carrickfergus Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Dryburgh; priory founded before c.1183; raised to abbey status 1212; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) |
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Carrickfergus Friary # | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1232-48 by Hugh Lacy, Earl of Ulster; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1497; dissolved 1540; restored by Queen Mary 1557; friars expelled 1560; granted to Sir Edmund Fitzgerald, who assigned it to Sir Arthur Chichester, who built a castle on site 1610; used as a munitions store, rebuilt as Joymount House 1618; new house built by friars 1626 |
Carrac-fergusa; Cragfargas; Gracfergos; Grafergosensis |
54°42′56″N 5°48′19″W / 54.7154476°N 5.8053732°W | |
Church Island Monastery, Lough Beg | 54°47′24″N 6°29′05″W / 54.7899659°N 6.4847527°W | |||
Church Island Abbey, Lough Beg | ||||
Cluain Monastery | supposed early monastery founded by St Oclan; dissolved before 11th century; protestant church built on site |
Kilcluain; Cell-chluaine |
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Connor Monastery | church probably founded early 6th century by Mac Nissi (St Macnisse) (Oengus or Coemahan Breac); episcopal diocesan cathedral; diocese united with Down 1453 |
Coinnere; Condere; Coinnee |
54°48′26″N 6°12′45″W / 54.8072928°N 6.2123866°W | |
Culfeightrin Monastery | supposed early monastery founded 5th century by St Patrick; dissolved before 11th century |
Culechtrann; Kilfeutre |
55°10′54″N 6°12′45″W / 55.1817148°N 6.2125393°W (approx) | |
Drumeeny Monastery | supposed early monastery early monastic site, monks; founded 5th century by St Patrick, who left bishop Enan in charge; dissolved before 11th century |
Druim-findich; Druim-indeich |
55°10′35″N 6°18′00″W / 55.176371°N 6.3001129°W (approx) | |
Druim la Croix Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Dryburgh; founded before c.1250; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) |
Druin la Croix; White Abbey |
54°40′19″N 5°54′26″W / 54.67196°N 5.9072797°W (approx) | |
Drumtullagh Monastery | grange founded 5th century by St Patrick | Telagh-Ceneoil-Oingusa; Tulach |
[4] 55°09′31″N 6°23′35″W / 55.1585384°N 6.3931812°W (approx) | |
Dundesert Monastery | early monastic site, monks | 54°38′29″N 6°11′28″W / 54.6413352°N 6.1912036°W (approx) | ||
Dunseverick Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded 5th century by St Patrick; first taken by Norsemen 871; destroyed 926 |
Dun-sebuirgi; Dun-sobairche |
55°14′14″N 6°26′30″W / 55.2372273°N 6.4415985°W (approx) | |
Glenarm Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1465 by Robert Bissett, cousin of Robert Bissett, Provincial of the Third Order in Ireland; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Alexander MacDonnell, ancestor to the Earl of Antrim; site now occupied by St. Patrick's C.I. church |
Gleann-arm | 54°58′05″N 5°57′16″W / 54.9681597°N 5.9545549°W | |
Glynn Monastery | early monastic site monks; church founded 5th century by St Patrick |
Glinn Glenn-Fineachta; Glenn-Indechta |
54°49′21″N 5°49′11″W / 54.8226256°N 5.819672°W (approx) | |
Inispollan Monastery | early monastic site, monks in existence 5th century, in the time of St Patrick |
Inis-pollen | 55°07′19″N 6°05′43″W / 55.1220175°N 6.0952638°W (approx) | |
Inver Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1500 by a Scottish nobleman, Phelim O'Neil; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth? also erroneously given as Inver, Co. Donegal; granted to James V. Claneboys |
54°50′51″N 5°50′24″W / 54.8475191°N 5.8399669°W (approx) | ||
Kells Abbey | purportedly founded before 514 (in the time of St Macnise); apparently a hermitage by 828 of Ceallach mac Condmaigh, anchorite of Disirt Ceallaigh (possible confusion with same place name in Co. Galway); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded after 1140; destroyed 1316 by Edward Bruce; rebuilt early 15th century?; dissolved 1 February 1542, surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII; extant remains on site of textile factory |
St Mary; The Augustinian monastery of Saint John the Baptist (1415) Disert Abbey; de Diserto fonte-Conneri; Ceneles |
54°48′35″N 6°13′14″W / 54.809795°N 6.2204277°W (approx) | |
Kilboedain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, monks church founded by St Boedan, abbot |
Cell-baedain; Cell-buadain; Kilscoba; possibly Ballywodan in Ardquin, or Ballibodan; Eiloseoba |
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Kilroot Monastery | early monastic site, founded in or after 412 by St Colman who was sent by St Ailbe of Emly | Cell-ruaid; Cell-ruad |
54°43′46″N 5°45′42″W / 54.7295402°N 5.7617283°W (approx) | |
Lambeg Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1500 by Phelim O'Neil (or M'Donnell); dissolved before 1572, probably destroyed by O'Neil to prevent use as a fort by the English |
Lambegg Friary; Limbeg Friary |
[5] 54°31′55″N 6°01′01″W / 54.5318997°N 6.0170367°W | |
Layd Friary | tradition of church now ruined belonging to Franciscan Friars purportedly founded by the sept of McFall (Macfaull) evidence lacking; also suggested as nuns or Dominican Friars |
Lead; Lede; Port Obe |
[6] 55°05′31″N 6°03′00″W / 55.0920371°N 6.0500161°W | |
Linally Monastery | erroneous reference to Lynally, Co. Offaly | |||
Linn Monastery | early monastic site, nuns | |||
Magheramorne Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded by St Patrick |
Domnach-mor-maige-damoerna | 54°48′49″N 5°46′03″W / 54.8136736°N 5.7675258°W | |
Massereene Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1500 by Phelim O'Neil; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, Baron of Belfast 1621 |
Mas-a-rioghna; Masraona; Masseryne; Masevin |
[7] 54°42′30″N 6°13′43″W / 54.7083433°N 6.2286093°W (approx) | |
Muckamore Monastery # | Gaelic monks founded 585? (550) By St Colman Elo |
Mag-comair; Moccumur; Mocmur; Mucimore; Muckmore; Mugcomuir |
[8] 54°42′05″N 6°11′20″W / 54.7014569°N 6.1888905°W | |
Muckamore Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded before 1185; dissolved 1540-1; granted to the Longford family 1639; thatched house built on site 17th century replaced by house built and landscaped gardens before 1833, extant, without public access | |||
Portglenone Abbey Church * | Cistercian monks, O.C.S.O. | Abbey of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Portglenone; | [9] 54°52′13″N 6°28′31″W / 54.8703363°N 6.4753522°W | |
Portmuck 'Abbey' | Cistercian monks apparently a grange of Inch |
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Rams Island Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded before 1056? by Gormgal? |
Inis-darcairgrenn in Loch-n-Echach; Lann-Abhaid; Inisgatden |
54°35′06″N 6°18′20″W / 54.5850996°N 6.305546°W | |
Rashee Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick | Raith-sithe; Rath-sithe |
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Rath-easpuic-innic Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick | |||
Rathlin Monastery | attempted foundation c.546 by St Comgal of Bangor thwarted when driven away by armed men; church of Rechrann (identified as Rathlin[notes 1]) founded 635 by Segene, Abbot of Iona; burned by Norsemen 795; Reachru (identified as Rathlin[notes 2]) plundered 1038; possession of the island gained by Earl of Essex, Lord Deputy, 1558 |
Reachrain; Raghera; Rachlainn; Rachlin; Rachlin Island; Raghlin |
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Rathmore Monastery | suggested to be Ratheaspuicinnic,[notes 3] an early fortress[notes 4] | |||
Serade Kaill and Bedamegcan Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1445, Archdeacon of Connor appointed to license the building of a monastery by Eugenius IV; dissolved ? |
Bademeghcadab Straid Friary? |
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Templepatrick Preceptory # | town said to be named for a Knights Hospitaller foundation — evidence lacking | Villa Hugonis de Logan | ||
Woodburn Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Dryburgh, Scotland; founded before 1326 (1242), by John de Courcy, in succession to Carrickfergus and Druim la Croix (v. supra); dissolved 1 March 1542 [sic] (1542-3), surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII; canons transferred to Ballyprior; partly demolished after 1558; site now occupied by Carrickfergus Industrial Centre |
The Holy Trinity; St Mary; Goodborn Priory |
[10] 54°42′29″N 5°50′12″W / 54.7081928°N 5.8366895°W |
County Armagh
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Armagh Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1126, consecrated by Archbishop Cellach 1126; refounded 1134; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted c.1140 at the instigation of St Malachy; dissolved 1562; re-established |
SS Peter and Paul | ||
Armagh Blackfriars | suggested community of Dominican Friars purportedly founded c.1264 by Patrick O'Scanlon; evidence lacking |
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Armagh Priory of Culdees | Culdees founded before 779 |
Ard-macha Altum Machae; Emain-Macha; Druim Saillech |
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Armagh Temple-na-Ferta ?Abbey | Gaelic nuns founded 5th century by St Patrick; Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? apparently refounded c.1144?; dissolved 1562?; granted to Francis Annesley, Esq. by King James 1618 |
Temple Fortagh | ||
Armagh Temple Brigid ?Priory | Gaelic nuns dependent on Temple-na-Ferta founded 5th century by St Patrick; Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? apparently refounded c.1144?; dissolved 1562? |
Templebreed Priory | ||
Armagh Friary # | Franciscan Friars founded 1263/4-1551 by Archbishop Patrick O’Scannail; dissolved 1542, though some religious life continued; the buildings were used for welfare purposes later in the 16th century; ruinous by 1600 |
54°20′38″N 6°39′11″W / 54.3439526°N 6.6531836°W | ||
Ballymyre Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick,[notes 5] possibly Tehallan, Co. Monaghan[notes 6] | Baile-mac-maier; Ballymoyer; Tech-talain?; Tahellen? |
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Creggan | Franciscan Friars, First Order — place of refuge | Cregan | ||
Derrynoose Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by Mochua of Dairinis; later Culdees of Armagh also suggested to be located in Co. Cavan[notes 7] |
Dairinis; Derinish; Derenoyse; Toaghy |
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Eglish Monastery | early monastic site; remains of two high crosses on site[notes 8] | Eglais | 54°23′39″N 6°45′35″W / 54.3941492°N 6.7597248°W | |
Killevy Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular actually Killeenbrenan, Co. Mayo — the house at Killevy being a convent of nuns |
Kilslere Friary | ||
Killevy Abbey | Gaelic nuns (community founded c.484 at Faughart; transferred to Beg-erin, Co. Wexford) transferred from Beg-erin: founded c.500 (517) by St Moninna (Darerca); Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? refounded after 1171? Church of Ireland church built on site |
Cell Sleibe Cuilin; Cell-shleibe; Cell-shleibe-mor-Cuillin; Mons-Cuillinn; Kilsleve; Belslebhe; Killeavy |
[11] 54°08′14″N 6°24′33″W / 54.1371511°N 6.4092696°W | |
Kill-unche Monastery | founded by St Nectan in reg. Conalliae Murthemhne, possibly located in Co. Armagh | |||
Kilmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Mochta burned 749; also identified as Kilmore, Co. Monaghan; Church of Ireland church built on site |
Cellmor-einer; Cellmor-muighe-emhir; Cellmor-Ua-Niallain; Cellmor-inir; Cellmor-Aedhan; Kilmore Aedhan; cell-mor; Cella Magna?; Lismor?; Killmor-Aedhan? |
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Kilnasaggart monastery # | site occupied by the Kilnasaggart Stone | |||
Seagoe Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St. Gobhan, abbot | Suidhe Gobha; Tech-da-Gobha; Tegh-da-Gobha |
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Straidbail-Loyse Friary | given as friary of Franciscans founded 1282; probable mistaken reference to Stradbally, Co. Laois |
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Tech-fethgnai Monastery | early monastic site, possibly a cell near Armagh monastery, founded by Mael-muire, erenagh | |||
Tynan Abbey | File:TynanAbbey.jpg | Gaelic monks founded before 1072; mansion named 'Fairview' built on site; remodelled in the monastic-gothic style, was always a private home |
Tiudhnidha; Tuidnigha |
54°19′52″N 6°49′23″W / 54.331°N 6.823°W |
County Down
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Achad-chail Monastery | early monastic site, founded by 5th century | |||
Ardicinise Monastery | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Hugh Burgo, local tradition of such a foundation, — evidence lacking; probably Hollywood, v. infra, (Ard-micnascai being the Irish name for Hollywood) |
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Ard-mic-nascai Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 640 by St Laiseran; Holywood Priory (v. infra) built on site |
Ard-mac-Croisk; Ard-mic-nascai; Ardnicise? |
54°38′35″N 5°49′52″W / 54.6431541°N 5.8311098°W | |
Bangor Abbey | Gaelic monks founded 555 or 559 by St Comgall; Augustinian Canons Regular — from Armagh refounded after 1123-4 by St Malachy; destroyed 1127 during local conflicts c.1140, causing the departure of Malachy and many of his disciples, settling at Ibracense; dissolved 1539; assertion of refounding as a Franciscan house is a misinterpretation; site now incorporated into CI church |
Beannchor; Bennchor; Vallis Angelorum; White Choir |
54°39′20″N 5°40′29″W / 54.6556693°N 5.6747936°W | |
Bright Monastery | early monastic site, founded by 540 | Mrechtan; Breatain; Brich; Inreathan |
54°16′33″N 5°40′06″W / 54.2757772°N 5.6684483°W (approx) | |
Burren | Dominican Friars — from Newtownards — place of refuge, apparently after the Restoration | |||
Castleboy Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded 1198 by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved c.1414; leased 1584 to George Alexander |
St John-in-Ards; St John-in-Ardee; St Johnston; St Johnstowne; Castle-Buy |
54°16′31″N 5°40′05″W / 54.275276°N 5.6680192°W (approx) | |
Cill-mBian Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly located in Co. Down, founded before 584 by Fergus, Bishop of Down | |||
Clonduff Monastery | early monastic site | Cluain daim | 54°11′44″N 6°08′38″W / 54.1955475°N 6.1437534°W (approx) | |
Comber Abbey # | Cistercian monks — from Whitland founded 25 January 1200 by Brien Catha Dun on the site of earlier monastery (see immediately below); dissolved 1543; granted to James Hamilton, Viscount Clandeboy; assigned to Lord Ardes; site now occupied by St Mary's C.I. church |
Comar; Domnach-combair; Comerer; Cumber; Cunbyr |
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Comber monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick | |||
Donnaghmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded mid-5th century by St Mac-Erc | Domnach-mor-maige-cobha | 54°14′38″N 6°13′59″W / 54.2439085°N 6.2329637°W (approx) | |
Downpatrick Monastery # | early monastic site, traditionally founded 6th century by St Patrick on the dun or ráth on which the CI cathedral now stands | Dun-da-lethglas; Dun-Celtair; Dun |
54°19′40″N 5°43′16″W / 54.3278839°N 5.7211573°W | |
Downpatrick Friary # | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1240 (before 1243) by Hugh de Lacy, Earl of Ulster; burnt 1316; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1567?; expelled by English protestants 1569; returned 1570; expelled again later; destroyed by the English, church retained as a courthouse; another house built for the convent in the vicinity 1627 (see immediately below) |
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Downpatrick Observant Friary # | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1627 in the vicinity of the earlier friary (see immediately above); dissolved 1650s |
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Downpatrick, St John's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1138 by Malachi O'Morgair; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; incorporated in Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare |
probably St John the Evangelist, though given as St John the Baptist (confusion with Cruciferi priory) ____________________ Monastery of the Irish; Monaster-Grellach |
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Downpatrick, St Thomas the Martyr's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1183 by John de Courcy, granted by him to the prior and canons of Carlisle; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare 1541 |
St Thomas the Martyr ____________________ Toberglory |
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Downpatrick Cruciferi Priory | Fratres Cruciferi founded before 1200 by John de Courcy; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare |
St John the Baptist ____________________ The Priory of the English |
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Downpatrick Priory | Cistercian or Benedictine nuns convent founded before 1200? purportedly by the Bagnal family; ruinous by 1513; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513 |
The Nunnery of the Blessed Mary | ||
Dromore Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1637; dissolved c.1717 |
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Dromore Monastery + | early monastic site, founded 6th century? (c.513) by St Mocholmog (Colman); episcopal diocesan cathedral 1192?, extant |
Druim-mor-mocholmog | [14] 54°24′53″N 6°09′06″W / 54.4146743°N 6.151705°W | |
Drumbo Abbey | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick?; plundered by Connor, son of Artgal M'Lochlin 1130 |
Druim-bo | 54°31′00″N 5°57′37″W / 54.5166466°N 5.9601618°W | |
Dundrum Preceptory | Knights Templar castle purportedly built 1183 by John de Courcy; in their possession until 1313; granted to the prior of Down |
[15] 54°15′43″N 5°50′42″W / 54.2618692°N 5.8449696°W | ||
Erenagh Abbey | Savignac monks — from Furness founded 1127 by Niall Mac Dunlevi, King of Ulster; Cistercian monks orders merged 1147-8; destroyed by John de Courcy 1177; transferred to Inch 1177 |
Erynagh; Ernes; Urney; Carig; Carrig; Carricke |
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Grey Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Holmcultram founded 25 August 1193 by Africa, wife of John de Courcy; dissolved 1 February 1541; granted to English colonists by Elizabeth I; burnt by Sir Brian O'Neill 1572 to prevent the colonists seeking shelter there; rebuilt and served for a time as a parish church |
Jugum Dei; Monaster-Liath; Leigh |
54°32′13″N 5°33′18″W / 54.5370032°N 5.5549235°W | |
Holywood Priory | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular built on site of Ard-mic-nascai Monastery (v. supra); Holywood (Ard Mhic Nasca in Irish) was named Sanctus Boscus ("Holy Wood") by the Normans after the woodland surrounding the monastery |
Ard-mac-Croisk; Ard-mic-nascai; Ardnicise?; de Sacro Bosco ("Holy Wood") |
54°38′35″N 5°49′53″W / 54.64312°N 5.83126°W | |
Inch Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Furness founded 1180 (or 1188) by John de Courcy, on the site of an earlier monastery (see immediately below), replacing the monastery at Carig (Erenagh) which he destroyed; dissolved 1541 |
Iniscourcey; Inis-courcey; Insula Curcii |
54°19′58″N 05°44′00″W / 54.33278°N 5.73333°W | |
Inch Monastery | early monastic site, foundation and founder unknown; plundered by Sitric and Norsemen 1001; plundered 1149 |
Inis-cumbscraigh; Inis; Egnis; | ||
Kilclief Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Patrick; plundered and burned 935; annexed to Down see 1034 |
Cell-clethi; Cell-cleithe; Kyleleth |
54°20′03″N 5°32′51″W / 54.3342078°N 5.5474701°W | |
Killinchy Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-insi; Killiny |
54°28′17″N 5°40′42″W / 54.4714992°N 5.6782761°W (approx) | |
Kilmbian Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly located in Co. Down, founded before 584 by Fergus, Bishop of Down | Cell-biain; Cill-m-Bian; Cill-biein; Kil-m-bian |
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Kiltonga Monastery | cell, unknown order, foundation or founder; referred to as the chapel of Kilarneid |
Killarneid | 54°35′57″N 5°43′10″W / 54.5991863°N 5.7195146°W (approx) | |
Maghera Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 567 by St Domangard, Bishop, disciple of St Patrick | Machaire-ratha | [17] 54°14′17″N 5°53′51″W / 54.2381057°N 5.8974614°W | |
Magheralin Monastery | early monastic site; occupied by remains of 15th-century church |
Lann-mocholmoc; | 54°27′59″N 6°15′38″W / 54.4664921°N 6.2605369°W | |
Moneyscalp Friary | Dominican Friars — from their place of refuge at Burren, (supra) | |||
Movilla Abbey | early monastic site, founded before 579 by St Finnian of Moville; burnt by Norsemen 825; revived by St Malachy after 1124; Augustinian Canons Regular refounded after 1135?; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? adopted after 1140; dissolved 1542; site occupied by 13th-15th-century church |
Moville; Magbile; Maghbille; Mable; Mainbile; Moybily |
54°35′35″N 5°41′20″W / 54.593°N 5.689°W | |
Nendrum Monastery, Mahee Island (Strangford Lough) | Patrician monks from 6th century by St Patrick; burned 10th century |
Oendruim; Aonagh-urmuman; Oinach-urmuman; Nenddrum; Noindrum; Noendoma; Mahee Island |
[18] 54°29′53″N 5°38′53″W / 54.498°N 5.648°W | |
Nendrum Priory | Benedictine monks cell, dependent on St Bees founded 1179 by John de Courcy, who granted land to St Bees (dependent on St Mary's, York), on site of earlier monastery (see immediately above); confirmed to York 1222; disposed of by Henry de Horton 1288; dissolved before 1298; monks probably resided at Templepatrick 13th century; by 1306 a parish church, abandoned 15th century | |||
Newry Abbey | possible foundation of Patrician monks possible Benendictine monks founded before 1148? Cistercian monks — from Mellifont founded 1153 by Maurice MacLaughlin, King of Ireland; confirmation of possessions granted 1538 to become a secular collegiate church; surrendered 10 August 1550; granted to Sir Nicholas Bagnall, Marshall of the Army April 1552; chapel on site until c.1744 and abbot’s house apparentlyconverted into a private residence; site was cleared end of 18th century for the construction of the modern town; a stone carved with a cross in low relief incorporated into the walls of McCann’s bakery, currently on monastic site |
St Benedict ____________________ Ibhar-cinntrachta; Iubhair-cinntrachta; Mainister-iubhair; Monaster-de-viride-ligno; Viride Lignum; Nivory; Nyvery |
[19][20] 54°10′25″N 6°20′17″W / 54.1735518°N 6.3381889°W | |
Newry — St Catherine's Priory * | Dominican Friars extant |
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Newtownards Priory | Dominican Friars founded 1244, purportedly by the Savage family[notes 9] or William de Burgo[notes 10] — evidence lacking for either;[notes 11] dissolved February 1541, surrendered by the prior, Patrick O'Doran; granted to Sir Thomas Smith by Elizabeth I; burned by O'Neill of Clandeboye 1572 to prevent use as a fort by the English; reroofed by Lord Montgomery for use by Protestants |
St Colmcille ____________________ Baile-nua-na-airde; Baile-nudh-airde; Villanova; Newton |
54°35′28″N 5°41′32″W / 54.591088°N 5.692157°W | |
Portaferry Monastery # | site thought to be now occupied by two small churches | |||
Raholp Monastery | early monastic site, founded purportedly by St Patrick | Raith-colpthai; Cell-colptha; Kilcholpa |
54°21′16″N 5°38′09″W / 54.3543717°N 5.6357108°W (approx) | |
Rathmullan | Knights Hospitaller possible camera or frankhouse, hospital or hospice, limb of Castleboys |
Rath-mullin; Rath-molyn |
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St Andrews in Ards Priory | Benedictine monks alien house: dependent on Stogursey, Somerset and Lonlay Abbey, France; founded after 1183 by John de Courcy; became denizen:independent from 1356; dissolved c.1543?; granted by James I, to the Protestant Bishop of Armagh |
Black Abbey; Blackabbey; Mainister Dubh |
[22] 54°31′27″N 5°31′25″W / 54.5241836°N 5.5235449°W (approx) | |
Slieve Donard Monastery | early monastic site, founded before c.506, possibly by Domangart, son of Echaid | Sliab-domhanghairt; Sliab-domhanghairt-slange; Salanga; Raith-murbuilcc |
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Stokes Priory | duplication of St Andrews in Ards[notes 12] | |||
Tamlacht-meenan Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 627 | Tamlachta Umhail | ||
Tullyhoa Abbey | order, foundation and founder unknown; ruins purported to be the remains of an abbey |
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Tullylish Monastery # | early monastic site, founded by St Bearnasga of Tulach-lis; mistakenly identified as Tyllylease (Co. Cork); remains excavated in the vicinity of the ruined parochial church (abandoned 1861, replaced by new church built to the west) |
Telach-liss | [23] 54°22′29″N 6°20′06″W / 54.3745983°N 6.335044°W |
County Fermanagh
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Aghalurcher Monastery | early monastic site, founded 8th century by St Ronan, son of Aedh Dubh | Achad-urchaire Achad-lurchaire |
54°14′04″N 7°27′06″W / 54.2345000°N 7.4518000°W | |
Aghavea Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century (about the time of St Molaise of Devenish) by Lasair of Achad-beithe | Achad-beithe | 54°17′34″N 7°25′30″W / 54.2926973°N 7.4249067°W (approx) | |
Aredmuilt Monastery | early monastic site, probably Derryvullan | Ariodmuilt | ||
Boho Monastery | early monastic site | Botha | 54°20′59″N 7°47′45″W / 54.3497°N 7.7957°W (approx) | |
Davy's Island Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular cell of Lisgoole; ruined wall purported to be remains of the cell |
Inishmore | [24] 54°28′55″N 7°46′45″W / 54.4818289°N 7.779048°W (approx) | |
Derrybrusk Monastery | Daire-broscaidh; Aireach-brosca; Daerybrosca; Seanadh; Belle Isle |
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Devenish Island Abbey, Lough Erne | Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from SS Peter & Paul, Armagh founded 1130, adjacent to Culdees house (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Armagh after 1140; burnt 1157; burnt 1360; apparently dependent on Clogher 1427; dissolved after 1600; deserted 1607 |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Devenish Island St Laserian's parish and collegiate church (1457) ____________________ Devenish Island Priory; Daiminis; Daminis; Inis-na-nDam |
54°22′12″N 7°39′17″W / 54.3700981°N 7.654758°W | |
Devenish Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 564 or 571 by St Molaise (Laisre) Culdees from 10th century |
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Gola Priory | Dominican Friars founded after 1660 by Fr John MacManus, obtaining land from Lord Enniskillen |
The Priory of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ____________________ Gaula |
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Iniseo Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 777 by St Constans | Ins-eo; Inisionois in Lough Erne; Eonois |
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Inishmacsaint Monastery, Lough Erne | founded 6th century by Saint Ninnidh Láimhdhearg | Inis-maige-samh, Island of the Sorrel Plain | 54°26′08″N 7°44′43″W / 54.435556°N 7.745278°W | |
Inisrocha Monastery, Lough Erne | early monastic site, listed as an abbey | |||
Kilcoo Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick?; remains of high cross |
St Patrick? | [25] 54°22′34″N 8°03′27″W / 54.3760862°N 8.0575482°W (approx) | |
Kiltierney Monastery | early monastic site?; Cistercian monks grange |
Cell-tighernaigh; Kilternan |
54°30′43″N 7°39′29″W / 54.5119515°N 7.6579205°W | |
Kinawley Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 563 | Cell-naale; Kilnaile |
54°13′35″N 7°39′07″W / 54.2263642°N 7.6518212°W (approx) | |
Lisgoole Abbey # | founded 1106? built on site of early monastery (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1145 by Mc'Noellus Mackenlef, King of Ulaid; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? possibly adopted between 1140 and 1148 at the behest of St Malachy; became ruinous, dissolved 1583 (c.1580); Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1580-3; dissolved 1598, friars expelled; refounded at another location 1616-ante1811 |
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Mary, Lisgoole | 54°12′43″N 7°29′49″W / 54.212°N 7.497°W (approx) | |
Lisgoole Monastery # | early monastic site; site later occupied by Augustinian priory (see immediately above) |
The monastery of Saint Aid, Lisgoole; ____________________ Lissgabail; Leasa-gobail; Lisgobhail; Lis-gamhail; Lis-gevail; Lis-govel | ||
Magheracross Monastery | apparent early monastic site, Culdee | Machaire-na-croise | 54°12′43″N 7°29′49″W / 54.212°N 7.497°W (approx) | |
Pubble Monastery | early monastic site | Popull; Pobul; Chappell of Popull; Collidea |
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Rossory Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded before 480 by St Fanchea; church of St Fuinche founded 1084; hospital or hospice founded c.1371? |
Ros-airthir; Ros-oirthir |
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Tivealough Friary | purportedly Franciscan Friars evidence lacking; medieval ruins described as 'abbey or church' |
Tievaelough; Tivea Lough; Magheramanagh |
[26] 54°29′18″N 8°02′05″W / 54.4883351°N 8.0347829°W (approx) | |
White Island Monastery? | attempts made to identify this location as being Eo-inis monastery |
County Londonderry
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Aghadowey Monastery # | early monastic site; hospital of St Gowry 1603 |
Achad-dubthaigh; Achedoffey |
55°01′49″N 6°40′53″W / 55.0304009°N 6.6814955°W (approx) | |
Aghanloo Monastery | early monastic site; under erenaghs until 16th century |
Ath-luga; Ath-longe; Allowa |
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Agivey Monastery | early monastic site; purportedly founded 7th century by St Guar of Aghadowey; Cistercian monks grange of Macosquin |
Augheve | 55°02′40″N 6°35′51″W / 55.0444723°N 6.5974834°W (approx) | |
Ballymagrorty Monastery (Derry Diocese) | early monastic site,founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Baile-meg-robhartaig; Baile-megrabhartaigh |
55°05′41″N 6°39′49″W / 55.0946007°N 6.6635672°W | |
Ballynascreen Monastery | early monastic site,founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Scrin-coluim-cille | 54°40′49″N 7°06′41″W / 54.6802327°N 7.1114159°W | |
Banagher Monastery | early monastic site, traditionally founded 11th century? by St Muriedbach O'Heney; under erenaghs until early 17th century |
Bennchor; Bangoria |
54°53′19″N 6°58′23″W / 54.8884889°N 6.9730569°W | |
Bovevagh Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 575 by St Colmcille; oratory burned 1100; under erenaghs until 17th century |
Both-mheidhbhe; Both-medhbha |
54°57′33″N 6°56′44″W / 54.9591207°N 6.9455911°W | |
Camus Monastery | early monastic site, founded before c.580; under erenaghs until 16th/17th century |
Camas; Cambos; Camsa |
55°05′37″N 6°40′44″W / 55.0936059°N 6.6789194°W | |
Church Island Monastery, Lough Beg | early monastic site; plundered by Ulidians 1129; under erenaghs until early 17th century |
St Mochonna (possibly St Mochonna of Killyman) ____________________ Inistaiti; InisTeda; Ballyscullion |
54°47′24″N 6°29′05″W / 54.7899946°N 6.4847811°W | |
Coleraine Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177; demolished 1214 when castle was built |
Cuil Raithin; Cul-rathain; Colran; Bannin; Killowen |
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Coleraine Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1244; Dominican Friars, Regular Observant reformed 1484; dissolved 1543 |
St Mary | ||
Cumber Monastery | early monastic site, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick; under secular erenaghs until early 17th century | Combior; Camer; Commyr |
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Derry Monastery | early monastic site, traditionally founded c. 546 by St Colmcille, but probably c.590 by Fiachra mac Ciárain mac Ainmerech mac Sétna; St Augustine's CI Church or St Columb's Church are cited as alternative possible locations of the monastery |
Daire-calgach; Doire-Choluim-Chille; Daire Duib-recles; Cella Nigra |
[27] 54°59′41″N 7°19′26″W / 54.9947366°N 7.3239221°W possible or 54°59′34″N 7°19′43″W / 54.9929°N 7.3285°W possible | |
Derry Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — affiliated to SS Peter & Paul, Armagh; founded c.1233?; reportedly in very poor state of repair by 1411, due to warfare and adversity; churches desecrated and community expelled 1566; under occupation by English troops under Colonel Edward Randolph; restored? canons possibly briefly returned; dissolved 1576?; reoccupied by the English; Augustinian Friars refounded c.1643 |
Cella Nigra | ||
Derry Priory | Cistercian nuns founded 1218; dissolved 1512 |
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Derry Franciscan Priory | purported foundation of Franciscan Friars; (in 1609 the commissioners erroneously took the ruins of the Blackfriars house to be Franciscan) | |||
Derry — St Dominic's Priory | spurious accounts of earlier Dominican foundation; Dominican Friars founded 1274; dissolved 1576; briefly restored? |
St Dominic | ||
Desertmartin Monastery | early monastic site, apparently founded by a member of the O'Lynn family (suggested by the name Mainister O'Fhloinn); erenaghs until 16th century |
Mainister O'Fhloinn; Moneysterlin |
54°46′18″N 6°40′30″W / 54.7717813°N 6.674881°W (approx) | |
Desertoghill Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Colmcille; erenaghs until 16th century |
Disert-ui-tuathghaill; Desert-O'Tuohill |
54°58′05″N 6°41′13″W / 54.9681366°N 6.6870153°W (approx) | |
Donnybrewer Monastery | early monastic site | Domnach-dala; Domnach-dola |
55°02′46″N 7°13′44″W / 55.0461037°N 7.2287786°W (approx) | |
Drumachose Abbey | early monastic site, patronised 6th century by St Cainnech | Druimcoos; Dirumcoos; Dronagh; Drungrosa; Roa |
55°07′26″N 6°38′40″W / 55.123919°N 6.6444433°W (approx) | |
Dunbo Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Adamnan; erenaghs until 16th century |
Dun-bo | ||
Duncrun Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick | Dun-cruithne | 55°08′48″N 6°56′01″W / 55.1466853°N 6.9335211°W (approx.) | |
Dungiven Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century, by St Naechtain? | Dun-geimin; Dun-giobhin; Dun-gevin |
[28] 54°55′02″N 6°55′18″W / 54.917333°N 6.9216549°W | |
Dungiven Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded after 1140? (after 1138?), purportedly by the O'Cahan family; dissolved before 1603; round tower incorporated into church, but collapsed c.1784 |
St Mary | ||
Errigal Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille; destroyed by Norsemen 9th century; erenaghs until 16th/17th century |
Airecal-Adamnan; Arragel |
54°58′11″N 6°44′11″W / 54.9697878°N 6.7362606°W (approx) | |
Faughanvale Monastery | early monastic site, erenaghs until 16th century | St Canice (St Conici) ____________________ Nuachongbail; Fochwayll; Killeitra; Tircaerthian |
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Kilcronaghan Monastery | early monastic site, patronised by St Cruithnechan; erenaghs until early 17th century |
Cell-cruithneachain | 54°47′23″N 6°45′59″W / 54.7896575°N 6.766473°W (approx) | |
Killelagh Monastery | erroneously given as Co. Derry in Gwynn & Hadcock index — actually Co. Donegal | |||
Kilrea Monastery | early monastic site; erenagh land until 1609 | Cell-reagh | ||
Lan More Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation unknown; dissolution unknown; possibly Co. Derry or Co. Antrim |
Landmore?
267/273 |
55°02′05″N 6°36′34″W / 55.0347919°N 6.6093536°W | |
Lissan Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 744 | Lessan | 54°41′07″N 6°46′05″W / 54.685226°N 6.7681474°W (approx) | |
Macosquin Abbey + | Cistercian monks — from Morimond, France founded 1218; dissolved before 1600; granted to the London Companies (Merchant Taylors) authorities for the plantation of Derry; house named 'Glebe House' built on site of claustral buildings c.1770; scant remains of monastic church incorporated into St Mary's Parish Church (C.I.), built on site |
Clarus Fons; Magoscain; Moycoscain |
[29] 55°05′59″N 6°42′26″W / 55.0997568°N 6.7070842°W | |
Maghera Monastery + | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lurach; plundeded by the Norsemen 832; church burnt 1135; diocesan cathedral see transferred from Ardstraw c.1152; see transferred to Derry 1254 |
Machaire-ratha-luraig; Rath-Luraig; Rath-lure |
54°50′32″N 6°40′24″W / 54.84213°N 6.673466°W | |
Magilligan Monastery | early monastic site, erenagh land until early 17th century | Aird-megiollagain; Ardia; Scrin-i-nArdia; Ballynascreen-ardia; Tamlachta-ard; Tamlaght-ard; The Shrine of St Columb |
55°07′44″N 6°56′33″W / 55.1289776°N 6.9424186°W (approx) | |
Tamlaght Finlagan Monastery | early monastic site, founded 585 by St Fionn-logha; erenaghs until early 17th century; site occupied by remains of a church destroyed 1641 |
Tamlacht-fionloga; Templefinlagan; Ballykelly |
55°02′26″N 6°58′50″W / 55.0404831°N 6.9806735°W | |
Tamlaght O'Crilly Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th century | Ta, lachta-mac-ninaich | ||
Termoneeny Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th century | Termon-any Eanegea |
County Tyrone
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Ardboe Monastery | early monastic site, founded late 6th century; burned 1166; destroyed by John de Courcey in 1198 |
Ard-bo; Arboe |
54°37′10″N 6°30′18″W / 54.6195°N 6.50502°W | |
Ardstraw Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Eugene; diocesan cathedral c.581; see transferred to Maghera c.1152; erenaghs until early 17th century |
Ard-stratha; Ard-strath; Cenel-Eoghain; Kinel-eoguin |
[30] 54°43′57″N 7°27′31″W / 54.7325038°N 7.4585983°W | |
Ardtrea Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded 5th century by St Trea |
Artrea; Ard-trega |
54°37′57″N 6°41′11″W / 54.632372°N 6.6863796°W (approx) | |
Ballinesaggart Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Third Order Regular? | |||
Ballynasaggart Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Third Order Regular founded c.1489 by Con O'Neal; dissolved before 1607? |
Baile-na-sagart; Baile-i-dhalaigh |
[31] | |
Priory of Our Lady of Benburb * | Servite Friars founded 1949 at a mansion in the demesne of Benburb Castle |
[32] 54°24′30″N 6°44′31″W / 54.4084373°N 6.7418193°W | ||
Bodoney Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; St Patrick's Church (CI) possibly built on site |
Badoney; Both-domnaich |
[33] 54°45′58″N 7°08′00″W / 54.7662358°N 7.1333027°W | |
Brantry | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual — place of refuge from Armagh | 54°27′36″N 6°51′44″W / 54.4599572°N 6.8623256°W | ||
Cappagh Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; erenaghs until 16th century |
Ceapach | 54°39′34″N 7°18′48″W / 54.6594321°N 7.3134517°W | |
Clogher Abbey — St Mary | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian transferred from cathedral (see immediately below) before 1183; dissolved before 1600? |
St Mary | ||
Clogher Abbey — St Macarten's Cathedral | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1135; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; see transferred to Louth c.1138; transferred to new site (see immediately above) before 1183; see returned 1192; CI episcopal diocesan cathedral from 8 August 1542 |
St Macarten ____________________ Clochar |
54°24′39″N 7°10′19″W / 54.410833°N 7.171944°W | |
Clonfeacle Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 597; Culdees united to Armagh c.950; site possibly occupied by St Jarlath's RC Church |
Cluain-fiachne; Cluain-fiacul |
[34][35] 54°24′38″N 6°42′32″W / 54.4106415°N 6.7088388°W | |
Corickmore Abbey | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1500; dissolved c.1603; granted to Sir Henry Piers; assignee Sir Daniel Lee |
Caorock; Comrac; Corrock |
[36] 54°44′22″N 7°17′56″W / 54.7393454°N 7.2989237°W | |
Donaghedy Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Caidinus (Bishop Caoiti); erenaghs until early 17th century |
Domnach-caoide | 54°52′52″N 7°17′22″W / 54.8812174°N 7.2893107°W | |
Donaghmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; dissolved after 1172; burned 1195; shrines owned by Culdees 1291; in use as parochial church 1306; rectory owned by Culdees until 16th century; church remains visible to 19th century; damaged high cross re-erected 18th century (NM) |
Domnach-mor-maige-imclair | [37][38] 54°31′52″N 6°48′48″W / 54.5310374°N 6.8132508°W | |
Donaghrisk Priory | order unknown founded 1294 by a member of the O'Hagan family |
Domnach-riascad; Donarisk |
[39][40] 54°35′22″N 6°42′23″W / 54.5894514°N 6.706463°W | |
Dromore Abbey | Cistercian monks purportedly founded on the site of early nunnery (see immediately below); burnt 1690; |
54°30′41″N 7°27′49″W / 54.511322°N 7.463745°W | ||
Dromore Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Patrick; purportedly on the site of later Cistercian abbey (see immediately above) |
Druim-Dubhain Cluain-Dubhain | ||
Drumragh Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Colmcille; erenagh land until 16th/17th century |
Druim-raithe; Dromeraa; Little Abbey |
54°34′03″N 7°16′34″W / 54.5676333°N 7.2762108°W (approx) | |
Dungannon Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1489 by Con O'Neal (Con McHenry McOwen); dissolved 1607; granted to Richard Nugent, Baron of Delvin 1611 |
Ballynasagart | ||
Dungannon Friary | Franciscan Friars, First Order founded after the Restoration 1687; dissolved 1817 |
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Errigal Keerogue Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Ciaran, founded before 506 by St Macartin; Franciscan St Kieran's church built on site |
Airecal-da-chiaroc; Errigal Keeroge |
[41] 54°27′31″N 7°05′53″W / 54.4586671°N 7.0979904°W | |
Glenarb Monastery | early monastic site | Cluain-oirb | 54°23′38″N 6°50′13″W / 54.3937554°N 6.8368934°W (approx) | |
Kilskeery Monastery | early monastic site, founded 749; erenagh into 16th century |
Cell-scire; Kilskirry |
54°26′30″N 7°32′26″W / 54.4418°N 7.5404476°W (approx) | |
Leckpatrick Monastery | early monastic site; erenagh land until after 1600 | Cell-patrick; Magherynelec |
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Longfield Monastery | early monastic site; erenagh at least until 1609 | Lemchaill; Leamcoil; Lauchyll; Langfield |
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Magheraglass Priory | early monastic site, probably founded 6th century by St Columcille; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Armagh; founded 1242 by Terence O'Hagan; possibly dissolved by c.1400; converted into a fortress by the O'Hagans during the Elizabethan wars |
Magh-erir-di-ghlais; Maghcolum-cille; Maghlemchailli? |
[43] 54°38′36″N 6°50′45″W / 54.6433545°N 6.8459421°W (approx) | |
Omagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1464; dissolved c.1603; granted to Sir Henry Piers, assigned to Sir Daniel Lee; an ivy-clad wall along the riverbank by Abbey Bridge is purportedly part of a monastic foundation |
An-Omach; fOmach; Ogmag; Oghmagh |
54°36′09″N 7°18′22″W / 54.6025962°N 7.3060518°W | |
Omagh Monastery | early monastic site, apparently founded by 792 (though may refer to Drumragh, supra) | |||
Pubble Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1500; dissolved c.1603; granted to Sir Henry Piers, assigned to Sir Daniel Lee |
Popu; Pobul; Puble |
[44] 54°43′27″N 7°24′14″W / 54.7242702°N 7.4039417°W (approx) | |
Scarvagherin Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1456; dissolved c.1603; granted to Sir Henry Piers |
Scairb-an-ciothrainn; Garvaghkeirinn; Gervaghkerin |
[45] 54°42′48″N 7°31′18″W / 54.7133885°N 7.5215297°W | |
Strabane Friary | purported Franciscan Friars[notes 13] (though Franciscans did not arrive until late 17th century) | |||
Termonamongan Monastery | early monastic site, erenaghs at least to c.1411 | Termon-ui-mhaoin | ||
Termonmaguirk Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Colmcille; land owned by the Maguirk family 16th century |
Termon-cumaing; Termon-Comyn |
54°33′29″N 7°10′21″W / 54.5581468°N 7.1725059°W (approx.) | |
Trillick Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by 613 | Trelec-mor; Trelick |
54°27′08″N 7°29′21″W / 54.4520961°N 7.4891353°W (approx.) |
Republic of Ireland
County Carlow
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Acaun Monastery #, Rathvilly Parish | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown | 52°50′31″N 6°43′02″W / 52.8419725°N 6.7172813°W (approx) | ||
Agha Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Fintan; possibly not surviving after 10th century |
Achad-finglass; Achadfinglass; Achad-Urghlais; Augha |
[46][47] 52°43′00″N 6°55′11″W / 52.716628°N 6.919804°W (approx) | |
Aghade Priory | Augustinian — Arroasian nuns dependent on Dublin; cell of St Mary de Hogges, Dublin; founded 1151 by Dermot mac Murchard, King of Leinster; dissolved before 1500? |
Athaddy; Athade; Athad; Aghadh; Aghade Nunnery; Ath-fhadhat |
[48][49] 52°45′36″N 6°44′12″W / 52.7600091°N 6.7365932°W | |
Athkiltan # | Knights Templar manor, possibly located in Co. Carlow | Takyltan | ||
Ballymoon Preceptory # | supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar purportedly founded c.1300 no record of preceptory found |
Bally MacWilliam-roe; Bally-M'William-Row; Baile-mic-Uilliam |
[47] 52°42′00″N 6°54′26″W / 52.7000541°N 6.9071388°W | |
Carlow Monastery | Gaelic monks founded before 601-2 by St Comgal of Bangor, site granted by Cormac, King of Ui Bairrche |
Cathair-lach; Ceithiorlach |
52°50′03″N 6°55′32″W / 52.834299°N 6.9255066°W | |
Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen |
Monastery of Perpetual Adoration ____________________ Poor Clares founded 19th century |
[50] 52°50′11″N 6°56′27″W / 52.836386°N 6.9407362°W | ||
Clonmore Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Mogue; possibly not surviving after 10th century; church burnt 1040 |
Cluain-mor-maedoc; Clonemore |
[51] 52°49′38″N 6°34′10″W / 52.8272595°N 6.5693307°W | |
Domnach-feic Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fiace | Domnach-feich | ||
Dunleckney Preceptory # | purported Knights Templar founded 1300; dissolved 1308[notes 14] |
Leighlinbridge Preceptory? | 52°42′29″N 6°57′13″W / 52.7080633°N 6.9536591°W | |
Kilfortchearn Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fortchern, bishop | Cell-foirtcheirn; Ui Drona |
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Killerig Preceptory | Knights Templar founded before 1212 (in the reign of King John) by Gilbert de Borard; Knights Hospitaller dissolved 1540; granted to the wife of Gerard Aylmer 1590; leased to James Sherlock of Waterford |
The Preceptory of St John the Baptist ____________________ Killargy; Killarge; Friarstown |
52°50′46″N 6°47′34″W / 52.8460387°N 6.7928714°W | |
Leighlin Abbey | Gaelic monks founded c.600 by St Gobban; episcopal diocesan cathedral; destroyed by fire c.1060; new cathedral built 12th-13th century; extant; secular canons purportedly instituted at the cathedral by Bishop John Mulgan (Seaán Ó Maolagáin) c.1422; dissolved 1567 |
Old Leighlin Abbey; Leth-glenn |
[47] 52°44′10″N 7°01′32″W / 52.7360192°N 7.0256493°W | |
Leighlin Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — erroneous reference to the friary of Bakil, Wicklow[notes 15] | |||
Leighlin Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded after 1163? at the instance of St Lawrence O'Toole (dubious reference to 9th century foundation by Burchard, son of Gurmund, a Norwegian); dissolved c.1392; petition for suppression and appropriation to the cathedral chapter granted by the Pope to the Bishop (Thomas Fleming) 1432 |
St Stephen | ||
Leighlinbridge Priory | Carmelite monks founded 1265-72 (before the death of Henry III) by a member of the Carew family; dissolved before 1541; converted into a fort; restored, convent in existence c.1737 |
Priory of St Mary | [47] 52°44′08″N 6°58′42″W / 52.7355121°N 6.9784641°W | |
Leighlinbridge Preceptory | Knights Templar apparently same as Dunleckney Preceptory (supra) |
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Lorum Monastery | Gaelic monks patron St Laseroam (Molaise) |
Leamhdruim | 52°39′49″N 6°55′44″W / 52.6634839°N 6.9289666°W | |
St Mullin's Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 7th century; (NM) |
Achad Cainida; Tech-moling; Thamoling; Temolyn; Shymylyng; Thacineling; Thacmoling |
[52] 52°29′20″N 6°55′39″W / 52.488889°N 6.9275558°W | |
St Mullin's Abbey | early monastic site, founded 632 by St Molling, site purportedly granted by St Aidan, Bishop of Ferns; purported Augustinian Canons Regular (no documentation of foundation); plundered and burnt before 1138; (NM) |
[52][53] 52°29′20″N 6°55′39″W / 52.488889°N 6.9275558°W | ||
St Mullins Friary | Franciscan Friars, license granted 1414 — no evidence foundation ever implemented | |||
Tullow Abbey # | Augustinian Friars founded 1314 by Simon Lumbard and Hugh Talun who granted site; dissolved 1541?; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond, December 1557 |
Tully; Tullagh; Tealach-fortchern; Tuluch-ua-bfeidhlimidh; Tullowphelim; Tullyfelim; Laghia; The Black Abbey |
[54] 52°48′11″N 6°43′58″W / 52.8030209°N 6.7327309°W | |
Tullow Friary | Carmelite Friars, given in state papers and listed 1645 — no other evidence of foundation | |||
Tullow Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 5th century? |
County Cavan
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Belturbet Monastery | early monastic site; remains of round tower 1906[notes 16] | |||
Cavan Friary | claims of Dominican Friars prior to Franciscans[notes 17] — evidence lacking; Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1325-30 by Giolla O'Reilly (Gila-Isu Roe O'Reilly, Lord of Muintur-Maelmordha); Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1499 or 1502 (1503); destroyed by fire with much of the town 1576, by a woman of the O'Reilly family; refounded dissolved 1608 |
The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cavan ____________________ Cabhan; Brefinium |
53°59′23″N 7°21′43″W / 53.9897576°N 7.3620415°W | |
Drumlane Priory | Gaelic monks founded before 550, probably by St Colmcille (reputedly founded by St Maidoc, Bishop of Ferns, though already flourishing when he was born); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Kells, Meath; founded 1143-8?; dissolved 1570; granted for a term of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly, head of the Brenie sept c.1570; nave still used for Divine Service until early 19th century |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Drumlane ____________________ Drumlane Abbey; Dromlahan |
[55] 54°03′33″N 7°28′40″W / 54.0591108°N 7.4779129°W | |
Killinagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded early 6th century traditionally by St Brigid and St Laighne | Killineach | 54°17′11″N 7°54′42″W / 54.2863727°N 7.9117012°W | |
Killachad Abbey | founded before 800 by St Tigernach; plundered by the English late 12th century |
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Kilmore Abbey | Gaelic monks founded 885 traditionally by St Fedlemid, who transferred his community from Slanore; parochial church built on site; raised to episcopal diocesan cathedral status 1452; new parochial church built 19th century, incorporating remnants believed to originate from the monastic site at Trinity Island; now the Church of Ireland cathedral |
[56] 53°58′47″N 7°24′51″W / 53.9797649°N 7.4140764°W | ||
Lough Oughter Abbey, Trinity Island | early monastic site; possible episcopal diocesan cathedral prior to transfer to Kilmore; Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Loughkey; island granted to Loughkey by Cathal O'Reilly founded 1237 by Clarus MacMailin (MacMoylon), Archdeacon of Elphin; canons brought from Loughkey 1250; lost conventual status 1412; restored and regained conventual status 1444; granted for a period of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly, Head of the Brenie sept 1570; found in 1585 that no payment received for over eleven years; dissolved 1585, though canons remained in occupation; ruinous by 1646 |
Trinity Priory; Loch-uachtair; Locha-uachtair; Lochwochdayr; Ballineval? |
53°59′11″N 7°27′47″W / 53.986255°N 7.463050°W | |
Slanore Monastery | Gaelic monks founded early 6th century by Colman mac Echdach; suggested to have been episcopal diocesan cathedral;[notes 18] transferred to Kilmore by St Fedlemid |
Snamluthir | 53°58′34″N 7°28′18″W / 53.9760801°N 7.4716688°W | |
Tomregan Monastery | Gaelic monks; traces of church and round tower[notes 19] |
Tuaim-dreacon; Tomregin |
54°06′59″N 7°35′43″W / 54.116276°N 7.5953293°W | |
Urney Monastery | Gaelic monks; remains purported to be a church of the Bishop of Triburna (Kilmore)[notes 20] |
Urnaide | [57] 54°02′55″N 7°24′15″W / 54.0487064°N 7.4041843°W |
County Clare
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Behagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 21] — probable mistaken identification of Beagh, Co. Galway | Beagh | ||
Bishop's Island Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Senan; remains of eremite monastery[notes 22] |
[58][59] 52°40′29″N 9°41′28″W / 52.6746647°N 9.6910572°W | ||
Canon Island Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1180? by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, probably on site of early monastery (see immediately below); dissolved before 1577; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM) |
Inisnegananagh Priory; Inis-negananagh; Inis-negananagad; Insula Canonicorum; Elanagranoch; Elaunaganaghe; Island of Saints |
52°40′45″N 9°02′14″W / 52.6790690°N 9.0370970°W | |
Canon Island Monastery | early monastic site, probably founded by St Senan; site possibly later occupied by Augustinian abbey (see immediately above) | |||
Ceannindis Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Comgan of Killeshin; possibly located in Co. Clare |
Cenn-indis; Cenn-innis |
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Clare Abbey, Clarecastle | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) |
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey ____________________ Clareabbey; Clar; Clair; Clayr; Cleara; de Forgio; Forgy |
52°49′44″N 8°58′09″W / 52.829006°N 8.969058°W | |
Corcomroe Abbey | suggested early monastic site, Irish monks founded 1175?; Cistercian monks from Inish-lounaght; founded 1194/5, endowed by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved after 1600; granted to Richard Harding (date unknown); (NM) |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe ____________________ Corcomruad; Corcamer; Corcumro; Petra Fertili Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili |
[60] 53°07′36″N 9°03′14″W / 53.1267663°N 9.0539575°W | |
Drim | Franciscan Friars — place of refuge 17th century | |||
Drumcliff Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century reputedly by St Colmcille |
[61][62] 52°52′04″N 8°59′51″W / 52.867895°N 8.997550°W | ||
Dysert O Dea Monastery | Gaelic monks founded before 735 by Tola; remains of 12th-century church on site |
Dissert O'Dea; Disert O'Dea; Dysart O'Dea; Disert-Tola |
[63][64] 52°54′33″N 9°04′06″W / 52.909244°N 9.068390°W | |
Ennis Friary * | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1240-7 (before 1242? or c.1284) by Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien (Donatus Carbrac O'Brien), King of Thomond; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1536-40 (1550); dissolved; granted to the Earl of Thomond 1578; granted to William Dongan Esq.; dissolved on the death of the last friar 1617; friars returned 1628; expelled 1651; friars returned c.1660; expelled 1693; CI parish church 1615; Franciscan Friars founded 1969; extant |
Nave: St Francis ____________________ Innse-an-laoigh; Inis-an-laoigh; Ennis-an-laoigh; Inis-cluan-ruada; Iniscluanramhfada |
[65][66][67][68] 52°50′46″N 8°58′54″W / 52.846016°N 8.981610°W | |
Ennis Friary * | Franciscan Friars founded 1841; acquired 1854; Provincial Novitiate House 1877; Novitiate House of the Irish Province 1902 |
52°50′46″N 8°58′54″W / 52.846016°N 8.981610°W | ||
Ennis Nunnery | supposed nuns — erroneous interpretation[notes 23] | |||
Ennis Monastery * | Poor Clares | 52°50′41″N 8°58′45″W / 52.8447748°N 8.9790673°W | ||
Enniskerry Monastery | early monastic site, oratory built by St Senan of Scattery | Mutton Island; Inis-caorach |
52°48′47″N 9°30′45″W / 52.813077°N 9.512596°W | |
Ennistimon Monastery | Gaelic monks | Ennistymon; Omos-timain; Inis-tomen; Inis-diomain |
52°56′16″N 9°18′05″W / 52.9377762°N 9.3014717°W | |
Feenish Monastery ~ | Gaelic nuns founded (in the time of St Senan of Scattery) by St Brigid, daughter of Conchraid of the Mactail family? |
Inis-fidhe; Fidh-inis; Cluain-fidhe; Finish |
52°42′21″N 8°58′20″W / 52.7058791°N 8.972311°W (approx) | |
Glencolumbkille Abbey | Columban monks founded by St Columcille; CI Church on site |
Glan Columb-chille; Glann-columcille; Glenn-choluimchille; Glenn-coluimbcille |
53°02′01″N 9°00′00″W / 53.0337297°N 9.0000343°W | |
Illaunmore Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 7th/8th century; possibly not surviving after 10th century (historically located in Co. Galway) |
Oilenmor; Mucinis Monastery? (v. infra) |
52°57′55″N 8°17′42″W / 52.9653905°N 8.2950211°W | |
Illaunmore #, Lough Derg |
possible monastic site — order and period unknown | 52°35′57″N 9°46′21″W / 52.5991117°N 9.7725964°W | ||
Inchicronan Priory | early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney;[notes 24] Augustinian Canons Regular — from Clareabbey dependent on Clare; founded c.1198? by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, who granted the island to Clare; parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery; dissolved c.1543; restored and in use by 'friars' in the reign of Elizabeth; church restored for parochial use 1615 by Donogh, Earl of Thomond; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) |
Conventual Priory of St Mary, Ynyscronan (1421); ____________________ Inchycronayne; Inis-cronain; Inchycronayn |
52°55′05″N 8°54′23″W / 52.917942°N 8.906492°W | |
Inishcealtra Monastery, Inishcealtra (Holy Island) |
early monastic site, founded 653 by St Camin, buried here; suggested Augustinian Canons Regular — evidence lacking |
Iniskeltair Abbey; Iniscealtra; Inis Cealtra; Inishcaltra; Iniscaltra; Inis-celtra; Inis-keltair |
[69][70] 52°54′56″N 8°26′54″W / 52.915574°N 8.448333°W | |
Inisanlaoi Monastery | monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[notes 25] | Inis-anlaoige | ||
Inishloe Abbey | Gaelic monks founded by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here; on an island in the Shannon Estuary between Scattery and Limerick[notes 26] |
Inis-luaidh; Inis-lua |
52°40′42″N 9°00′59″W / 52.6783099°N 9.016424°W | |
Inish-loinge | nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan),[notes 27] sited between Scattery and Limerick | Inis-luinge; Inishloinge |
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Inishmore Monastery | tradition of early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan on Deer Island, but Canon Island possibly the site of this foundation of Senan's | Inchmore; Deer Island? |
52°42′50″N 9°02′08″W / 52.7137856°N 9.0354784°W (approx possible site) | |
Inis-tuaischert | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan, possibly Co. Clare, possibly a small island in the Fergus Estuary | |||
Kilballyowen Monastery | monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery |
52°35′52″N 9°47′11″W / 52.5977497°N 9.7863668°W | ||
Kilcarragh Monastery | hospital or monastery; granted to John King |
[71] 52°59′14″N 9°13′29″W / 52.9871747°N 9.2246103°W | ||
Kilfarboy Monastery | early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, Co. Meath[notes 28] | Cell-fobric; Kilfobrick |
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Kilfenora Monastery + | Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant |
Fenabore; Cell-fionnabrach; Cell-findabrach; Cell-umabrach; Fynabore |
52°54′56″N 9°12′55″W / 52.915630°N 9.2153406°W | |
Killadusert Monastery | Gaelic monks founder unknown |
Killadysert; Disert-murthaile; Kildysert |
52°40′12″N 9°06′16″W / 52.6701076°N 9.1045258°W? | |
Killaloe Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546 |
Laonia; Cell-da-lua; Kildalua |
52°48′23″N 8°26′21″W / 52.8065038°N 8.4392971°W | |
Killinaboy Monastery | early monastic site, founded by Ingrid Baoith | 52°58′13″N 9°05′08″W / 52.9703205°N 9.0854686°W | ||
Killone Abbey | Augustinian Nuns founded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick on site owned by Clare Abbey; dissolved before 1584; ruinous by 1617; now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access |
The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Killone ____________________ Killoen; St John de Thomon |
52°48′22″N 9°00′16″W / 52.806224°N 09.004370°W | |
Kilnagallech Monastery ~ | Gaelic nuns probable cell |
Kinagalliagh; Kilnagellech; Cell-eochaille; Cell-na-Caillech; Kill-nac-caillech |
52°38′53″N 9°33′54″W / 52.6480629°N 9.5650148°W (approx) | |
Kilshanny Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1194 by Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond; dissolved before 1581?; granted to Robert Hickman |
probably St Mary and St Augustine ____________________ Kilshonny; Cell-seanaig; Kil-feanye; Kil-teanna; Kyllsenayd |
[60][72][73] 52°58′38″N 9°17′15″W / 52.977224°N 9.2875205°W | |
Mucinis Monastery ~ | early monastic site, plundered by Norsemen 922; possibly Co. Clare, either at Hog Island or Lough Derg |
Muicinis Riagail; Muck-inis; Hog Island; Pig Island possibly Illaunmore (v. supra) |
52°37′13″N 9°29′58″W / 52.6203375°N 9.499322°W (approx) or 52°55′10″N 8°25′22″W / 52.9194475°N 8.4226618°W (approx) | |
Noughaval Monastery | Gaelic monks founded by St Mogua |
Nuachongbhail | [74][75] 53°00′57″N 9°10′49″W / 53.0157716°N 9.1803219°W | |
Outhgmama Monastery | early monastic site | Ucht-mama | 53°07′50″N 8°58′05″W / 53.1304486°N 8.9680195°W (approx) | |
Quin Abbey | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1402; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1433 by Macon MacNamara; dissolved 1541, though friars remained in occupation; granted to Conor O'Brien, Baron Ibracken 1543; confirmed to the Earls of Thomond 1577; granted to Sir Tirlagh O'Brien, of Irishdyman 1583; burnt 1584; repaired and refounded by Roman Catholics 1604; friars expelled 1617; returned c.1626; friars expelled 1637; (NM) |
Quin Friary; Quinchy |
52°49′04″N 8°51′31″W / 52.8176513°N 8.8586712°W | |
Rath Monastery # | Gaelic monks founded by St Blathmac; stump of round tower remained until 1838 |
Rathblathmaic | 52°55′03″N 9°05′08″W / 52.9174088°N 9.0855454°W | |
Rossmanagher Monastery | Gaelic nuns | Ros-bendchuir; Ross-Bennchoir |
52°43′14″N 8°47′09″W / 52.7204902°N 8.7858868°W | |
Scattery Island Monastery | Celtic monks founded 6th century by St Senan (or by St Patrick); granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577 |
Inishscattery | 52°36′51″N 9°31′01″W / 52.6142015°N 9.5168316°W | |
Tomfinlough Monastery | Gaelic monks; probably not continuing after 10th century; site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church |
Finlough | 52°46′59″N 8°50′22″W / 52.7830388°N 8.8395309°W | |
Tomgraney Abbey | Gaelic monks | Tomgrany Abbey; Tuamgranney Abbey; Tuamgraney Abbey |
52°53′51″N 8°32′31″W / 52.8975644°N 8.5420418°W | |
Tulla Abbey | Gaelic monks | 52°52′01″N 8°45′24″W / 52.86685°N 8.7565327°W |
County Cork
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Abbeymahon Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass, Co Wicklow; (community founded at Aghamanister 1172); transferred from Aghamanister before 1278; founded 1278 by Count McSheribay; jurors deemed the church to have been in parochial use from time immemorial February 1541; dissolved 1541; leased to Viscount Barrymore 1568; leased to Nicholas Walshe, Justice of Munster, 1584; granted in perpetuity to Walshe 1587 |
Abbey Mahon Abbey; Fons Vivus; Maun; Maure; O'Manne; Ui-Badamna; O'Badvine; Obalvine |
[76] 51°38′12″N 8°44′11″W / 51.6367183°N 8.7362766°W | |
Abbeystrowry Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Abbeymahon founded after 1228 possibly restored as an abbey before 1281, and shortly failed; |
Strowry Abbey; Mainistre-Inscorrye; Shrowry; Flumen Vivum? |
[77] 51°33′06″N 9°17′19″W / 51.5517524°N 9.2885542°W | |
Aghadown Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks round tower standing until 18th century |
Aughadown Achad-duine |
51°32′19″N 9°23′12″W / 51.5385948°N 9.3866158°W | |
Aghamanister Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass; founded 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmond dissolved before 1278: transferred to Abbeymahon |
Ui Badamna; Abbey |
[76] 51°37′32″N 8°46′28″W / 51.625527°N 8.774344°W | |
Ballybeg Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1229 by Philip de Barry; dissolved 1541; granted to George Bouchier, Esq c.1573 (who forfeited for non-payment of rent); granted to Stephen Walter of Cork in 1583 |
St Thomas | [78] 52°13′10″N 8°40′11″W / 52.219334°N 8.669831°W | |
Ballygarvan Monastery ~, Carrigaline parish | supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown | 51°49′05″N 8°29′19″W / 51.817960°N 8.488569°W (approx) | ||
Ballymacadane Abbey | Augustinian nuns founded c.1450? by Cormac MacCarthy MacTiege Laider; dissolved1539?; site granted to Franciscan Friars (see immediately below) |
Balie-macedan; Bally-macedan; Bally-magadain; Bally-vacadane |
[79] 51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W | |
Ballymacadane Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1539? on site of Augustinian nunnery (see immediately above); dissolved before 1584? |
51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W | ||
Ballynoe ~ | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown, suggested Knights Hospitaller[notes 29] | Baile-nua-na-sagart | [80] 51°59′31″N 8°03′39″W / 51.9918572°N 8.0608749°W | |
Ballyvourney Abbey | Gaelic nuns founded 650 (6th or 7th century) by St Abban, for St Gobonate; possibly continuing after 1111; dissolved before 1172? Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular |
Ballvourney Baile-Mhuirne; Baile-boirne |
[81] 51°56′36″N 9°10′19″W / 51.9433125°N 9.1718674°W | |
Bantry Friary | Franciscan Friars founded c.1460 (existing by 1466), 1307?[notes 30] 1320[notes 31]) Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1482 by Fr David Hiarlaighy; Observant Franciscan Friars 1522-32; nominally suppressed 1541-2; friars reportedly expelled on several occasions[notes 32] by the English during the reign of Elizabeth I; demolished by Daniel O'Sullivan of Beare; refounded; dissolved 1580 and occupied by the English; O'Sullivan promised to rebuild house 1602 |
Beanntraighe; Bendtraigi |
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Bawnatemple Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks[notes 33] | 51°53′14″N 8°52′22″W / 51.8872993°N 8.8726401°W | ||
Bridgetown Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine — from Newtown Trim and St Thomas, Dublin founded 1206-16 by Alexander Fitz Hugh; dissolved c.1545; obtained by Roger Pope of Grangegorman, surrendered to Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy, 1576-7; held by Viscount of Fermoy 1588; granted to Ludovick Briskell 1595 |
St Mary ____________________ Bridge Town Priory; Baile-an-dorchid; Balindroghed; Balindregh; Pons Fermoy; Villa-Pontis |
[84] 52°08′58″N 8°27′00″W / 52.149396°N 8.4499884°W | |
Brigown Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by 6th century? St Abban; possibly not continuing after 10th century; round tower fell 1720 |
Brigobann; Mitchelstown |
52°15′40″N 8°16′07″W / 52.2610659°N 8.2684994°W | |
Buttevant Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1251[notes 34] (1276-9[notes 35] or 1290) by David Oge Barry (David de Barry), Lord Buttevant; nominally suppressed 1540; dissolved 1559 (during the reign of Elizabeth I); Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1609-29; re-occupied from Restoration to after 1800; (NM) |
Ecclesia Tumulorum; Bothon; Buton; Killenenagh; Killnamullagh; Botha-finn |
[85] 52°13′54″N 8°40′09″W / 52.231536°N 8.669136°W | |
Buttevant Nunnery | purported nunnery — evidence lacking | St Owen or St John the Baptist | ||
Carrigillihy Monastery, Myross parish | unknown or doubtful establishment, supposedly Cistercian monks; founded 1172 by Dermot MacCarthy, King of Desmond; dissolved; granted to Nicholas Walshe, in perpetuity c.1587; ruins erroneously attributed as Maure Abbey[notes 36] (actually Abbeymahon) |
Carigillihy; Curraghalicky; Abbey de Sancto Mauro |
51°32′23″N 9°07′41″W / 51.5396625°N 9.1281796°W | |
Castlecor ~ | supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown; apparent abbey at Castle Corinth[notes 37] | Castle Corith | 52°12′11″N 8°48′07″W / 52.2030831°N 8.8020229°W | |
Castlelyons Abbey | Carmelite Friars founded 1307-9 (1324) from within the de Barry family, (John de Barry[notes 38]), who had been granted license to alienate an area of land for a Carmelite friary 11 August 1309, but inhibited being without papal license; dissolved c.1541; granted to Viscount Barrymore 1568; restored by c.1737; now Castlemartyr |
Castle Lyons | [86] 52°05′21″N 8°14′02″W / 52.0891217°N 8.2339901°W | |
Castlelyons Friary | Dominican friars, founded 1307 by John de Barry; Dominicans, Franciscans and Carmelites were associated with the foundation dissolved 1541; granted to Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork a hedge school 18th century |
Castle Lyons | [87] 52°05′28″N 8°14′25″W / 52.0911718°N 8.2401967°W | |
Castlemartyr Priory | Carmelite monks | 51°54′36″N 8°03′31″W / 51.9099142°N 8.0585575°W | ||
Cecilstown ~ | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown | 52°10′01″N 8°46′13″W / 52.1670357°N 8.7703514°W | ||
Clear Island Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran |
Inis-cleire; Traigh-Chiarain |
51°26′18″N 9°30′34″W / 51.4382262°N 9.5094395°W | |
Clogagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation called a 'little abbey',[notes 39] doubtful a community existed here |
Cloggagh; Cloig-theach |
51°40′29″N 8°48′01″W / 51.6747907°N 8.8003922°W | |
Clonmeen Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular founded by Mr O'Callaghan (the O'Callaghan family,[notes 40] possible erroneous reference to Clonmines, Co. Wexford[notes 41] "site of monastery"[notes 42] |
Clonmere; Cluain-min; Clonmines (Co Wexford)?; Clonmine? |
52°08′16″N 8°51′54″W / 52.137808°N 8.8650227°W | |
Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery | early monastic site, purported nunnery,[notes 43] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), Co Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings; |
St Ite ____________________ Cluain-uama; Cluain-vama; Killeedy (Cluainchreduil) (Co Limerick)? |
51°51′42″N 8°07′09″W / 51.861735°N 8.119227°W | |
Coole Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban | Cuil-collingi; Cul-collingi; Cul-collainge; Cul-chuillinghe; Cilculen |
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Coole Abbey | Franciscan Friars | 52°06′33″N 8°12′14″W / 52.109154°N 8.203955°W | ||
Coole Preceptory | Knights Templar founded 1296 by a de Barry |
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Conna Preceptory | purported Knights Hospitaller[notes 44] | |||
Cork Augustinian Priory * | Augustinian Canons Regular built 1780; extant |
[88] 51°53′53″N 8°28′33″W / 51.8980885°N 8.4759468°W | ||
Cork Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 600 by St Finbar (Bairre); site probably now occupied by St Finbarre's Cathedral |
Corcagh; Corcaigh |
51°53′40″N 8°28′49″W / 51.8943246°N 8.4803617°W (probable) | |
Cork Hospital and Cell | Benedictine monks dependent on Waterford founded c.1191; united to Bath before 1204; dissolved 1536 |
Cell or hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cork | ||
Cork — St Sepulchre's Priory | Benedictine monks — held by St Nicholas's Priory, Exeter, sometime having a prior, though no community here | |||
Cork Priory | Benedictine?-Augustinian nuns founded 1297 on the wishes of Agnes de Hareford, on the findings of enquiry by John Wogan, Justiciar, on direction of the Crown; dissolved before 1540? |
St John the Baptist | ||
Cork Augustinian Abbey | Augustinian Friars founded 14th/15th century before 1306[notes 45] (during the reign of Edward I[notes 46]) by Lord Kinsale; Observant 1472 to 1475 and 1484; dissolved 1540; granted to Cormac MacCarthy c.1576 |
The Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity ____________________ Red Abbey Tower |
[89] 51°53′39″N 8°28′20″W / 51.8940896°N 8.472138°W | |
Cork Black Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1229 by Lord Philip de Barry; Observant refounded 1484; dissolved 1540-1; granted to William Boureman 20 December 1543; bought by Brown and Goule; request by the Earl of Desmond to return the friary to the Dominicans 1557 - uncertain whether the Dominicans regained the friary from the purchasers; granted to Sir John King 1616; (subsequent history J. P. O'Heyne, O.P. Irish Dominicans (Epilogue Chronology ...), translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902, 1706 and A. Coleman, O.P., The Ancient Dominican Foundations of Ireland, 1902) |
St Mary de Insula | [90] | |
Cork — Gill Abbey | daughter house of Cong; founded 1136-7? by Cormac Mac Carthy; dissolved 1542-4; granted c.1590 to Cormac MacCarthy and Sir Richard Grenville; CI Church on site |
St John the baptist (correctly St John the Evangelist) ____________________ Antro S. Finarri; Weem; Weym |
51°53′38″N 8°29′35″W / 51.8938678°N 8.4931827°W | |
Cork — St Stephen's Priory | founded before 1295; converted to the Blue-coat Hospital 1674 |
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Cork Grey Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1214 by Dermot Mor MacCarthy Reagh; built c.1229-31, benefactors the de Barrys and Prendergasts; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1500; dissolved and abandoned 1540; granted to Andrew Skydy c.1565 |
St Mary's Shandon ____________________ Seandun; Shandon |
[90] | |
Cork Franciscan Friary | founded 1609 | |||
Cork Nunnery ~ | Benedictine[notes 47] or Augustinian[notes 48] nuns license granted following petition by Agnes de Hareford, a recluse of Cork, and enquiry by John Wogan, Justiciar 1297, on the direction of the Crown; founded c.1327 by William de Barry who, with John de Barry, John FitzGilbert and Philip FitzRobert granted endowments to Agnes and others nuns; possibly on site later occupied by Market House |
St John the Baptist | ||
Cork Nunnery | supposed Benedictine nuns | |||
Cork Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller (mistakenly given as Knights Templar[notes 49]) hospice rather than regular preceptory, founded before 1212, confirmed to the Hospitallers by Innocent III; built 1292; dissolved 16th century?; passed to the Crown |
St John the Baptist ____________________ Sancti Johannis de Corcag |
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Creggane Friary | supposed Franciscan Friars transferred from Timoleague, arising from a misreading | Crecan in Ibane; Cregane |
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Cullen Monastery | purported Gaelic nuns, founded by St Laitrian (Lasair Fhiona) — ruins near a church held to have belonged to an ancient nunnery,[notes 50] latterly under erenaghs | Cuillenn Ui Chiuv | 52°06′44″N 9°07′09″W / 52.1121455°N 9.1190815°W (approx) | |
Dal Modula | early monastic site, possibly located in Co Cork | |||
Donaghmore Monastery | founded by St Fingene or St Laichtin (Lachtain) of Freshford; now parochial church |
Donoughmore; Donnoughmore; Domnach-mor-mitaine |
51°59′59″N 8°44′20″W / 51.999679°N 8.738937°W (approx) | |
Fermoy Monastery #? | Cistercian monks — from Inishlounaght founded 1170 by Donal Mor O'Brien; dissolved 1542; granted to Tibold Roch, son of Viscount Roch, before 1570; granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590 |
Castrum Dei; M-fearmaighe; Armoy; Fearmaigh; Iormoy |
52°08′15″N 8°16′54″W / 52.137596°N 8.281717°W | |
Garinish Monastery | Gaelic nuns founded before c.530 |
Kilchuillin; Ilane-i-Cullin; Illnacullen |
51°41′26″N 9°37′06″W / 51.6904895°N 9.6183586°W | |
Glanworth Abbey | Dominican Friars founded 1475[notes 51] (1227[notes 52]) by the Roche family; officially suppressed February 1541, though apparently still in occupation during the reign of Elizabeth I; restored; dissolved c.1578, leased to three laymen; held by the Viscount of Fermoy 1588; subsequent history J. P. O'Heyne, O.P. Irish Dominicans,[notes 53] 1706, T. de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, edition of 1762 and Daphne Pochin Mould, The Irish Dominicans, p. 126 |
Priory of the Holy Cross ____________________ Glenn-amhnach; Glenn-amain; Glanore |
[87][91] 52°11′18″N 8°21′17″W / 52.1882°N 8.3547°W | |
Goleen Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1442 |
Gahannyh Friary? | 51°29′42″N 9°42′26″W / 51.4950914°N 9.7071934°W | |
Gouganebarra Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century, retreat of St Finbarre prior to his founding Cork |
Gougane Barra; Gobhagnabarra |
51°49′53″N 9°20′50″W / 51.8313753°N 9.3473053°W | |
Inishcarra Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Senan, who left a community of disciples; dissolved |
Iniscarra; Iniscara; Inis-cara by Lua; Tuaim-nava |
51°54′30″N 8°39′15″W / 51.9082198°N 8.6540508°W | |
Inishleena Monastery | Gaelic monks and nuns, reputedly founded by St Finbarre | Cellmagciun | 51°54′25″N 8°42′04″W / 51.906843°N 8.7010002°W | |
Iniskieran Monastery | Franciscan friars founded 1460 by Florence Moar O'Driscoll |
Clear Island Monastery | 51°26′20″N 9°29′43″W / 51.4388682°N 9.4951916°W | |
Kilbeacon Monastery | Gaelic monks; founded 650 by St Abban |
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Kilcatherine Cell | Celtic nuns founded by St Caitiarn, niece of St Senan; double monastery |
Cell Catigern; Cell-chatiern; Cell-chatigern |
[92] 51°42′56″N 9°58′10″W / 51.7155366°N 9.969551°W | |
Kilcrea Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1465-78 (1470,[notes 54] 1478,[notes 55][93]) by Cormac Mac Thady MacCarthy More, King of Desmond, Lord of Muskerry; officially suppressed 1542, friars remaining in occupancy under the protection of the MacCarthy family; dissolved 1577; granted on lease for 21 years to Sir Cormock MacCarthy (Cormac mac Teige MacCarthy), who left the Friars in occupancy; church plundered by English soldiers 1584; restored 1589 under Cormac mac Dermot MacCarthy; sacked 1599; restored 1604; dissolved 1614, fell into Protestant possession, friars expelled c.1614; damaged buildings repaired by Fr. John Gold, 1621; granted by Oliver Cromwell to Lord Broghill 1641; in trusteeship of Commissioners of Public Works 1892; (NM) |
Cell-credhe; (cf. Kilkeary) |
51°51′54″N 8°42′40″W / 51.864888°N 8.711177°W | |
Kilcrea Nunnery | purportedly founded 6th century by St Cere | [94] 51°51′53″N 8°41′41″W / 51.864832°N 8.694649°W approx | ||
Kilcrumper Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded 6th century? by St Abban, probably on a site north of Ui Liathain; Benedictine monks; bestowed on Glascarrig 15th century |
Cill Cruimthir; Ceallcruimthir |
[95] 52°11′18″N 8°16′09″W / 52.1882467°N 8.2691002°W | |
Kilkilleen ~ | supposed monastic site - order, foundation and period unknown — "Friary in ruins"[notes 56] |
51°31′40″N 9°23′33″W / 51.5278096°N 9.3926239°W | ||
Killabraher ~ | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown | 52°15′46″N 8°48′11″W / 52.2629045°N 8.8029671°W | ||
Killaconenagh Monastery | Gaelic nuns, founded 6th century? by St Abban, after his founding Magee | Killachad conchean?; Killachadconchean |
51°38′19″N 9°56′53″W / 51.6386893°N 9.9479485°W | |
Killeenemer Monastery | ||||
Kilmaclenine Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, probably founded before 606 by St Colman mac Leinin of Cloyne | Cell-mac-leinin | 52°12′40″N 8°45′08″W / 52.211078°N 8.752327°W (approx) | |
Kilmoney Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular cell, dependent on Gill Abbey founded ?; probably a vicarage after mid-14th century; dissolved before 1400(?); 'Abbey' site given in Memorial Atlas of Ireland 1901 |
51°47′53″N 8°24′16″W / 51.7979468°N 8.4043694°W | ||
Kilnamanagh Monastery | Gaelic nuns, foundation named for Ana, sister of St Caitiarn of Kilcatherine and niece of St Senan | Kilmana | 51°37′55″N 10°02′55″W / 51.6319237°N 10.048542°W (approx) | |
Kilnamarbhan | early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban | |||
Kilshanahan ~ | supposed monastic site — unknown order or foundation, "Ruined abbey and church" [notes 57] | 52°02′07″N 8°19′18″W / 52.0352807°N 8.3218002°W | ||
Kinneigh Monastery | Gaelic monks founded by St Colman; possibly not surviving after 10th century |
Cell-mor-Cinnech; Cell-mor-Ceanneich |
51°46′02″N 8°59′23″W / 51.7672556°N 8.9896488°W (approx) | |
Kinsale Friary * | Carmelite Friars founded 1334[notes 58] (during the reign of Edward III[notes 59]) by Robert fitz Richard Balrain; dissolved 1541 (1543); Queen Elizabeth I; rebuilt 2003-2006; extant |
The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the Friary Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ____________________ Kinsale Abbey; Kynsalle; Cenn-saile |
[96][97][98] 51°42′31″N 8°31′30″W / 51.708622°N 8.525131°W | |
Kinsale Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St M'Eilte Ogh (M'eltioc) | St Gobban ____________________ Kynsalle; Cenn-saile |
51°42′28″N 8°31′43″W / 51.7076855°N 8.528502°W (approx) | |
Labbamolaga Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 7th century by St Molaga of Timoleague, reputedly buried here |
Leaba-molaga; Tampailin; Tulach-min-molaga? |
[99] 52°18′03″N 8°20′30″W / 52.3008162°N 8.3415413°W (approx) | |
Legan Abbey, Monkstown |
Benedictine monks, daughter of Waterford Priory dependent on Waterford and Bath; founded sometime before 1301 (after 1204); dissolved before 1350? |
Liegane, in Monkstown | [100] 51°51′01″N 8°20′07″W / 51.8502276°N 8.3354044°W | |
Loch-eire Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Finbarr | |||
Lough Ine Monastery | probable early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Lough Hyne; Templebreedy |
51°29′59″N 9°17′51″W / 51.4997669°N 9.2976093°W | |
Lueim Monastery | supposed monastic site — order and foundation unknown; mentioned 1318[notes 60] | |||
Midleton Abbey # | Cistercian monks — from Monasteranenagh founded 1179/80, purportedly by the FitzGerald family[notes 61] (or the Barry family[notes 62]); transferred from Monasteranenagh 1180; dissolved before 1573 (1543); abbot and convent remained as tenants after 1548; granted to John FitzEdmond FitzGerald 1573 and 1575; destroyed 19th century; Baptist church of St John reputedly occupies the site |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of Chore ____________________ de Choro Sancti Benedicti; Castra-na-chore; Chorus S. Benedicti; Monasterore; Middleton M-na-chore |
[101] 51°54′49″N 8°10′28″W / 51.9136966°N 8.1744826°W | |
Monanimy Commandery | purported Knights Templar | Monanimy Preceptory | [102][103] | |
Mourne Abbey | (erroneously given as Knights Templar[notes 63]) founded before 1216 (during the reign of King John) by Alexander de Sancta Helena; later, Knights Hospitaller |
Mourne Preceptory; Ballynamona Preceptory; M-na-mona; Morne; Meny Nymone; Ballinemony |
52°04′52″N 8°37′35″W / 52.0810489°N 8.626349°W | |
The Priory, Newmarket | 52°12′56″N 8°59′52″W / 52.2154956°N 8.9978886°W | |||
Nohaval Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, reputedly founded by St Finian; formerly site of a round tower[notes 64] | Nuachongbhail; Nogoual |
51°43′19″N 8°23′19″W / 51.7218178°N 8.3886623°W (approx) | |
Nohavaldaly Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; reported stump of round tower[notes 65] |
St Finian ____________________ Nuachongbhail; Nohaval-daly |
52°05′51″N 9°12′09″W / 52.097437°N 9.2025948°W | |
Omolaggie Monastery | early monastic site Augustinian Canons Regular possibly dependent on Cong |
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Quchwill Abbey | abbey mentioned in 1355[notes 66] — probable reference Gill Abbey, or possibly Youghal | |||
Ross Priory | early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 67] Benedictine monks dependent on St James, Wurzburg; founded before 1148?; reportedly ruinous by February 1541; dissolved 1541 |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery ____________________ Rosscarbery; Rosailithir; Ross-ailithir; Ruis-ailithir; Ross Carberry |
51°34′36″N 9°01′59″W / 51.5766428°N 9.0329933°W | |
Ross in Munster | Augustinian Friars, dubious supposed foundation in Ros Carbery | |||
Ross Friary | Franciscan Friars, dubious foundation[notes 68] | |||
Sherkin Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1460 by Florence O'Driscoll,Magnus[notes 69] or 1470 by Dermit O'Driscoll,[notes 70] papal license granted 1449, at the petition of Fynin Ohedustoy (Fineen O'Driscoll), to found an Observant friary; though no reference to building before 1460 or 1462; dissolved: plundered and burnt 1537 (or 1538), friars removed to the mainland; rebuilt; 1578 restored; granted to John Bealing 1590; friars began to rebuild friary 1627; (NM) |
Sherkin Island Abbey | 51°28′34″N 9°23′59″W / 51.475981°N 9.399796°W | |
Skeam West Monastery | possible early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Skream Island West | 51°29′43″N 9°26′11″W / 51.4953319°N 9.4363976°W | |
Spike Island | possible early monastic site, possibly located in Co Cork or Carrig Island, Co Kerry | Inispict; Inispuinc |
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Spittle Bridge Monastery | Gaelic monks | 52°12′10″N 8°16′30″W / 52.2027675°N 8.2749367°W | ||
Strawhall Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Aed mac Bricc of Killare |
Kilbrenan; Enach-mid-brenin |
51°49′08″N 8°47′31″W / 51.8190149°N 8.7920666°W | |
Templefaughtna ~ | purported Knights Hospitaller — ruins of an old establishment[notes 71] | 51°34′38″N 8°59′51″W / 51.5772296°N 8.9973736°W, | ||
Timoleague Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1240 by McCarthy Riabach or L William James Barry or c.1307-16 by Margery de Courci, wife of William Barry; built on the site of an earlier monastery; transferred from Cregan 1279 Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1460; dissolved 1542, Friars in occupancy 1626 and 1641 dissolved; passed to Lord Inchiquin; (NM) |
Timoleague Abbey; Tech-molaiga; Tech-molagga; Temolagi; Thatmelage; Thimolagi |
51°38′31″N 8°45′53″W / 51.6419918°N 8.7647724°W | |
Toames Monastery | Gaelic monks | Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? | 51°52′02″N 8°57′12″W / 51.8672701°N 8.9533424°W | |
Tracton Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Whitland built 1224 by McCarthy; 1225, Cistercian chapter general approved petition from Odo de Barru 1222 and 1223 to found abbey; colonized 22 February 1225; suppressed 1540-1, though monks possibly remained; dissolved after 1541; granted to James Craig and Henry (Gylford (Guilford) 1568; Elizabeth I directed Henry Gylford to have 60-year lease 1568; assigned by Craig to the Earl of Cork |
Albus tractus; Traghton |
51°45′41″N 8°23′32″W / 51.7612862°N 8.3921921°W | |
Tulach-min-Molaga ~ | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Molagga of Timoleague and ann Beachaire, possibly located near Mitchelstown or Fermoy, probably Labbamolaga (supra) | ?Labbamolaga | ||
Tullylease Abbey | early monastic site, founded by St Berechert, an Anglo-Saxon; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170?, built by Mathew, son of Griffin; cell dependent on Kells Ossory after 1193; dissolved (?) |
Tulach-leis; Tealach-leas; Tealach-lias; Tulales; Tullelash; Tollelyche; Tolleleyleyse |
52°19′03″N 8°56′27″W / 52.317452°N 8.940897°W | |
Weeme Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular extant 14th century |
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Youghal — Carmelite Friary | post-Reformation foundation purportedly established in the ruins of an earlier Carmelite 'abbey'[notes 72] | |||
Youghal — Dominican Friary (North Abbey) | Dominican Friars founded 1268 (1271[notes 73]) by Thomas fitz Maurice; built 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly; Regular Observant reformed 1493; dissolved c.1543; granted in perpetuity to William Walshe c.1580; friars probably expelled 1583; granted to John Thickpenny, a soldier, 1584; granted, in the occupation of Thickpenny's widow, to Sir Walter Raleigh, 1587, whereupon the buildings were destroyed, the friars remaining in or near the town |
Holy Cross Priory Our Lady of Graces Priory; ____________________ Eochaille; Araill; Iochil; Yoghill; Youghuld |
51°57′27″N 7°51′15″W / 51.9574371°N 7.854259°W | |
Youghal — Franciscan Friary (South Abbey) | Franciscan Friars built 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1460; dissolved 1541-2: church and cloister demolished, convent withdrew to Curraheen, Co Waterford; friars apparently returned soon afterwards, with Coraheen retained for use as a refuge in emergency; dissolved 1583, friars expelled or killed and buildings destroyed by English Protestants; abandoned until another house established 1627 (see immediately below) |
51°56′56″N 7°50′33″W / 51.9488148°N 7.8425431°W | ||
Youghal — Franciscan Friary, later site | Franciscan Friars founded 1627 in succession to site abandoned (see immediately above) |
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Youghal Priory | Benedictine monks cell, hospital or Maison Dieu, dependent on Waterford and Bath; founded 1185 before 1306; dissolved 1536? |
St John's House | 51°57′24″N 7°51′05″W / 51.956600°N 7.851467°W | |
Youghal Nunnery | assumed to have been Franciscan? nuns, possibly St Clare (Franciscan Second Order); convent possibly founded during the reign of Henry II; priory founded before 1385; dissolved 1542 St Anne |
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Youghill in Munster Friary | Augustinian Friars possibly founded c.1643 |
Youghal |
County Donegal
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Ard Mhuire Friary * | Capuchin-Franciscan Friars | [104] 55°07′22″N 7°54′37″W / 55.1226618°N 7.9102421°W | ||
Assaroe Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Boyle daughter of Boyle founded 1178 by Roderick O'Cananan, Prince of Tyrconnell or Flaharty; colonized 1179 or 1184; dedicated 1184 by Flaharty O'Muldorry; burnt 1377; plundered by Niall Óg O'Neill,King of Tyrone 1398; dissolved after 1597; granted to Anthony Fyrres 1586 |
God and St Bernard ____________________ Astrath; |
54°30′33″N 8°12′03″W / 54.509034°N 8.200937°W | |
Aughnish Monastery | early monastic site, probably not continuing into 11th century; erenaghs until 16th century |
Each-inis; Tullyaughnish |
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Balleeghan Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1471; dissolved 1603; granted to James Fullerton 1603 |
Baile-Aighedh-Chaoin; Baile-Fhindhetain; Ballagha |
54°58′52″N 7°36′22″W / 54.981219°N 7.606091°W | |
Ballymacswiney Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1646 or 1469 by MacSwiney; dissolved before 1607; sold to Sir Ralph Bingley by Henry Perse,1612 |
Baile-mic-suibhne; Bailli-macquinadoe; Mukish, nr. Castle Doe |
55°08′18″N 7°54′50″W / 55.1384624°N 7.9139328°W | |
Ballymagrorty Monastery (Drumhome parish) | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Ballymagroarty | 54°33′01″N 8°08′07″W / 54.5502386°N 8.1353331°W (approx) | |
Ballysaggart Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
founded c.1500(?) by the Mac-Ruini-Faigs (Mac Swiney Banagh?); |
Baile-na-sagart; Fan-an-chartha; Fanegarah; Fanogher; Fanegarah |
54°35′39″N 8°23′34″W / 54.594282°N 8.392811°W | |
Bothchonais Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, purportedly founded by Chonas, second husband of Darerca, sister of St Patrick; continuing 11th century |
Boithe-conais | 55°17′26″N 7°12′34″W / 55.2904555°N 7.2094345°W (approx) | |
Carrickmore Monastery | early monastic site coarbs until 16th century |
Carraic; Cairrge |
54°55′28″N 7°28′00″W / 54.924331°N 7.466755°W (approx) | |
Carrowmore Monastery | early monastic site | [105] 55°15′21″N 7°11′20″W / 55.255933°N 7.189007°W | ||
Clonca Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks erenaghs until early 17th century |
[106] 55°16′04″N 7°10′25″W / 55.267845°N 7.173514°W (given as 55°22′14″N 7°19′48″W / 55.3704782°N 7.3299408°W on Ordnance Survey map, 1965 - not on 1960 map) | ||
Clondahorkey Monastery | early monastic site; erenagh land 16th-17th century |
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Clonenagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Cluain-enach in Inishowen | ||
Clonfert-mulloe Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 605; dissolved after 925 |
Cluain-ferta-molua; Kyle |
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Cluain-imurchir | early monastic site, in existence in the time of St Abban | Cluain-nimurchir; Cluain-immorchair |
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Clonleigh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded c.530 by St Colmcille; erenaghs until 16th-17th century |
Cluain-laegh; Cluain-laig;Cluain-laodb; Croaghan-laodb; Cruachan-ligean; Druim-lighean; Drumleene |
54°51′05″N 7°28′56″W / 54.851439°N 7.482333°W | |
Clonmany Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably continuing after 1111 |
Culmaine; Cluain-maine |
55°15′41″N 7°24′39″W / 55.2614141°N 7.4108791°W (approx) | |
Conwal Monastery | Gaelic monks founded in early 7th century; erenaghs until early 17th century |
Conwall Monastery | 54°56′31″N 7°46′58″W / 54.941960°N 7.782754°W | |
Cnodain Monastery | early monastic site[notes 74] | |||
Culdaff Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs to 16th-17th century |
Culdabhach; Coldoch; Cooledagh |
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Desertegny Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; erenaghs until after 1397 |
Disert-eignigh | 55°11′12″N 7°30′54″W / 55.186696°N 7.515056°W (approx) | |
Domnach-mor-magene Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by St Patrick |
Domnachmormagene; Domnach-mor-Mag-ene |
54°28′53″N 8°16′23″W / 54.4813086°N 8.2730484°W (approx) | |
Donagh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by St Patrick |
Carndonagh; Domnach-mor-maig-tochair; Domnach-mor-maig-glinne; Domnach-morglinnetochair; Domnachglinne Tochair; Domnachglinne Tochuir |
55°15′00″N 7°16′20″W / 55.249946°N 7.272107°W | |
Donaghmore Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Patrick for Dubudae; possibly continuing after 1111; desolated by 1179; erenagh lands until 1609 |
Domnach-mor-maige-itha; Donagmore |
54°47′29″N 7°33′09″W / 54.7912836°N 7.5525856°W | |
Donegal Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1474 (or 1473) by Aodh Rua (Hugh Rufus) O'Donnell, chief of Tirconnell, and his mother, Nuala O'Connor; plundered and garrisoned by the English 1588; English driven away by Red Hugh 1592; repaired and re-occupied by 1600; abandoned 1601; dissolved 1601; 17th century place of refuge at Lough Eske; removed to Rossnowlagh (extant); (NM) |
'Donegal Abbey' ; Donegall; Duin-na-gall; Dunangall; Dungallen |
[107] 54°39′02″N 8°06′56″W / 54.6504672°N 8.1154257°W | |
Drumhome Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks possibly continuing after 1111; erenaghs at least until c.1609 |
Druim-thuoma; Druim-tuama; Drimholm; Mullanacross |
54°35′59″N 8°08′33″W / 54.5997405°N 8.1425858°W | |
Eskaheen Monastery | early monastic site | Iskaheen; Uisce-chaoin; Uskechaoin |
55°05′22″N 7°16′51″W / 55.0895192°N 7.2809315°W (approx) | |
Fahan Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; possibly continuing after 10th century; C.I. parochial church built on site 17th century, now ruined |
Fathen-mura; Athan-mura; Fothenmor;Othain-mor; Faynwor; Upper Fahan |
55°05′00″N 7°27′39″W / 55.083211°N 7.460766°W | |
Gartan-Rath Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 521 by St Colmcille |
Garton; Gartan; Gortan |
55°00′56″N 7°54′31″W / 55.015640°N 7.908705°W | |
Glencolumbkille Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; church on site demolished 1828; C.I. parochial church built on site |
Glenn-choluim-chille; Seinglean; Senglend |
54°42′37″N 8°43′31″W / 54.7101438°N 8.7252045°W | |
Grellagh Monastery | early monastic site | Greallach; Templemoyle |
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Inishkeel Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded before c.580 |
Inis Keel; Inis-caoil; Inis-coel |
54°50′51″N 8°27′17″W / 54.8476091°N 8.4548378°W | |
Inis Saimer Monastery # | purported monastic site, location given as island off St John's Point[notes 75] — island does not exist; identified as Assaroe[notes 76] q.v. |
Ines Samer; cf Assaroe |
54°30′03″N 8°12′01″W / 54.500949°N 8.200342°W | |
Inver Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Náile of Kinawley; in parochial use until 1807 |
Inber-naile | 54°38′49″N 8°16′50″W / 54.646836°N 8.280537°W | |
Inver Friary (?) | purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 77] | |||
Kilbarron Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; erenaghs until early 17th century |
Cell-barrainne; Kilvanny |
54°32′05″N 8°12′58″W / 54.5347289°N 8.2162285°W (approx) | |
Kilcar Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St. Carthach |
Kilcartaich; Cell-charthaigh; Killen |
54°38′01″N 8°35′31″W / 54.6335115°N 8.5919094°W (approx) | |
Killaghtee Monastery | early monastic site, ruins of three churches; erenagh land until 1609 |
Cell-aedh-leacht | ||
Killybegs Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1535–1540 by MacSwiny Bannagh; dissolved c.1600; Observant Franciscan Friars place of refuge c.1641; church in C.I. parochial use until 1829 |
St. Catherine ____________________ Cell-beaga;Calebeg; Colebeg; Callobegg-Boylaugh; Kilbeg |
54°38′07″N 8°27′00″W / 54.6352999°N 8.4499454°W | |
Killybegs Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until 1609 |
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Killydonnell Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1471 by Calvagh O'Donnell, on grant of petition to the Pope by Franciscan brothers Dermit Idurnyn and Dermit Magillacsbuig; dissolved c.1603; granted to Captain Basil Brooke |
Cell Ua dTomhrair; Cell-ua-dtomhrair; Kill-odtonaire;Kill-O-Donel |
[108] 55°01′24″N 7°37′00″W / 55.0232006°N 7.616787°W | |
Kilmacrenan Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1537 by Manus O'Donnell on an early monastic site (see immediately below); dissolved 1603 |
Doire Eithne; Cell-mic-Nenain; Cell-mac-n-enain; Cell-mic-creunain; Kilmictrenain |
55°01′50″N 7°46′40″W / 55.0304818°N 7.7778053°W | |
Kilmacrenan Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks possibly continuing after 1111; site of Franciscan friary (see immediately above) | |||
Kilmonaster Monastery | Cistercian monks founded c.1194 by E. O'Dogharty of Tirconnel; dissolved before 1228: united to Assaroe presumably before 1228; grange |
Kilfothuir; Hilfothuir; Kill-Fothuir; Cillifori; Kyfeire |
54°49′35″N 7°34′38″W / 54.8264035°N 7.5773048°W | |
Leck Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until 1609[notes 78] |
Lackovenan; Leac; Liacc |
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Lough Derg Friary — Saints Island | Augustinian Canons Regular founded on Station Island (see immediately below) c.1130; Franciscan Friars founded before 1631 |
54°36′56″N 7°53′07″W / 54.615638°N 7.885235°W | ||
Lough Derg Priory — Station Island, see St Patrick's Purgatory | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by St Patrick or St Dabeoc in the time of St Patrick; Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Armagh, probably by St Malachy; founded c.1130 (after 1134); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian; adopted after 1140; plundered 1196 by an O'Cairin; destroyed 1207 by Bratachas O'Boyle and M'Mahon; transferred to Saints Island; dissolved after 1600? |
St Debeog; St Patrick ____________________ Finnloch; Termon Dabeoc |
54°36′57″N 7°52′55″W / 54.6159213°N 7.8820038°W | |
Lough Derg Monastery — Station Island | Franciscan Friars founded 1763 |
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Lough Eske | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual, place of refuge 17th century from Donegal | |||
Magherabeg Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after/c.1430 by Niall Garbh[notes 79] O'Donnell;[notes 80] dissolved 1601 |
An-macaire-beg; Macairebeg; Magherybeg |
54°38′29″N 8°07′03″W / 54.641299°N 8.117411°W | |
Malin Monastery | ancient church, purportedly monastic[notes 81] | Mala | ||
Mevagh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; erenaghs to 1609; remains of church and cross |
Midhbheach; Midbech |
55°10′37″N 7°47′37″W / 55.176852°N 7.793480°W | |
Moville Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Domnachbile; Magbile; Norborgh |
55°11′17″N 7°02′26″W / 55.1881296°N 7.0404339°W (approx) | |
Moyra Monastery, Ray | site occupied by remains of a 16th-century church | |||
Mukish Monastery | purported monastic site - probably Ballymacswiney, q.v. | Muckish | ||
Racoon Monastery, nr. Ballintra |
early monastic site, Patrician monks founded c.440 |
Raithcungi; Raghcunga |
54°34′33″N 8°07′37″W / 54.5759174°N 8.1269217°W (approx) | |
Raphoe Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; possibly continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral built on site |
Raith-both | [109] 54°52′14″N 7°36′14″W / 54.870503°N 7.603853°W | |
Rashenny Monastery, in Inishowen | purported early monastic site — confusion with Rath-eanich (Raymoghy, q.v.) | |||
Rashenny Monastery, nr Killybegs Harbour | purported early monastic site — confusion with Rathen, Co Mayo[notes 82] | |||
Rathmullan Priory | Carmelite friars possiblyfounded 1403 and subsequently failed, or (refounded?) 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeney (Mac Suine Fanagh); plundered by Bingham 1595; dissolved; granted to Sir James Fullerton; assigned to Sir Ralph Bingley; rebuilt as a fortified house by Andrew Knox, Bishop of Raphoe, who had obtained the manor from Turlogh Oge Mac Sweeney; convent in existence c.1737 |
St Mary ____________________ Rath-maonlain; Rath-mullin; Bath-Mullian; Bochminon? |
55°05′40″N 7°32′11″W / 55.094313°N 7.536457°W | |
Raymoghy Monastery | Gaelic monks possibly not continuing after 10th century |
54°56′35″N 7°37′54″W / 54.9429211°N 7.6315498°W | ||
Rossnowlagh Friary * | Franciscan friars extant |
54°32′49″N 8°12′23″W / 54.546907°N 8.206317°W | ||
Slieve League Monastery | early monastic site, hermitage associated with St Aedh mac Bricc and St Assicus; erenagh until at least 1609 |
Sliab-liac | ||
Taughboyne Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded before 635/6 by St Fintan Munna |
Tech-baithin | 54°56′25″N 7°31′35″W / 54.9402095°N 7.5263214°W | |
Temple Douglas | 54°58′05″N 7°52′12″W / 54.9680565°N 7.8699875°W | |||
Templecrone Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until at least 1609 |
Tempall-croine | ||
Temple Douglas Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille at church of St Cruithnechan, where he was baptised | Tempall-dubglaise | ||
Toghernegomarkie Monastery | early monastic site; erenagh lands until at least 1609 |
Tochar-negomarkie; Ballybogan |
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Tory Island Abbey#? | early monastic site, Columban monks traditionally founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably used as a regufe by religious orders during the reign of Elizabeth I; ruined and plundered by George Bingham 1595 (NM) |
Torach; Toraidhe; Torre |
55°15′52″N 8°13′45″W / 55.2643486°N 8.2292747°W (approx) | |
Tullaghobegley Monastery | early monastic site, founded by an O'Begley; erenaghs until 1609 |
Tulach-an-bigli | 55°06′18″N 8°05′27″W / 55.1050873°N 8.090744°W (approx) | |
Tullyfern Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until 1609 |
Tulach-fionn |
County Dublin
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Balally Monastery | supposed Early Christian monastic site (Irish: Baile Amhlaoibh, meaning "the town of Olaf") may commemorate a Viking saint | |||
Baldongan Monastery | supposed monastic site of friary & nunnery within the walls of the 13th-century Baldongan Castle - order and period unknown; traditionally Knights Templar preceptory |
Baldungan | 53°33′48″N 6°06′47″W / 53.5633301°N 6.1130762°W (approx) | |
Ballyboghill Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks prior to the arrival of the Anglo-Normans | Ballyboughal | 53°31′06″N 6°15′59″W / 53.5184714°N 6.2663269°W (approx) | |
Ballymadun Monastery | supposed monastic site - order and period doubtful; purported Augustinian Canons Regular cell |
Ballymad with Balrothery | 53°32′22″N 6°24′13″W / 53.5394913°N 6.403656°W (approx) | |
Ballyman Monastery | supposed Knights Templar site | Glanmonder; Glenmunder |
53°12′09″N 6°10′21″W / 53.2025881°N 6.1725783°W (approx) | |
Castleknock Priory | Benedictine monks dependent on Little Malvern; founded c.1185 by Hugh Tyrrell, Lord of Castleknock; erronously also given as Augustinian[notes 83] dissolved before 1485 |
St Brigid ____________________ Caislen-cnoc; Caislen-Cnucha |
53°22′19″N 6°21′33″W / 53.3720641°N 6.3591957°W (approx) | |
Clondalkin Abbey | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, traditionally founded by St Cronan (Mo-Chua); plundered by the Danes, 833; burned 1071; granted to the Culdees in perpetuity; possibly continuing after 1111 |
Cluain-dolcain; Dun Awley |
53°19′19″N 6°23′43″W / 53.322081°N 6.395352°W | |
Clontarf Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks church founded 550 by St Comgall of Bangor; site now occupied by C.I. church |
Cluain-tarbh | 53°21′58″N 6°12′27″W / 53.3659955°N 6.2075758°W | |
Clontarf Preceptory | File:ClontarfCastleHotel.JPG | Knights Templar founded before 1180, granted by Henry II; dissolved 1308-10; Knights Hospitaller refounded 1313 (after 1314); dissolved after 1400; granted to Prior Rawson of Kilmainham; Clontarf Castle built on site, now the Clontarf Castle Hotel |
St Congal | 53°21′53″N 6°12′26″W / 53.3647919°N 6.2071037°W |
Cruagh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by D. Daluan of Croibige in the time of St Patrick |
Craibeach; Creevagh |
53°14′37″N 6°18′47″W / 53.243749°N 6.3130188°W (approx) | |
Dalkey Island | Benedictine monks chapel |
St Begnet ____________________ Deilginis-cualan |
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Dublin — All Saints' Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded c.1166, Canons installed by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster; dissolved 1539; granted to Lord Devlin 1565; College of the Holy Trinity built on site by Queen Elizabeth I |
53°20′40″N 6°15′28″W / 53.344459°N 6.2577°W | ||
Dublin — Holy Trinity Cathedral and Priory + | traditional early monastic site, founded 7th century?; church founded c.1030; apparently Benedictine monks before 1085 to 1096; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1152; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded c.1163; dissolved 1541; continuing as secular cathedral by Queen Mary |
53°20′36″N 6°16′16″W / 53.343434°N 6.271187°W | ||
Dublin — St George's Monastery | purported monastery of St George mentioned 1199,[notes 84] doubtless a reference to St Mary de Hogges, which is located in the parish of St George | St George | ||
Dublin — St Mary's Abbey | Savignac monks — from Chester founded c.1139; Cistercian monks orders merged 1147-8; apparently dependent on Combermere 1147; apparently dependent on Buildwas 1156-7; attempt to break with Buildwas failed 1307; dissolved 28 October 1539, surrendered by the last abbot, William Laundie; occupied for munitions by John Travers by 1540; granted to James, Earl of Desmond 20 December 1543; (NM) |
St Mary ____________________ Baile-atha-cliath; Ath-cliath; Duibhlinne |
53°20′52″N 6°16′10″W / 53.3476949°N 6.2695456°W | |
Dublin — St Mary de Hogges Abbey | Augustinian nuns — Arroaisian dependent on Clonard; founded c.1146 by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster; independent from before 1195; dissolved 1536, apparently suppressed early 1536; demolished by William Brabazon, under-treasurer of Ireland, materials used in repair of the King's castle in Dublin; granted to Francis Gosby 26 December 1537; granted to James Sedgrave c.1542 |
St Mary de Hogges | [110] 53°20′36″N 6°15′41″W / 53.343372°N 6.261258°W | |
Dublin — St Mary les Dames | purported nunnery;[notes 85] parish church occupied by a woman recluse 1276-7[notes 86] | |||
Dublin — St Saviour's Priory * | Dominican Friars; church opened 15 January 1861; extant |
[111][112] 53°21′10″N 6°16′02″W / 53.352754°N 6.267185°W | ||
Dublin — St Thomas's Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular priory founded March 1177 by King Henry II; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine raised to abbey status c.1192; dissolved 1539; granted to William Brabazon 1545 |
The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Dublin ____________________ Thomas Court |
[113][114] 53°20′29″N 6°16′49″W / 53.341511°N 6.280387°W | |
Dublin Augustinian Friary of the Holy Trinity | Augustinian Friars founded c. 1259; Observant adopted 1517; dissolved 1540; granted to Robert Casey 6 May 1541 |
Holy Trinity [22] | ||
Dublin Augustinian Priory (at the (East)Gate of Dublin) | purported Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 87] | |||
Dublin Augustinian Priory, St Olave | Augustinian Canons Regular church belonging to Bristol |
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Dublin Carmelite Friary * | Carmelite Friars founded 1274 by Sir Robert Bagot, Chief Justice; dissolved 3 August 1539, surrendered by the last prior William Kelly; granted to Nicholas Stanyhurst; demolished before 18 August 1541; granted to Francis Aungier by Elizabeth I modern Carmelite priory built on site, extant |
St Mary | 53°20′23″N 6°16′00″W / 53.339807°N 6.266702°W | |
Dublin Priory Hospital | Fratres Cruciferi and nuns founded before 15 November 1588 (1185-8) by Ailred the Palmer; dissolved 1539; granted to Maurice, Earl of Thomond, 1544 |
St John Baptist ____________________ Palmer's Hospital |
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Dublin Dominican Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1224; destroyed by fire in Dublin 1304; rebuilt before 1308 by Eustace le Poer; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Cusack 1542; granted to the Earl of Ormond 1578; The King's Inns established on site c.1582; |
St Saviour | 53°20′46″N 6°16′30″W / 53.345991°N 6.275007°W | |
Dublin Dominican Friary, later site | Dominican Friars founded c.1622 |
53°20′39″N 6°16′27″W / 53.344294°N 6.27422°W (approx) | ||
Dublin Franciscan Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 13 January 1233 (possibly on an earlier site); possibly transferred here c.1236; Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1521; dissolved 1540; granted to Thomas Stephens 1541 |
53°20′27″N 6°16′26″W / 53.340957°N 6.273762°W | ||
Dublin Franciscan Friary * | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual extant |
[115][116] 53°20′42″N 6°16′21″W / 53.344877°N 6.272614°W | ||
Dublin Knights Hospitallers | Knights Hospitaller frankhouse of Kilmainham, founded before 1290; continued until the suppression |
53°20′38″N 6°16′18″W / 53.343820°N 6.271648°W (approx) | ||
Dublin Sack Friars | Friars of the Sack probably founded 1268; dissolved after 1309-10 |
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Finglas Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 560 by St Canice; possibly not continuing after 10th century (last recorded abbot died in Rome 1038); site occupied by remains of a medieval church |
Fin-ghlais; Fionn-ghlais; Fionn-glass |
[117] 53°23′16″N 6°17′59″W / 53.387676°N 6.299704°W (approx) | |
Glasmore Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Cronan (Mochua) |
Glaismor; Moortown |
53°29′11″N 6°18′49″W / 53.4864624°N 6.3135338°W (approx) | |
Glasnevin Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded before 545 by St Mobi; possibly not continuing after 10th century |
Glas-naoidhen; Glais-noiden |
53°23′34″N 6°14′15″W / 53.3926447°N 6.2375736°W (approx) | |
Grace Dieu Abbey, nr. Donabate |
Augustinian nuns — Arroaisian — from Lusk; (community founded at Lusk after 1144) transferred here c.1195; founded after 1195? by John Cumin, Archbishop of Dublin; dissolved 1539; Turvey House was built from the remains of the abbey |
St Mary ____________________ de Gratia Dei; Turvey House |
53°30′02″N 6°11′23″W / 53.5005555°N 6.1895943°W (approx) | |
Grange Abbey | chapel of All Saints' Priory; disused since 17th century; ruined; (NM) | 53°23′57″N 6°09′38″W / 53.399075°N 6.160429°W | ||
Holmpatrick Priory, Skerries |
Augustinian Canons Regular — from St Patrick's Island founded 1220; dissolved 1557; granted to Thomas FitzWilliams 1578; site now occupied by C.I. church |
Holm Patric; Inis-patraic; Skerries |
53°34′25″N 6°06′20″W / 53.573620°N 6.105518°W | |
Howth 'Abbey' | non-monastic collegiate church | The Collegiate Church of St. Mary Howth | 53°23′15″N 6°03′57″W / 53.3875005°N 6.0659337°W | |
Ireland's Eye Monastery | early monastic site; beseiged 897; plundered 960 |
53°24′18″N 6°03′50″W / 53.4051316°N 6.0639381°W (approx) | ||
Killester Monastery | purported remains of a monastery in Killester House[notes 88] | 53°22′20″N 6°12′28″W / 53.372296°N 6.207788°W (?) | ||
Killiney Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns | 53°15′17″N 6°06′59″W / 53.254726°N 6.116311°W (?) | ||
Killininny Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns | Cell-na-n-ingen; Kilnaninghean |
[118] 53°16′22″N 6°21′03″W / 53.272842°N 6.350800°W (?) | |
Kilmainham Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Magnenn (Maignenn/Maighnenn) (in the time of St Fursey); later Knights Hospitaller site (see immediately below) |
Cell-maignenn; Kil-maignend |
[119] 53°21′03″N 6°20′19″W / 53.350910°N 6.338596°W (?) | |
Kilmainham Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded c.1174 by Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare, Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke and Striguil, on the site of earlier monastery (see immediately above); erroneously given as Knights Templar[notes 89]; dissolved 1540; restored 1557; dissolved November 1558 |
Priory of St John the Baptist | ||
Kilnamanagh Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-na-managh | 53°17′53″N 6°21′51″W / 53.298007°N 6.364056°W (?) | |
Kilsallaghan Monastery | purported monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown | Kilsaghlan | 53°28′29″N 6°19′09″W / 53.474715°N 6.319199°W (approx) | |
Kinsaley Monastery =? | early monastic site, founded by St Garban (Gobban) or St Doulagh; parochial church of St Doulagh built on site |
Cean-saile; Cenn-saile; Kinsealy |
53°24′55″N 6°10′45″W / 53.415150°N 6.179080°W | |
Lambay Island Monastery # | early monastic site, founded by St Colmcille | Reachrainn; Rechra; Lambey |
53°29′18″N 6°01′25″W / 53.4882498°N 6.0235977°W | |
Loreto Abbey | Sisters of Loreto founded 1821 by Frances Ball at Rathfarnham House |
[120] 53°17′32″N 6°16′48″W / 53.292092°N 6.279963°W | ||
Loreto Abbey, Dalkey |
Sisters of Loreto founded 1843 by Frances Ball; boarding school for girls opened 17 August 1843; boarding school closed 1982, continuing as a day school |
[120] 53°16′47″N 6°06′00″W / 53.279739°N 6.099976°W | ||
Lusk Abbey | early monastic site, founded before 496/8, possibly c.450, by Cuinnidh mac Cathmugh (St MacCullin), who died 496/8; burned and plundered by the Danes 827 and 856; burned and plundered by Munstermen 1053; burned by men of Meath 1133; C.I. Parish church of St MacCullin built on site, incorporating round tower into tower |
Lusca | 53°31′34″N 6°10′03″W / 53.5261351°N 6.1673802°W | |
'The Abbey', Malahide | ruins of a chapel | Alahid; Mullachide |
53°26′42″N 6°09′49″W / 53.444922°N 6.163747°W | |
Newcastle Monastery | early monastic site, founded by a St Finnian | Caislean-nua-liamhain | ||
Portrane Priory | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian — from Grace Dieu founded 1539; dissolved after 1577 |
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Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill |
early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower | 53°13′58″N 6°08′47″W / 53.232799°N 6.146271°W | ||
Red Island Monastery, Skerries |
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Saggart Monastery | early monastic site | Tech-sacra; Tassagard |
53°35′04″N 6°04′34″W / 53.584309°N 6.076201°W (approx) | |
St Anne's Monastery | early monastic site, possibly founded by Bishop Sanctain (possibly St Sanctain) | St Anne ____________________ Killeaspuigsanctain; St Anne's Chapel |
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St Catherine's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded 1219 by Warisius dePech; cell dependent on St Thomas's, Dublin, 1323; dissolved 1539, surrendered 25 June 1539 |
St Katherine; Salmon Leap |
53°22′06″N 6°28′11″W / 53.368275°N 6.469746°W (approx) | |
St Doolagh's Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Doolagh? chapel and cell 1200 possibly built for a hermit or small community |
St Doolagh ____________________ St Doilough; Clochar |
53°24′25″N 6°09′42″W / 53.407076°N 6.161613°W (approx) | |
St Patrick's Island Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick burned by the Danes 798; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140; dissolved 1220, transferred to a new site at Holmpatrick |
Inis Patraic | 53°35′04″N 6°04′34″W / 53.584309°N 6.076201°W | |
Santry Monastery | early monastic site, founded by 6th century | Sentrebh | 53°23′23″N 6°15′08″W / 53.389647°N 6.252240°W (approx) | |
Sruthair Monastery | early monastic site, possibly in Co Dublin | Sruther | ||
Swords Monastery = | early monastic site, founded c.560 by St Columbkill[121] | Sord-coluim-cille; Suird |
[122] 53°27′27″N 6°13′28″W / 53.457633°N 6.224458°W | |
Swords Priory | nuns 1474 mention of a prioress here probably refer to Grace Dieu[notes 90] |
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Tallaght Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 769 by Saint Maelruan; burned and plundered 811 by the Danes; rebuilt; possibly not continuing after 1125; site now occupied by C.I. church |
Tamlacht-maelruain; Taulaght |
53°17′21″N 6°21′57″W / 53.28912°N 6.365748°W | |
Tallaght Priory | Dominican Friars | St Mary | 53°17′19″N 6°21′38″W / 53.288539°N 6.360671°W [123] | |
Taney Monastery | early monastic site | 53°17′01″N 6°13′33″W / 53.283690°N 6.225815°W (approx) | ||
Tullow/Tully Monastery? | early monastic site, founded by St Brigid (possibly Brigid, daughter of Leinin); ruined 13th-century church may occupy site of an Early Christian monastic site |
Telach--na-n-epscop; Tulach-na-n-epscop Irish: tulach na n-Epscop, meaning "the hill of the bishops" |
53°16′44″N 6°11′05″W / 53.278764°N 6.184616°W |
The following location in County Dublin lacks monastic connection:
- Rathfarnham Priory: sometime home of the Curran family
County Galway
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Abbeygormacan Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170?; dissolved 1543; granted to Ulick Bourke (William Ulick de Burgo Mac William), first Earl of Clanrickard (Clanricarde) 1543/1544, who probably did not evict the canons, who possibly remained until the reign of Elizabeth I |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gormacan ____________________ Gormacan Abbey; Abbey Gormogan Abbey; Monaster O Gormogan; de Via Nova; Nova Via |
[124][125] 53°12′52″N 8°20′57″W / 53.214411°N 8.349223°W | |
Addergoole Abbey (Addergoole parish, nr Ardcloon) |
order, period and foundation unknown "Abbey (in ruins)"[notes 91] |
53°37′14″N 8°49′29″W / 53.620514°N 8.824639°W | ||
Ahascragh Abbey | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Cuan; C.I. church on site |
Ahaskeragh; Ath-ascrath; Ath-ascrach; Ath-escrach-Cuain |
[126][127][128] 53°23′53″N 8°20′06″W / 53.398168°N 8.334933°W | |
Annaghdown Abbey of St. John the Baptist | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Tuam; founded before 1224; raised to abbey status c.1236; dissolved after 1542?; apparently the abbey was the most northerly of the ruins (known as 'the Nunnery') at Annaghdown; dissolved 1562; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde 1572; granted to the warden and vicars of King's College, Galway 8 July 1578 |
St John the Baptist de Cella Parva | 53°23′18″N 9°04′19″W / 53.388342°N 9.071885°W | |
Annaghdown Abbey of St Mary | Augustinian Canons and Canonesses Regular — Arroasian founded after c.1140, possibly by Turlough O'Conor at the instance of St Malachy; identification sometimes confused with the Premonstratensian foundation to the north; dissolved before 1578, granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde 1562 |
The Abbey of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown | 53°23′13″N 9°04′22″W / 53.386908°N 9.072736°W | |
Annaghdown Cathedral & Nunnery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns founded 6th (before 578) century by St Brendan for his sister Briga, site traditionally granted by the King of Connacht; Augustinian nuns — Arroaisian adopted after 1144; priory, dependent on Clonard; integrated into the Abbey of St Mary de Portu Patrum c.1144; episcopal diocesan cathedral before 1189 (and after 1152); church of St Mary Evachdun, cum villa Kelgel confirmed to the Arroaisians of Clonard 1195; dependent on Kilcreevannty from before 1223, church of St Mary Eanchduyn confirmed to the Arroasians of Kilcreevanty c.1123 and 1400; diocese united with Tuam 1327; canons and canonesses possibly shared the same church; dissolved after 1223-4, nuns possibly transferred to Inishmaine |
Monastery of Lough Corrib; Annadown; Eanach-duine; Enaghcoin; Evachdun; Lough Corrib; Lough Orbsen |
53°23′16″N 9°04′16″W / 53.387721°N 9.071215°W | |
Annaghdown Friary | erroneously listed as Franciscan Friars[notes 92] | |||
Ardnabara Abbey in Killimordaly parish |
possible monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown, "Ardnabara Abbey, in ruins"[notes name=Ardnabara 1] | 53°19′18″N 8°34′45″W / 53.321697°N 8.579078°W (approx) | ||
Ardrahan Monastery | early monastic site; stump of round tower[notes 93] |
Ard-rathain | 53°09′28″N 8°48′25″W / 53.157718°N 8.806990°W | |
Athenry Priory | Dominican Friars founded 1241; dissolved 1574; granted to the town; reoccupied 1595; Regular Observant date unknown; dissolved c.1597, burned with the town during hostilities; friars granted a new site at Coilascail, infra; became a university 1644; site recovered by friars 1685, retained until the general exile 1698; used as a barracks 18th century; (NM) |
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul ____________________ Ath-na-riogh; Ath-na-rig; Anry |
53°17′54″N 8°44′40″W / 53.2982229°N 8.7444514°W | |
Athenry Friary | erroneous reference to Franciscan Friars — mistaken identification of Adare Friary[notes 94] | |||
Aughrim Priory | early monastic site, founded before 741; Augustinian Canons Regular - (?)Arroasian founded before 1170? or 1220, doubtfully purportedy by a Butler (Theobald Walter, first Butler of Ireland[notes 95]), more likely by an O'Kelly, with a Butler as a later benefactor; burned 1307; dissolved c.1562?; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricard; Augustinian Friars |
St Catherine ____________________ Eachdruim; Acharym-Omane; Aghrim; Achdrum; Echraim Enachdruim-Omane |
53°18′14″N 8°19′04″W / 53.303964°N 8.317761°W | |
Ballynahinch Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1356 by O'Flaherty; dissolved during the reign of Elizabeth I; convent listed as re-established c.1737[notes 96] |
Baile-na-hinse; Ballinhinceh; Dalcaccense? |
53°27′43″N 9°52′05″W / 53.461890°N 9.868126°W (approx) | |
Ballynakill 'Abbey' | "Abbey",[notes 97] "Ellomaine Graveyard"[notes 98] | Ellomaine | ||
Beagh Friary (Barony of Clare) | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved before 1585; granted to John Newton |
53°31′06″N 9°00′32″W / 53.518270°N 9.008971°W (approx) | ||
Beagh Friary (Barony of Kiltartan) | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — erroneous reference to the friary in the Barony of Clare (see immediately above) | |||
Boilean Clair | Franciscan Friars, Conventual — actually Claregalway — erronesously identified as a separate foundation[notes 99] | |||
Boley Friary | Dominican Friars — from Portumna apparently founded early 18th century |
Boula; Buaile |
53°08′05″N 8°43′06″W / 53.134826°N 8.718252°W (approx) | |
Caheradreen Monastery | early monastic site | 53°14′48″N 8°54′02″W / 53.246805°N 8.900535°W (approx) | ||
Caltra Friary | Carmelite Friars founded not later than 1336 (c.1320) by the Berminghams, barons of Athenry; dissolved 1589; granted to John Rawson 1589; restored 1735 (c.1737); closed c.1775 |
Kaltragh-ne-Pallice Caltragh Pallas; Caltranapallice; Caltra-ne-Pallas; Callarense; Kaltragh-; Keal-; Pallice; Paileeshe |
53°14′48″N 8°54′02″W / 53.246805°N 8.900535°W | |
Claregalway Friary | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded before c.1252 by John de Colgan I;[notes 100] dissolved 1542; granted to Richard de Burgo 1570; friars remained Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1567?; dissolved c.1589, friars expelled by Sir Richard Bingham, who converted the buildings into barracks; friars permitted use of part of the monastery until expelled again; friars attempted to restore monastery after 1641; chapel in use until 18th century; (NM) |
Claregalway Abbey; Clair; Baile-an-chlair; Boilean-Clair; Clar-dun-dunul |
53°20′48″N 8°56′41″W / 53.3468019°N 8.9446397°W | |
Cloghmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Cloch-mor, in Killannin parish | 53°13′43″N 9°31′26″W / 53.228723°N 9.523880°W (approx) | |
Clonfert Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded after 1140, possibly by Turlogh O'Conor, at the instance of St Malachy; dissolved 1571 |
St Mary's de Porto Puro | 53°14′24″N 8°03′28″W / 53.240134°N 8.057667°W | |
Clonfert Monastery | Gaelic monks founded before 577 or 583 by St Brendan the Navigator; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 |
Cluain-ferta-brenaind; Cluain-ferden |
53°14′27″N 8°03′30″W / 53.2406959°N 8.0584259°W | |
Clonfert, Monygayun Abbey | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian founded after 1144; dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223; dissolved during the reign of Elizabeth I |
St Mary | ||
Clonkeenkerrill Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1435 by Thomas O'Kelly, Bishop of Clonfert, converting the church into a friary at the instance of David and John Mullkerrill; Franciscan Friars, Conventual refounded 1453, papal permission obtained by David Mullkerrill |
Cloonkeenkerrill; 'St. Kerrill's Abbey' |
53°22′59″N 8°34′51″W / 53.3831236°N 8.5808372°W | |
Clonkeenkerrill Monastery | early monastic site | Cluain-cain-cairill; Cluain-caoin-cairiolla; Cluacaen-Caeryll |
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Clontuskert Priory | early monastic site, founded c.805 (before 809), by St Boedan; Augustinian Canons Regular - Arroasian founded after 1140, probably by the O'Kelly family; dissolved 1562 Augustinian Friars possibly restored 1637; (NM) |
The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Clontuskert ____________________ Clontuskert Abbey; The Old Abbey; Cluain-tuaiskirt-ua-maine; Clontuskert-Omanny |
53°16′47″N 8°12′42″W / 53.279636°N 8.2115936°W | |
Cloonfush Monastery | early monastic site, founded early 6th century by St Jarlath | Cluain-fois | [129] 53°30′55″N 8°54′05″W / 53.515205°N 8.901415°W (approx) | |
Cloonyvornoge Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved 1585-6?; granted to John Newton 1597 |
Clonnavarnoge; Cowlevernoge Cowleneringe |
53°29′28″N 9°05′36″W / 53.491141°N 9.093246°W (approx) | |
Coilascail Priory | Dominican Friars founded on a site granted by Ulrick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde |
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Creevaghbaun Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1332 by a member of the de Burgos family; dissolved 1574; granted to Thomas Lewis 1574; restored c.1737 |
Crevaghbane Crevebane; Craghbane; Brenaghbane; Kribaghbane |
53°29′28″N 8°46′37″W / 53.491007°N 8.777046°W (approx) | |
Currabeg Monastery | monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown | |||
Donaghpatrick Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick | Domnach-patraic; Magna Saeoli |
53°28′44″N 9°02′18″W / 53.478788°N 9.038208°W (?) | |
Drumacoo Monastery | early monastic site | Druim-muccado; Droma-Mucada |
53°11′55″N 8°54′17″W / 53.198661°N 8.904676°W | |
Dunmore Monastery | misidentification of Donaghpatrick[notes 101] | |||
Dunmore Priory | early monastic site Augustinian Friars founded c.1423 (before 1425) by Walter Mor de Bermingham, 9th Baron Athenry; dissolved 1569, friars remained in occupancy; held by John Burke fitz Thomas 1574; friars left in 1645, taking refuge at Mayfield |
Donmore Mac Oryshe; Downemore; Dominensis? |
53°37′13″N 8°44′31″W / 53.620412°N 8.742022°W | |
Eglish Friary | Carmelite friars founded 1393–1398; possibly abandoned during the reign of Elizabeth; possibly Franciscan Friars dissolved 1579 |
Monteceancohe; Sleushancough; Slewshancogh |
53°23′03″N 8°17′45″W / 53.384147°N 8.295708°W (approx) | |
Esker Friary | Dominican Friars — Regular Observance founded after 1622, site granted by Ulrick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde, at the request of the Provincial, Fr Ross Mageoghegan and other friars; friars left 1860s |
Brosk; Coilascail |
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Esker Monastery | Redemptorists | [130] 53°16′56″N 8°40′55″W / 53.282215°N 8.681930°W | ||
Fallig Friary | Franciscan Friars - probable confusion for Killeigh (Fallig), Co Offaly[notes 102] | Faghy; Fahy |
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Galway Augustinian Friary | Augustinian Friars founded 1500 by Margaret Athy, at the request of Richard Nagle; dissolved before 1578; leased to the town 1578; demolished 1652 in order to use the strategic position of the site |
53°16′17″N 9°02′49″W / 53.271320°N 9.047075°W | ||
Galway Augustinian Friary*, later site | Augustinian Friars; church opened 4 September 1859; extant |
[131] 53°16′19″N 9°03′08″W / 53.272053°N 9.052101°W | ||
Galway Carmelite Priory | Carmelite Friars founded c.1332? possibly by a member of the de Burgo family; dissolved after 1648 |
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Galway Dominican Nunnery, first site | Dominican nuns founded 1644 in Augustine Street; exiled by the Cromwellians 1652; returned in 1686 to a house in Kirwan's Lane (see below) |
53°16′19″N 9°03′08″W / 53.271816°N 9.052252°W | ||
Galway Dominican Nunnery, second site | Dominican nuns founded 1686 in Kirwan's Lane; expelled on a number of occasions 1691 convent, known as The Slate House, in use as barracks for British soldiers; fell into disrepair; destroyed by fire 1842 |
53°16′17″N 9°03′17″W / 53.271424°N 9.054644°W | ||
Galway Dominican Nunnery*, current site | Dominican nuns founded March 1845 on Taylors Hill, country house known as 'Mount Eaton' or 'Seaview', previously owned by the Sloper family; extant |
[132] 53°16′05″N 9°04′43″W / 53.268165°N 9.078548°W | ||
Galway Franciscan Abbey | Franciscan Friars built 1660; re-built 1781 |
[133] 53°16′34″N 9°03′17″W / 53.2759794°N 9.054746°W | ||
Galway Franciscan Nunnery | Franciscan nuns, (?)Third Order founded 1511, church of St Nicholas purportedly granted by Walter Lynch to his daughter; dissolved during the reign of Elizabeth I |
St Nicholas; ____________________ The house of the poor nuns of St Francis |
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Galway Friary | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded 1296 by William de Burgo; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1460, and again before 1520; Conventuals and Observants apparently continued together, the latter in the minority; Conventuals attempted to evict Observants 1533 but were overruled; dissolved 1550; reoccupied during the reign of Queen Mary; leased to the mayor and townsmen c.1569, renewed 1578; community apparently extant until 1583 when the friars left and church burnt; returned 1612 and rebuilt the church; destroyed 1657; converted into a court house; current court house on site |
[133] 53°16′31″N 9°03′15″W / 53.275280°N 9.054121°W | ||
Galway Priory | possibly formerly a hospital administered by the Premonstratensians Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Tuam; founded 1235, church purportedly granted to Tuam by the O'Halleran family; dissolved before 1451: relegated to chapel; left empty for a significant period by 1480; Dominican Friars founded 1488, granted license by Innocent III; dissolved 1570; granted to the town corporation; possibly a vicariate of Athenry, raised to priory status 1612; dissolved 1651 |
Blessed Virgin Mary extra Muros; St Mary on the Hill |
53°16′06″N 9°03′23″W / 53.268248°N 9.056527°W | |
Gortnabishaun Monastery, Kilconla parish |
early monastic site | 53°32′32″N 9°01′36″W / 53.542348°N 9.026642°W | ||
Gorumna Island, Killanin parish |
early monastic site, "abbey"[notes 103] | Gailimh; Galvia; Ngaillim; Bun-Gaillmhs; Bongal |
[134] 53°14′09″N 9°41′56″W / 53.235864°N 9.698954°W | |
Grange | Cistercian monks grange of Boyle |
Grainsearchmhaonmhai; Grange of Mowyny |
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High Island Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 665 by St Fechin | Ardoilen; Cellgradhaandomhain |
53°32′39″N 10°15′44″W / 53.544133°N 10.262089°W | |
Illaunmore Monastery | Historic county location — see County Clare | |||
Inchiquin Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 626 by St Brendan the Navigator | Inis-mac-ui-chuind; Insi-ui-chuinn; Inisquin |
53°27′48″N 9°14′16″W / 53.463340°N 9.237860°W | |
Inishark Monastery | early monastic site | Inisairc | 53°36′22″N 10°16′04″W / 53.606002°N 10.267668°W | |
Inishbofin Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 7th century by St Coleman supposed Benedictine monks — evidence lacking; suggested Augustinian Canons Regular during the reign of Henry VIII — evidence lacking |
Inis-bofine; Bophin Island |
53°36′56″N 10°11′20″W / 53.6154609°N 10.1887572°W | |
Inisheer Monastery Aran Islands |
early monastic site | Ada-airthir; Ara-coemhain; Airdne-coimhain; Ardcoenmain? |
53°03′35″N 9°32′11″W / 53.059800°N 9.536519°W | |
Inishlackan Friary | purported Franciscan Friars[notes 104] | |||
Inishmaan Monastery Aran Islands |
early monastic site, two churches under the parish of St Enda, Inishmore | Inismedhon; Middle Island |
53°04′52″N 9°35′42″W / 53.081169°N 9.595077°W | |
Inishmicatreer Monastery | early monastic site; "Abbey in ruins"[notes 105] |
'Inishmicatreer Abbey' ; Inish-mictreer |
53°29′57″N 9°15′01″W / 53.499266°N 9.250311°W | |
Inishmore Monastery Aran Islands |
early monastic site, purportedly granted to St Enda, aided by St Ailbe of Emly, by Oengus, King of Munster Franciscan Friars Minor, Third Order Regular[notes 106] or First Order[notes 107] founded after 1484, founder unknown;[notes 108] First Order possibly transferred to the Third Order after 1560; dissolved ? (during the reign of Elizabeth I?), abandoned during the religious persecution |
Ara-na-naemh; Ara-Enda; Killenda; Na Seacht dTeampaill; (The Seven Churches) |
53°07′19″N 9°40′07″W / 53.121989°N 9.668747°W | |
Inishnee Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 768 | Inis-eidnigh? | 53°23′34″N 9°54′06″W / 53.392798°N 9.901600°W | |
Kilbennan Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Benignus (Benen), a disciple of St Patrick |
Cell-beneoin; Dun Lughaid |
53°32′19″N 8°53′31″W / 53.538749°N 8.892001°W | |
Kilboght Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1507 by Hugo de Wall; dissolved after 1564; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde |
Kil-bought; kil-bout |
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Kilcolgan Monastery, Kilmacduagh diocese |
early monastic site, founded before c.580; erenagh until at least 1132; burned during war 1258 |
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Kilcolgan Monastery, Clonfert diocese? |
early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille for Colgan (possibly same as immediately above) | Cell-colgain | ||
Kilcommedan Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-comadan | 53°17′19″N 8°19′01″W / 53.288616°N 8.317080°W (approx) | |
Kilconla Monastery | early monastic site, founded reputedly by St Conlat | Cell-connla; Kilconly |
53°35′21″N 8°59′53″W / 53.589162°N 8.998135°W | |
Kilconnell Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1414 (1353 or c.1353) by William O'Kelly, Lord of Ui Maine; dissolved 1541; on the site of an earlier monastery (see immediately below); (NM) |
Cell-chonaill; Kilconail |
[135] 53°19′58″N 8°24′03″W / 53.332705°N 8.400807°W | |
Kilconnell Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Conall | |||
Kilcoona Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Colmcille, site granted by Tibrades, son of Prince Maelduin, built by St Cuanna (Cuannach) | Cellcuannathe; Kilcoonagh |
53°26′35″N 9°01′59″W / 53.443021°N 9.033160°W | |
Kilcorban Friary | Dominican Friars dependent on Athenry; founded 1446; dissolved during the reign of Elizabeth I(?); site now occupied by St Corban's Church |
Kilcarbain | 53°07′31″N 8°18′22″W / 53.125176°N 8.306072°W | |
Kilcreevanty Abbey | Benedictine nuns founded c.1200, chapel granted by Thomas de Burgo; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian refounded 1223; dissolved 1543 |
The Holy Rosary; The Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary ____________________ Cell-craobhnat; Kil-creunata; Kil-crevet; Casta Silva; Chaste Wood |
53°33′48″N 8°54′14″W / 53.563267°N 8.903778°W | |
Kilcummin Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded by St Coeman | Kill-choemain; Cell-coemain |
53°14′26″N 9°45′31″W / 53.240564°N 9.758606°W (vaguelly) | |
Kilkilvery Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until at least 11th century; later passed to the Fratres Cruciferi of Castledermot |
Cell-cillbile | 53°28′27″N 9°06′26″W / 53.474255°N 9.107323°W (approx) | |
Killamanagh Priory | early monastic site; Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Annaghdown; founded 1260 by an abbot of St John de Cella Parva, Annaghdown; dissolved c.1542?, probably suppressed |
St Mary de Cella Parva Cellnamanagh; Kilnamanoch; Killinimanach; Cella Parva St Mary Cell-coemain |
53°30′05″N 9°03′04″W / 53.501420°N 9.051055°W | |
Killeely Monastery | early monastic site | 53°12′33″N 8°51′25″W / 53.209242°N 8.857003°W (approx) | ||
Killeenmunterlane Monastery | early monastic site | 53°11′54″N 8°53′14″W / 53.198436°N 8.887146°W (approx) | ||
Killower Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs 11th century |
Killawyr | 53°30′47″N 8°57′14″W / 53.513062°N 8.953900°W | |
Killursa Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Fursa (Fursey); eranaghs at least to 11th century; church passed to the Fratres Cruciferi of Castledermot |
Cell-fursa; Rathmat; Rathmath; Rathmuighe |
53°28′04″N 9°08′42″W / 53.467747°N 9.144884°W | |
Kilmacduagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th-7th century by St Colman son of Duagh on land granted by Guaire, King ruined by William Fitz Adelm de Burgo early 13th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 11th century; Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1225-50; dissolved 1584; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde |
St Mary de Petra ____________________ Cell-mic-duaich; Duaca; Kil-macough |
53°02′53″N 8°53′17″W / 53.0480262°N 8.8880253°W | |
Kilmeen Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-mian | 53°12′19″N 8°29′51″W / 53.205261°N 8.497496°W | |
Kilmurry Friary | Franciscan Friars given as Dominican Friars[notes 109] |
Cell-mhuire; Kilmurray |
53°34′09″N 8°41′22″W / 53.569065°N 8.689531°W | |
Kilreekill Monastery | early monastic site, nuns reputedly founded by St Patrick for his sister Richella |
Cell-richill | 53°13′49″N 8°27′13″W / 53.230290°N 8.453722°W | |
Kiltiernan Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-tighernain | 53°11′17″N 8°50′33″W / 53.188023°N 8.842610°W | |
Kiltullagh Monastery | early monastic site; possibly not continuing after 10th century |
Cell-tulach-mhaonmhai | 53°18′47″N 8°57′18″W / 53.313083°N 8.955059°W (approx) | |
Kinalehin Friary, nr Abbey |
Carthusian monks — possibly from Hinton founded c.1252 by John de Cogan I; purportedly destroyed 1279 and if so, rebuilt soon after; sold to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem 1306 - the Knights appear to have held appurtenances, though the sale appears never to have completed; dissolved by General Chapter the Grande Chartreuse 1321; abandoned by the monks c.1341; Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual refounded c.1371 by the de Burgos, granted by the Pope; destroyed after the general suppression; purchased from Elizabeth I by Richard de Burgo (Rufus), Earl of Clanricarde, who retained it for the friars dissolved before 1609; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1611; dissolved after 1642; friars probably expelled under the Cromwellians; returned during the reign of Charles II |
Abbey; Kilnalahan; Kinaleghin; Kenaloyn; Cenel-Feichin; Cineoil-Feichin; Kilnalekin; Kinelfeichin |
[136] 53°06′10″N 8°23′39″W / 53.1026822°N 8.3940697°W | |
Kinvarra Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Coman | Ceamm-mhara; Cenn-mara |
53°08′21″N 8°56′13″W / 53.139305°N 8.936992°W | |
Knockmoy Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Boyle founded 1190 by Cathal Crobderg O'Conor, King of Connacht; dissolved 1542, surrendered by Abbot Hugh O'Kelly 24 May 1542, though a secularised form of monasticism apparently continued; let to Andrew Brereton for 21 years, 1566; part granted to Nicholas FitzSymons 1568; QE |
Abbeyknockmoy Abbey; Collis Victoriae; Cnoc-muaidhe; Knockmuighe; Mainister-cnoc-muaide |
53°26′26″N 8°44′33″W / 53.440519°N 8.742571°W | |
Kylemore Abbey | Benedictine monks mansion now serves as convent boarding school |
53°33′42″N 9°53′22″W / 53.561724°N 9.889439°W | ||
Loughrea Priory | Carmelite Friars founded c.1300 by Richard de Burgo, Earl of Ulster; dissolved before 1541; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde 1652; friars permitted to remain; Teresian (Discalced) Carmelites occupied intermittently from 1640 |
St Mary ____________________ Loch-riach; Laughreagh; Lough-Reogh; Balliloc riagh |
53°11′56″N 8°34′08″W / 53.199°N 8.569°W | |
Loughrea Abbey * | Discalced Carmelite Friars founded 19th century; extant |
53°12′01″N 8°34′13″W / 53.200405°N 8.570168°W | ||
Maghee Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly Co Galway, location unidentified | Mag-Cé; Magele; Magelle; Magtriudi |
location unknown | |
Mayfield | Augustinian Friars refuge from Dunmore 1645 | |||
Meelick Friary + | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded 1414, mandate to license a Franciscan foundation issued to the Bishop of Clonfert by the Pope; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1479; dissolved 1559, suppressed and ruined; restored 1595; dissolved after 1595; granted to the Earl of Clanricarde; church and buildings largely destroyed by c.1616; Observant Franciscan Friars 1680, intermittently until 1852; now R.C. church |
Mil-eagh; Miliuc; Milick; Mykescin |
53°10′25″N 8°05′08″W / 53.173600°N 8.085498°W | |
Monasternalea Monastery | early monastic site erroneously purportedly Franciscan Friars,[notes 110] — reliable evidence lacking |
Abbey Grey Monastery; Abbeygrey Monastery; Mainistir na Liath; Kilmore-ne-togher? |
53°33′29″N 8°21′56″W / 53.5580536°N 8.3655739°W | |
Moor Abbey, parish of Athenry |
Cistiercian monks? possibly chapel of Moor Aughrim at a grange of Knockmoy |
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Omey Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore with the aid of King Guare; ruins excavated and re-sited by archaeologists in 1990s |
Iomaidh; Immagh; Temple-feheen |
53°32′08″N 10°10′31″W / 53.535506°N 10.175411°W (ruins re-sited at 53°32′02″N 10°09′26″W / 53.533906°N 10.157118°W) | |
Portumna Friary | Dominican monks founded before 1414 by Murchad? O'Madden, Lord, on the site of the Cistercian monks' priory (see immediately below); dissolved c.1582; granted to the Earls of Clanricarde 1582; part used as C.I. church 1631; choir became C.I. church 1762; Observant refounded before 1426 |
The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna ____________________ Portumna Abbey |
53°05′10″N 8°13′03″W / 53.086075°N 8.217595°W | |
Portumna Priory | Cistercian monks chapel, dependent on Dunbrody; founded 1254; became disused; Dominican friary founded on site (see immediately above) |
The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Portumna ____________________ Portumna Abbey; Portomna; Portompria | ||
Rafwee Monastery | early monastic site, coarb 11th century | Raithbuidhe | 53°26′55″N 9°04′13″W / 53.448500°N 9.070330°W (approx) | |
Rathmagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Brendan of Clonfert | Raithmaige | 53°27′04″N 9°10′38″W / 53.451005°N 9.177361°W (approx) | |
Roscam Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 779; destroyed by the Danes 807 |
Ros-chaim; Ros-camm |
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Ross Errilly Friary | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded 1351 (1431) by Raymond de Burgo; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1470 (1498) by the Grannard family (William, Lord Grannard?); dissolved 1562; granted to the Earl of Clanricarde by Elizabeth I 1562; friars afforded protection by Clanricarde friars left before 1580; re-established by Clanricarde 1580; expelled by Protestants and English soldiers 1580; occupied by English soldiers 1596; friars reinstated before 1601; abandoned by friars to escape imprisonment; reinstated 1611 by Clanricarde; expelled 1612; returned 1626 and 1641; abandoned 1656; reoccupied and repaired 1664; abandoned after 1688; returned 1712; possibly expelled 1731; returned 1753, restored by Lord St George; dissolved 1832; ruinous by 1835; (NM) |
Ross; Ross-erelly; Ross-eriall; Ros-traily; Ros-oirbealaigh; Ruisairbhealaigh; Iriala |
53°28′47″N 9°07′54″W / 53.479707°N 9.131543°W | |
Rosshill Monastery | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Brendan of Clonfert; "'Abbey' site"[notes 111] |
Teampull Brandon | 53°33′15″N 9°22′07″W / 53.554185°N 9.368495°W | |
Roundstone Monastery | Historical photo; Historical photo |
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1835; site redeveloped |
53°23′32″N 9°54′59″W / 53.392168°N 9.916368°W | |
St Macdara's Island Monastery | early emeritical monastic site, founded by St (Sionnach) Mac Dara | Cruach Macdara; Cruanacara |
[137] 53°18′12″N 9°55′05″W / 53.303390°N 9.918079°W | |
Templemoyle-Kiltullagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved 1595; granted to Edmond Barrett |
Tombmoyle | ||
Tisaxon Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1442, mandate issued to the Bishop of Ballysadare by the Pope; dissolved 1574; granted to Thomas Lewes 5 April 1574 |
Teagh-saxon; Theascaston; Trachsasson cf. Templegal |
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Toghergar Friary | purported Franciscan Friars — reliable evidence lacking | |||
Toombeola Abbey | Dominican Friars dependent on Athenry; apparently founded after January 1427 by Chieftain O'Flaherty, when papal license obtained to build a monastery; dubiously suggested Augustinian Friars - Dominicans possibly gave shelter to friars of other orders in penal periods dissolved after 1558; seized by the Protestants reoccupied 18th century |
St Patrick ____________________ Tuaim-beola; Tom-beola; Tum-beola |
53°25′52″N 9°51′52″W / 53.431245°N 9.864462°W | |
Tuam Monastery + | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Jarlath (Iarlath); episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111; extant |
53°30′55″N 8°50′51″W / 53.5153073°N 8.8473845°W | ||
Tuam Augustinian Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian priory or hospital founded c.1140 by Turlogh O'Connor; raised to abbey status c.1360?; dissolved c.1562, c.1572; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde; Augustinian Friars refounded |
St John the Evangelist ____________________ St John in the suburbs |
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Tuam Friary | Fratres Cruciferi founded 1140 by an O'Connor |
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Tuam Nunnery | purported nuns or Premonstratensian Canonesses — evidence lacking; a tenement owned by the Arroasian nuns of Kilcrevanty existed in Tuam (Tuaym) 1223-4 |
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Tuam Premonstratensian Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Cockersand?; founded 1203-4?; revived from Prémontre? 1217-8?; burned with the town and other churches 1244; dissolved c.1574 |
The Holy Trinity ____________________ Tuaim-da-ghuallann; Tuaim-da-gualand; Tuaim-da-valuin |
53°30′52″N 8°51′11″W / 53.514440°N 8.853157°W | |
Tuam Abbey of the Scrin | order, foundation and period unknown — listed 1574; the church of the Shrine apparently adjacent to the cathedral — possible reference to the vicars' college or Fratres Cruciferi |
County Kerry
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Abbeydorney Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Monasteranenagh daughter of Monasteranenagh; founded 1154. founder unknown - erroneously give n as a Fitzmaurice; daughter of Mellifont; daughter of Monasteranenagh restored; dissolved 1537 (though last abbot active until 1577) site now in use as a graveyard |
Odorney; Kyrie Eleison; Monaster-O-d'Torna |
52°21′12″N 9°41′15″W / 52.353413°N 9.687544°W | |
Aghadoe Monastery | ?Augustinian Canons Regular purportedly founded 7th century by St Finan Lobhar; extant 992; non-monastic church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary built on site 1158; damaged by gales 1282; erenaghs up to 1450 (NM) |
Achad-da-eo; Aithedea |
52°04′36″N 9°33′16″W / 52.076801°N 9.554488°W | |
Aghamore Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 7th century by the monks of St Bairre or by St Finan Cam |
Achad-mor; Abbey Island; Darrynane; Ahamore |
51°45′27″N 10°08′34″W / 51.757501°N 10.142720°W | |
Alltraige-caille Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded 6th century | location unknown - possibly nr Tralee | ||
Ardfert Friary | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded c.1253 by Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzraymond, Lord of Kerry, purportedly buried here; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1517; dissolved 1584, friars expelled, some remained in the area;(NM) |
Ard-ferta-brenainn; Hertfert; Hyferte; Ifert |
52°19′48″N 9°46′26″W / 52.330135°N 9.773870°W | |
Ardfert Dominican Friary | Domincan Friars — erroneous reference to the Franciscan Friary (see immediately above) | |||
Ardfert Cathedral Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Brendan of Clonfert; episcopal diocesan cathedral founded after 1111, translated from Ratass |
52°19′44″N 9°46′54″W / 52.328803°N 9.781668°W | ||
Ballinskelligs Priory | early monastic site founded 11th century?; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded c.1210?; dissolved after 1555; granted to John Blake 1585; (NM) |
Ballin-skelligs; St Michael de Rupe; St Michael's Mount |
51°48′56″N 10°16′19″W / 51.815471°N 10.271821°W | |
Bentee Mount Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°56′00″N 10°12′58″W / 51.933259°N 10.216084°W (approx) | ||
Brandon Mountain Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites, purportedly founded by St Brendan of Clonfert; possibly continuing after 1111 |
52°14′55″N 10°12′04″W / 52.248508°N 10.200977°W (approx) | ||
Caherbarbagh Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°51′25″N 10°07′46″W / 51.856987°N 10.129395°W (approx) | ||
Carrig Island Monastery, Arghavallen parish |
possible early monastic site, "Abbey (in ruins)"[notes 112] | 52°34′33″N 9°30′02″W / 52.575885°N 9.500492°W | ||
Church Island Monastery, Valencia Harbour, Lough Kay |
Cherich-inis?; Lough Kay |
51°56′15″N 10°17′00″W / 51.937559°N 10.283338°W | ||
Church Island Monastery, Lough Currane | early monastic site, Anchorites; founded by Finan Cam |
Lough Curane | 51°50′05″N 10°07′45″W / 51.834855°N 10.129166°W | |
Dingle Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular cell, dependent on Killagha — probably not conventual, possibly a vicarage;; founded after 1216; dissolved before 1428 |
Daingean-ui-chuis; Dingle-i-cuche |
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Dingle Friary | Dominican Friars possible vicarage and land owned by the black friars |
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Derrynane Abbey, nr Caherdaniel |
6th century | 51°45′27″N 10°08′34″W / 51.7574507°N 10.1426753°W | ||
Feaghman West Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°54′54″N 10°20′53″W / 51.915116°N 10.348155°W | ||
Gallarus Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | Gall-ros | 52°10′22″N 10°20′58″W / 52.172761°N 10.349443°W | |
Illaunloughan Monastery | early monastic site, remains of round tower | 51°53′04″N 10°21′45″W / 51.884513°N 10.362559°W | ||
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands |
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach |
52°19′34″N 10°01′12″W / 52.3261287°N 10.0199382°W | ||
Innisfallen Abbey, Innisfallen Island | early monastic site, founded 7th century by Faithlann, son of Aedh damhan, King of Iar-muman (or Finan Lobhair, or Finan Camm; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1197?; dissolved 1589? — probably abandoned by 1589; granted to Robert Collam; granted to Valentine Brown; Augustinian Friars (NM) |
St Mary ____________________ Inis-faithlen; Inys-fachlyn |
52°02′48″N 9°33′15″W / 52.046679°N 9.554274°W | |
Inishtooskert Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | St Brendan | 52°07′39″N 10°34′48″W / 52.127454°N 10.580124°W | |
Inishvickillane Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | St Brendan ____________________ Inis-mic-cilleain |
52°02′37″N 10°36′27″W / 52.043675°N 10.607386°W | |
Keeldarragh Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°52′38″N 10°09′31″W / 51.877127°N 10.158577°W | ||
Kerry Preceptory~, Tralee? | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212; date dissolved unknown |
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Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown |
early monastic site p. 391 | 52°08′59″N 9°43′50″W / 52.1496916°N 9.7304601°W | ||
Kildreelig Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°47′48″N 10°18′39″W / 51.796570°N 10.310744°W | ||
Kildreenagh Monastery in Loher |
early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°46′55″N 10°09′56″W / 51.781860°N 10.165615°W (approx) | ||
Kildrenagh Monastery in Valencia |
early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°54′27″N 10°22′34″W / 51.907531°N 10.376244°W (approx) | ||
Killabuonia Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites founded 6th century by Buonia (Beoanigh) |
51°50′53″N 10°19′55″W / 51.848176°N 10.332003°W | ||
Killagha Abbey, Milltown |
early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by Abban (Alban); probably dissolved for some time prior to the Augustinian foundation; Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1216 by Geoffrey de Marusci (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1576; granted to Thomas Clinton and subsequently to Thomas Spring |
St Mary de Bello Loco ____________________ Cell-achaid-conchinn; Kill-agha; Kill-egue; Kilcolman; Killahensis in Munster (under Augustinian Friars) |
52°08′58″N 9°43′49″W / 52.1494499°N 9.7303922°W | |
Killemlagh Monastery~ | early monastic site, founded by St Finan the Leper, or chapel by St Finan Cam | |||
Killobarnaun Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | Killavarnaun | 51°57′12″N 10°13′33″W / 51.953387°N 10.225852°W | |
Killoe Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°54′16″N 10°10′17″W / 51.904460°N 10.171280°W (approx) | ||
Killogrone Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | 51°55′07″N 10°10′45″W / 51.918586°N 10.179173°W | ||
Kilmalkedar Monastery | early monastic site, probably continuing after 1111 | Cell-maeilchetair | 52°11′05″N 10°20′11″W / 52.184767°N 10.336289°W | |
Kilrellig Monastery, Bolus Head |
51°47′48″N 10°18′39″W / 51.7965952°N 10.3107476°W | |||
Kilpeacon Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | Kilpeacan | 51°53′44″N 10°13′17″W / 51.895642°N 10.221276°W (approx) | |
Lislaughtin Abbey | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1470-7 by John O'Connor, Lord of Iraghticonnor, who had requested permission from the Pope in 1477; dissolved 1580, destroyed by the Protestants; rebuilt 1629; granted to James Scrolls; granted to Sir Edward Denny (NM) |
Leasa-lauchtin; Lislachtin; Hilleanbegha |
52°33′26″N 9°28′12″W / 52.557173°N 9.470004°W | |
Lisselton Friary | erroneous reference to Franciscan Friars — mistaken identification of Lislaughtin | |||
Muckross Abbey | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1440-8 by Donal, son of Thady MacCarthy, possibly on the site of an earlier monastery; restored by Donal, son of Thady MacCarthy 1468; dissolved 1586-9 purpotedly leeased out 1587; granted to Robert Collan 1595; reoccupied 1612; old buildings restored after 1617 |
The Holy Trinity ____________________ Carraig-na-chiuil; Irrelagh; Irialach; Monaster-Airbhealaigh; Oirbhealach |
52°01′34″N 9°29′41″W / 52.026099°N 9.494714°W | |
Oriel Monastery | early monastic site | Monaster-ni-Oriel; Abbey Oriel |
51°53′59″N 9°28′26″W / 51.899585°N 9.473948°W | |
Ratass Cathedral Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century; probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral founded 1111, church elevated to cathedral status by the Synod of Rathbreasail; translated to Ardfert before 1117 |
Raith-maige-deiscirt; Rathass |
52°16′01″N 9°40′55″W / 52.267041°N 9.681863°W | |
Rattoo Monastery, nr Ballyduff |
early monastic site | 52°26′33″N 9°38′59″W / 52.442411°N 9.649852°W | ||
Rattoo Abbey, nr Ballyduff |
possibly Fratres Cruciferi or Knights Hospitaller hospital founded c.1200 by Brother William; ?Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded before 1207; dissolved 1542, officially suppressed, convent possibly continued until c.1581; fortified by the Irish, who destroyed it to prevent it falling to the forces of Sir Charles Willmott; (NM) |
The Hospital of Saint John the Baptist The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul ____________________ Ballyduff Abbey |
[138]52°26′35″N 9°38′46″W / 52.443046°N 9.646198°W | |
Riasc Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites founded 6th century; probably continuing after 1111 |
Reask | 52°10′43″N 10°23′48″W / 52.178687°N 10.396666°W | |
St Manchan's Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites founded by St Manchan |
Teampall Geal | 52°08′38″N 10°21′31″W / 52.143853°N 10.358675°W | |
Scarriff Monastery | early monastic site, Anchorites | Sgairbh | 51°43′38″N 10°15′21″W / 51.727241°N 10.255737°W (approx) | |
Skellig Michael Monastery, Great Skellig Island |
early monastic site, purportedly founded by a St Finan; plundered by the Danes 824; rebuilt 860; most of the community transferred to Ballinaskellig probably before mid-11th century, hermits probably remaining into the medieval period |
Great Skellig; Raith-maigi-tuaiscirt; Rath-maigi-tuaiscirt; Rath-maigi-tuaidh; Rath-maigi-tuoindhi; Rath-maigi-tuoinoyd; Rath-maigi-toy; Rath-maigi-ytue ;Doraythoyg; Rahtuahc; Raythnayt |
51°46′20″N 10°32′19″W / 51.772133°N 10.538514°W | |
Temple Cashel Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns | 51°50′52″N 10°22′03″W / 51.847845°N 10.367502°W | ||
Termons Monastery | early monastic site | 51°50′59″N 10°10′13″W / 51.849648°N 10.170196°W | ||
Tralee Holy Cross Priory | Dominican Friars founded 1243 by Lord John FitzThomas FitzGerald (John of Callan), buried here; dissolved 1580 |
The Dominican Church of Holy Cross Abbey; The Priory of the Holy Cross, Tralee |
[139] 52°16′05″N 9°42′35″W / 52.2680983°N 9.7095859°W |
The following lacks monastic connection:
- Ardfert Abbey: Georgian mansion, home of the Crosbie family, destroyed by IRA bomb 1922
County Kildare
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Athy Priory* | Dominican Friars founded 1253-7; dissolved 30 April 1539; rented to Martin Pelles 26 April 1540; refounded c.1622 by Fr Ross Mageoghegan; chapel enlarged 1864-7; dissolved mid-19th century; new church built and opened 17 March 1965; extant; old church demolished 1973 |
St Peter, Martyr St Dominic ____________________ Bailr-atha-ai; Athai; Athies |
[140] 52°59′26″N 6°59′00″W / 52.990678°N 6.983370°W | |
Athy Priory Hospital | Fratres Cruciferi founded after 1199 (1253?) by Richard de St Michael, Lord of Rhebane (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1540 |
The Priory of Saint John; The Priory of Saint John and Saint Thomas of Cruciferi St Thomas the Martyr (from 13th century) |
[141] 52°59′33″N 6°59′13″W / 52.992529°N 6.986918°W | |
Castledermot Friary | Franciscan Friars founded before 1247; dissolved 1540 |
Disert-diarmuta; Tristle-dermot; Desert |
52°54′37″N 6°50′06″W / 52.910345°N 6.835009°W | |
Castledermot Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 842 by the son of Aed Roin, King of Corcu Bascind; plundered by the Danes 842; burned 1106; probably continuing after 1111 |
52°54′31″N 6°50′14″W / 52.908517°N 6.837289°W | ||
Castledermot Priory | Knights Templar? (according to tradition) Fratres Cruciferi (re)founded before 1216 by Lord Walter de Ridlesford (during the reign of King John); dissolved 1540 |
Priory and Hospital of Saint John the Baptist | 52°54′51″N 6°50′17″W / 52.914162°N 6.838045°W | |
Celbridge Abbey* | built 1697 by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin; St John of God Hospitallers operated as a care home |
[142] 53°20′12″N 6°32′33″W / 53.336684°N 6.542487°W | ||
Clane Friary | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded 1258 by Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of Offaly, purportedly buried here 1287; dissolved 1540; granted to a number of people 1541-2 for the use of Sir Thomas Luttrell; friars remained until monastery destroyed c.1606; restored 1647; dissolved c.1650 |
Cloenath; Claenath; Claenad; Claona; Cleonad; Cloney; Cluain |
[143] 53°17′21″N 6°40′59″W / 53.289239°N 6.682935°W | |
Clane Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded c.800 by St Ailbe; probably continuing after 1111 |
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Clonagh Monastery? | possible monastic site — order and period unknown land obtained by priests 1396 without the King's consent, and concealed from the King |
53°23′58″N 6°54′33″W / 53.399452°N 6.909199°W (approx) | ||
Cloncurry Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1347 by John Roch (Roche), license granted by Edward III; dissolved 1539, church seized 30 April 1539; granted to William Dickson 1543; passed to Richard Slayne; passed to the Foster family; William Foster had purportedly been seized of the monastery by the time of his death 1602; convent restored by c.1737 |
Cluain-conaire; Concurry |
53°14′18″N 6°57′12″W / 53.238442°N 6.953242°W (possible) | |
Cloncurry Monastery | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Ninian (Mo-nenn) | |||
Donaghmore Monastery | Patrician monks/Columban monks founded 6th century |
Domnach-mor-maige-laudat | 53°22′37″N 6°33′11″W / 53.37688°N 6.553139°W | |
Dunmanoge Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks church founded by Finnian of Clonard, land granted by Carbreus, King of Leinster; probably not continuing after 10th century |
Mugna-moschenog; Mugna-helchan; Mugna-selchain? |
52°53′43″N 6°55′04″W / 52.895183°N 6.917782°W | |
Dunmurraghill Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks church founded by St Patrick; probably not continuing after 10th century |
Druim-urchaille; Droma-urchaille |
53°20′36″N 6°45′49″W / 53.343397°N 6.763566°W(?) | |
Graney Abbey | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian priory founded c.1200 by Walter de Riddlesford; raised to abbey status before 1276; dissolved 7 February 1539; granted to Leonard, Lord Grey; granted to Anthony St Leger 1542 |
St Mary ____________________ Graine; Grane; Greyn |
52°54′05″N 6°46′59″W / 52.901334°N 6.782981°W | |
Grangerosnolvan Monastery | nuns according to tradition; Cistercian monks grange of Baltinglass |
Grange Nolven | ||
Great Connell Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Llanthony; founded 1202 by Meyler fitz Henry, Justiciar, buried here; dissolved 1540, before 24 November; granted to Edward Randolfe; granted to Sir Edward Butler; granted to Sir Nicholas White 1560; granted to Edmond Butler 1566 |
St Mary and St David ____________________ Greatconnell; Monaster-Conghbala; Conal; Connayl |
53°10′19″N 6°46′41″W / 53.171829°N 6.777972°W | |
Inchaquire ?Friary | Dominican Friars license granted 1488; possibly a vicarage of Athy between 1488 and 1627 |
Intyma Kudir; Inseueyr |
53°01′41″N 6°47′34″W / 53.028103°N 6.792812°W (approx) | |
Kilberry 'Abbey' | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown; "abbey",[notes 113] traditionally a nunnery; possible Knights Hospitaller with sisters attached |
Cel-berra | 53°02′04″N 7°01′33″W / 53.034553°N 7.025833°W | |
Kilcock Monastery | supposed nuns — order and period unknown | Cell-cocha; Cell-coice; Cell-cork |
53°24′05″N 6°40′02″W / 53.401387°N 6.667285°W? | |
Kilcork Camera | Knights Templar founded 13th century; dissolved 1308; manor exchanged with Thomas Fitz John, Earl of Kildare 1318, rectory retained for the Knights Hospitaller |
53°03′09″N 6°53′29″W / 53.052377°N 6.891423°W(?) | ||
Kilcullen Abbey | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1486 (1470[notes 114]) by Roland FitzEustace, Baron of Portlester, buried here; dissolved before 30 April 1539, appurtenances seized, occupied by Thomas (Eustace), Lord of Kilcullen; expelled 1547; granted to Edmund Spencer 1582; 1640s |
New Abbey; Cell-ciluinn; Ouen |
53°07′40″N 6°44′07″W / 53.127767°N 6.735411°W | |
Kildare Abbey | early monastic site, nuns; founded 5th century (c.430) by St Brigid; monks and nuns double monastery before 528; plundered a number of times; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian? founded after 1171?; episcopal diocesan cathedral built in the abbey grounds between 1223 and 1230, extant; dissolved 1540-1; farmed by Francis Cosby and Raymond Oge (FizGerald) 1448; granted to Anthony Deering 1585 |
St Brigid | [144] 53°09′29″N 6°54′44″W / 53.158076°N 6.912178°W | |
Kildare — Grey Abbey | Franciscan Friars, Conventual founded c.1254 by the ancestors of the Earls of Kildare or 1260 by Gerald Fitz Maurice, Lord Offaly or William de Vescy; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1520; surrendered 30 April 1539; occupied by Philip FytzMores (Fitzmaurice); granted to Daniel Sutton 1543; destroyed 1547 and abandoned; restablished 1621 dissolved c.1770 |
53°09′11″N 6°54′51″W / 53.153079°N 6.914188°W | ||
Kildare — White Abbey | Carmelite Friars founded 1290 by William de Vescy; dissolved April 1539, surrendered by the prior; granted to William Dickson; new church built 1884 |
St Mary | [145] 53°09′34″N 6°55′00″W / 53.159394°N 6.916780°W | |
Killashee Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; plundered in raids by the Danes 1035; remains of non-monastic 15th-century round tower on site |
Cell-ausaille; Cell-usaille; Kill-auxille; Kill-Osey; Kill-usaille |
[146] 53°11′20″N 6°40′20″W / 53.188977°N 6.672123°W | |
Killelan 'Abbey' | Knights Hospitaller hospital confirmed by Innocent III 1212 |
52°57′49″N 6°48′10″W / 52.963732°N 6.802769°W | ||
Killybegs Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212, confirmed by Innocent III dissolved before 1400 |
Kilbegge; Kilbegs |
53°17′06″N 6°44′38″W / 53.284990°N 6.743986°W | |
Kilrush Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular cell dependent on Cartmel; founded c.1201; leased by Prior Rawson to Thomas Alen and Mary his wife 1527; dissolved before 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1558 |
Cell-rois; Kylros |
53°04′16″N 6°52′06″W / 53.071016°N 6.868351°W(?) | |
Kilteel Preceptory | supposed early monastic site Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212 by Maurice FitzGerald, confirmed by Innocent III; dissolved before 1527 |
Cell-cele-Croist; Kil-heel; Kil-hele; Kil-hill; Kylehale |
53°13′58″N 6°31′33″W / 53.232808°N 6.525826°W (approx) | |
Knocknacree Monastery | order, period and foundation unknown; formerly traces of a religious foundation[notes 115] | Knocknacroith | 52°52′01″N 6°49′04″W / 52.866964°N 6.817837°W (approx) | |
Leixlip Abbey | land granted to St Catherine's, Dublin before 1224; reference to 'monastery' probably error for a chantry; rectory held by St Thomas's Abbey 1540 |
The Blessed Virgin Mary; The Abbey Church of Saint Wolstan, Leixlip |
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Lully Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 584; Anchorites before 784 |
Lilcach; Liolcaig; Lullymore |
53°16′47″N 6°56′34″W / 53.279687°N 6.942844°W | |
Maganey Monastery | purported early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban, son of Cormac, King of Laigin | Mag-arnaide; Maghinemna; Moyarney |
52°54′22″N 6°55′32″W / 52.906210°N 6.925678°W (approx) | |
Monasterevin Monastery# | early monastic site, founded by St Emin, buried here; Cistercian monks 1189 (1178?), site granted and confirmed by Dermot O'Dempsey, King of Offaly; dissolved 1540?; granted to George, Lordd Audley; assigned to Adam Loftus; later to the family of the Earl of Drogheda; site now (thought to be) occupied by a stately home named 'Moore Abbey', in use as a hospice 1945–present (below) |
Monaster-evan; Ros-glaisi; Ross-glass-na-muimnech; Rosglas; Rosea Vallis |
53°08′08″N 7°03′45″W / 53.135585°N 7.062535°W (purported) | |
Moone Abbey | early monastic site, founded 6th century, probably by St Colmcille, patron; purported medieval religious house — order unknown |
Maein-Choluim-Chille; Maon-Choluim-Chille; Monmohenock; Mooney |
52°58′46″N 6°49′31″W / 52.979377°N 6.825208°W | |
Moone Friary | suggested Franciscan Friars founded 1258 by Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice — contemporary evidence lacking — possible confusion with Clane |
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Moore Abbey*, Monasterevin | Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary founded 1945; extant; stately home (thought to be) built on the site of Monasterevin Monastery (above), in use as a hospice |
53°08′10″N 7°03′46″W / 53.136068°N 7.062868°W | ||
Naas Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1200? by a baron of Naas; hospital added; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Thomas Poswyk 26 July 1539; granted to Thomas Alen of Dublin 20 April 1540; granted to Richard Mannering 1553; leased to Roger Finglas 1568 |
St John the Baptist ____________________ Nas-na-rig; Nais; Nasse; Le Nas; Nasa; Nass; Asensis; Vas |
53°13′12″N 6°39′39″W / 53.219930°N 6.660832°W | |
Naas Austin Friary | Augustinian Friars founded 14th century? purportedly by a White, or a Cullen of Dublin; dissolved 1539-40; rented by John Sutton after 1540; owned by Hugh Molton 1580-1; leased to Nicholas Aylmer, for fifty years, in 1584 |
'The Monastery of the Moat' |
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Naas Priory | Dominican Friars founded 1355-6, licensed by Edward III c.1356; dissolved 1540; granted to Robert Eustace and others 15 June 1542, for the use of Sir Thomas Luttrell; later assigned to John Travers; now at Newbridge |
St Eustace | ||
Naas Hospitallers | Knights Hospitaller frankhouse; held by James Tyrrell 1540; held by Walter Hope of Mullingar 1578, under lease granted by Prior Massingberd of Kilmainham |
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Old Kilcullen Friary | purported Observant Franciscan Friars[notes 116] p.38 — erroneous reference[notes 117] | |||
Old Kilcullen Monastery | early monastic site, chapel and cloister founded 5th century by St Patrick; plundered by Am;aibh from Dublin 938, 939, 944 burned 11114 |
Cill-Cuillind | [147] 53°06′28″N 6°45′38″W / 53.107881°N 6.760639°W | |
Naas — Millbrook Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Fechin of Fore, land granted by the King of Leinster | Tulachfobhair | ||
Naas Nunnery | early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Patrick | |||
Oughterard Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded 6th-7th century by St Brigid (not Brigid of Kildare); church and round tower largely destroyed by Vikings in 995; northwest of Kill |
Uachtar-aird | [148] 53°16′40″N 6°33′56″W / 53.277809°N 6.565500°W | |
Rathbride Camera | Knights Templar founded 13th century; dissolved 1308; passed to Knights Hospitallers, but exchanged with Thomas Fitx John, Earl of Kildare 1318, rectory retained by Hospitallers |
Rathbrigte | ||
St Simon's Friary near Naas | Carmelite Friars — possibly Cloncurry | |||
St Wolstan's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded c.1205 by Richard, first prior, and Adam de Hereford; dissolved 1536, suppressed 15 September; granted to John Alen, Lord Chancellor, 1 December 1536, last prior allowed to remain in residence for life |
Scala Caeli | 53°20′40″N 6°31′06″W / 53.344525°N 6.518412°W | |
Taghadoe Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Tua (Ulstan the Silent) | Teach-tua; Teach-tua |
[149] 53°21′12″N 6°36′47″W / 53.353289°N 6.612986°W | |
Timolin Monastery# | early monastic site | Tomolin; Tech-moling; Themolyngbeg; Tynolingbeg; Tomolyng |
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Timolin Priory | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian founded c.1199 by Robert, son of Richard, Lord of Norrach; church and chapels granted by William de Piro, Bishop of Glendalough, confirmed by Henry, Archbishop of Dublin 1220; dissolved 1538; held by Edmund Eustas from 14 January 1538; granted to Henry Harrington 1581; part granted to Terence (Tirlaughe) O'Brien 1594 |
St Mary | 52°59′03″N 6°48′30″W / 52.984294°N 6.808369°W | |
Tully Abbey | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212, confirmed by Innocent III 1212; dissolved before 1527; granted to David Sutton 1538 |
Black Abbey | 53°08′43″N 6°54′15″W / 53.145284°N 6.904115°W | |
Yeomanstown Friary | Dominican Friars — from Naas founded after 1666, transferred from Naas; transferred to Newbridge 1756 |
County Kilkenny
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Achardensis Friary | supposed Augustinian Friars, possibly in the barony of Ossory location unknown | Achiardensis Archer? |
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Aghaviller Monastery | early monastic site, patronised by St Brendan of Birr | Achad-biroir | ||
Anothmolt Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Stanley, Wiltshire (community founded at Loughmerans c.1202); transferred here c.1204; dissolved c.1207, transferred to new site at Graiguenamanagh |
Annamult; Achermolt; Athermolt |
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Ballylarkin Abbey | asserted monastic site, order unknown founded 13th century?; 'abbey';[notes 118] ruins of a parish church; (NM) |
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Callan Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1215 |
'Callan Abbey' | ||
Callan Augustinian Friary | Augustinian Friars founded 1461 (1468-9) by James (buried here), son of Edmund Butler (son of Sir Richard Butler) who, with his wife, petitioned the Pope who instructed the Abbot of Ferns to instigate the foundation; Observant Augustinian Canons Regular refounded 1472; ruinous by 1540; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Prior William O'Fogarty; held by the executors of the estate of the late Earl of Ormond 1548; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1557-8 with friars in occupancy periodically |
Calainn; Calime |
52°32′45″N 7°23′14″W / 52.54584628°N 7.38711745°W | |
Callan Friary | Augustinian Friars founded 1766 |
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Clonamery Monastery | early monastic site | St Bronndan | 52°28′31″N 7°02′18″W / 52.475409°N 7.038245°W | |
Clonfert Kerpan Abbey ~ | early monastic site, founded 503 | |||
Clonmore Monastery | early monastic site, granted to St Mochoemoc (Pulcherius) | Cluain-or, in Ossory | 52°18′20″N 7°17′20″W / 52.305519°N 7.288852°W | |
Columbkille Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Kilgriffin | 52°32′30″N 7°07′56″W / 52.541702°N 7.132187°W | |
Duiske Abbey+, Graiguenamanagh | Cistercian monks — from Stanley, Wiltshire (community founded at Loughmerans c.1202) transferred here from Annamult c.1207, built by William the elder, Earl of Pembroke; dissolved 1536; part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use; (NM) |
Graiguenamanach; Graignambreathach; Douske; Duiske; Donyske; Vallis S. Salvatoris |
52°32′28″N 6°57′17″W / 52.541153°N 6.954664°W | |
Drumdelig Friary | Dominican Friars[notes 119] novices house, or Franciscan Friars[notes 120] (the latter had land near Dromdelygen 1541) |
Thornback | ||
Fertagh Priory | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Ciaran of Seirkieran (St Keiran); Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1251 by the English family of Blanchfield; destroyed and ruinous 1421; rebuilt 1455 by Thady Megirid, a canon of Inchmacnerin; dissolved 1540; priory church in parochial use by 6 January 1541; occupied by Nicholas Cowlye; held by Sir Edward Butler 1566; reverted to James Butler, Jr 1566-7;-1780; now part of a handball alley |
St Keirman ____________________ Fertae-cairech; Fertnegeragh; Fertakeyra; Frattakyreach; Grangefertagh |
[150][151] 52°46′43″N 7°32′39″W / 52.778490°N 7.544281°W | |
Fiddown Monastery | early monastic site, founded before late 6th century; coarbs at least until 1073; church demolished 1870 |
Fedh-duin; Fiodh-duin; Fid-duin |
52°19′33″N 7°18′10″W / 52.325901°N 7.302915°W | |
Freshford Monastery + | early monastic site, founded 655-7 by St Lachtain mac Torben, Abbot of Achaid-Ut; probably continuing after 1111; site currently occupied by a 17th-century parochial church incorporating 12th century doorway |
Achad-ur; Aghoure |
[152] 52°43′58″N 7°23′52″W / 52.732698°N 7.397766°W | |
Gowran Camera | Knights Templar founded before 1253; dissolved 1308, church passed to the Hospitallers |
Gabran; Gawran |
52°37′56″N 7°03′34″W / 52.632360°N 7.059317°W | |
St. Mary's Collegiate Church Gowran | Collegiate Church Founded before 1225, Contains a Christianised Ogham Stone from 3rd/4thc. Also the oldest inscribed effigy in Ireland of Ralph, portrieve of Gowran in 1218. The effigy is dated 19 March 1253. The church also contains tombs and effigies of the Butlers of Ormonde. Experts believe that St. Mary's Church was built on the site of an earlier monastery. dissolved 1308, church passed to the Hospitallers |
Gabhrán; Gowran |
52°37′56″N 7°03′34″W / 52.632360°N 7.059317°W | |
Inistioge Abbey + | early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century, purportedly by St Colmcille; Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1206 by Thomas Fitz Anthony; dissolved 1540; church in parochial use by 8 January 1541; occupied by Richard Butler; granted to Sir Edmond Butler 1566; incorporated into current C.I. parish church |
St Mary and St Colmcille ____________________ St Columba Inis-teoc; Inis-tiock; Ynysteoc |
52°29′21″N 7°03′56″W / 52.489203°N 7.065534°W | |
Jerpoint Abbey | probably Benedictine monks founded 1158 (1166–70); Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass founded 1180, grant of church confirmed by charter of John, Lord of Ireland, Earl of Morton c.1185; dissolved 1540; church in parochial use by 7 January 1541; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond and Ossory 1558; (NM). Thomastown R.C. church contains the high altar from the abbey |
Baleochellam; de Geriponte |
52°30′39″N 7°09′29″W / 52.51093°N 7.15798°W | |
Jerpoint Nunnery | Cistercian(?) nuns foundation unknown adjacent to the monks' abbey; dissolved 1228, removal ordered by Stephen of Lexington |
52°30′37″N 7°09′26″W / 52.51037°N 7.1572°W (approx) | ||
Kells Priory | early monastic site, founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran; secular college founded 1183 by Geoffrey fitz Robert, confirmed by Felix O'Dulaney, Bishop of Ossory; Augustinian Canons Regular — from Bodmin, Cornwall founded 1193 by Geoffrey fitz Robert; burnt by William de Bermingham 1252; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Nicholas tobin 18 March, or Philip Howleghan, 8 March; occupied by James, Earl of Ormond; church in parochial use by 31 January 1541; part leased to Sir Henry Ratcliff 1576; (NM) |
St Mary ____________________ Kells in Ossory; Cananus; Keananas |
52°32′20″N 7°16′00″W / 52.5388513°N 7.26661682°W | |
Kilcolumb Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably continuing after 1161 |
Cell-colum | 52°19′39″N 7°02′02″W / 52.327437°N 7.033943°W | |
Kilfane Monastery | early monastic site, purported 'abbey' founded by St Phian | Cell-phaain | ||
Kilferagh Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Fiachrius; church in the monastery of Rathen |
Kil-fiachra; Kil-feara |
52°37′08″N 7°10′46″W / 52.618879°N 7.179319°W | |
Kilkenny Augustinian Friary | Augustinian Friars "former canons' monastery[notes 121] |
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Kilkenny Black Abbey + | Dominican Friars founded 1225 by William Marshal the younger, Earl of Pembroke (purportedly buried here, but actually at Temple Church, London); dissolved 1540; granted to the Sovereign and commonality of Kilkenny 1543; friars apparently remained in the vicinity reoccupied during the right of Queen Mary; used as a courthouse; church restored 1970s; now in parochial use |
Holy Trinity Priory | 52°39′15″N 7°15′28″W / 52.654167°N 7.257778°W | |
Kilkenny Carmelite Friary | listed as not restored c.1737[notes 122] | |||
Kilkenny Cathedral Monastery + | early monastic site, founded before 599/600 by St Canice; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111; extant |
52°39′15″N 7°15′27″W / 52.654161°N 7.257505°W | ||
Kilkenny Grey Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1232-40; dissolved 1540; granted to the Sovereign and the commonality of Kilkenny 1543; friars expelled by John Bale c.1550; returned 1553; expelled 1559, abandoned; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1609; convent refounded 1612; refounded 1640 |
The Abbey Church of Saint Francis, Kilkenny | 52°39′21″N 7°15′13″W / 52.655906°N 7.253648°W | |
Kilkenny Hospitallers | Knights Hospitaller "liberum hospicum" 1335; "frankehouse" 1541 |
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Kilkenny Hospital | Knights of St Thomas of Acon founded before 1219 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, confirmed to the knights and brothers by charter of Gilbert Marshall, Earl of Pembroke |
The Hospital of Saint John the Baptist | ||
Kilkenny, St John's Priory | hospital, founded c.1202 by William Marshal the elder, Earl of Pembroke Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1211; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Richard Cantwell, 19 March; in parochial use by 4 January 1541; granted to the Mayor and citizens of Kilkenny |
Hospital of St John the Evangelist The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny ____________________ St John's Priory without the walls; St John the Baptist |
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Kilkenny Nunnery | ||||
Kilkieran Monastery | early monastic site, high crosses | Cell-cainnig; Canocopolis |
[153][154][155] 52°23′52″N 7°22′51″W / 52.397791°N 7.380731°W | |
Killaloe Monastery | early monastic site, founded c.540 by St Mochua | Cell-molua | 52°34′55″N 7°26′26″W / 52.581862°N 7.440555°W (approx) | |
Killamery Monastery | early monastic site, possibly founded c.632 by St Gobhan; probably not continuing after 10th century |
Cell-Lamhraighe; Killamruidhe |
52°30′44″N 7°25′48″W / 52.512147°N 7.430019°W (approx) | |
Killenny Abbey | possible Benedictine monks founded 1162-5, site granted by Dermot O'Ryan, liegeman of Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, to Felix O Dulany, Abbot of Ossory, confirmed by Dermot; Cistercian monks — from Jerpoint founded 1184; united to Graiguenamanagh 22 July 1227, confirmed by Stephen of Lexington grange of Graiguenamanagh; granted to Charles Cavenagh, Abbot of Graiguenamanagh for 61 years 10 June 1525; dissolved 1540, remaining in possession of Cavenagh at least until 1548, unknown whether monks remained in occupation |
St Mary and St Benedict ____________________ Vallis Dei; Glandy; Barrowmount; Old Abbey |
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Kilmanagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 563? by St Natalis (or Notan); probably not continuing after 10th century |
Cell-na-manach | 52°37′16″N 7°25′42″W / 52.621061°N 7.428195°W (?) | |
Kilree Monastery | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Brigid; apparently erroneous reference to foundation of an abbey 1176 |
Cell-righ | [156][157] 52°31′05″N 7°16′07″W / 52.518147°N 7.268540°W | |
Knocktopher Friary ^ | Carmelite Friars founded 1356 by James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond for the friars already in the town; dissolved before c.1541; granted to Margaret, Countess of Ormond; friars returned 17th century; expelled before 1654; friars returned 1735; convent in existence 1737; remains incorporated into private house, currently in use as a guest house named 'Knocktopher Abbey' |
St Mary The Friary of St Saviour[notes 123] |
[158] 52°28′59″N 7°13′00″W / 52.482931°N 7.216650°W | |
Knocktopher Carmelite Friary * | Carmelite Friars returned 1735; convent in existence 1737; new church consecrated 1843; extant |
[158] 52°28′57″N 7°12′52″W / 52.482395°N 7.214327°W | ||
Loghmere Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Stanley, Wiltshire founded c.1202/4; transferred to Anothmolt before 1207 |
Loughmerans Abbey | 52°40′58″N 7°15′41″W / 52.682913°N 7.261276°W (approx) | |
Ossarge Abbey | Benedictine monks dependent on Wurzburg; founded before 1148? (before 1162-5); if Kilkenny, apparently transferred to Jerpoint in, or soon after, 1165; dissolved 1541 |
Ossory; possibly Jerpoint; possibly Kilkenny |
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Rosbercon Abbey | Dominican friars founded 1267, purportedly by the Grace family or the Walsh family; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Matthew Flemynge 20 June |
St Mary; The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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Shankill Monastery | "site of Abbey"[notes 124] | Seincheall | 52°41′09″N 7°03′31″W / 52.685956°N 7.058544°W (approx) | |
Tibberaghny Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century, patronised by St Mo-Dhomnog of Lann Beachaire | Tipra-fachtnai | 52°20′46″N 7°21′33″W / 52.346115°N 7.359188°W (approx) | |
Tiscoffin Monastery | early monastic site, 'cella' founded 6th century by St Scuithin (Scuithin) | Tech-scruithin; Tech-scoithin; Tascoffin |
52°40′42″N 7°06′01″W / 52.678464°N 7.100258°W (approx) | |
Tullaherin Monastery | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Cainnnech; round tower on site |
Tulach-tirm; Tulach-Iarain |
[159] 52°34′44″N 7°07′41″W / 52.578811°N 7.128081°W | |
Tullamaine Monastery | early monastic site; plundered 1026 |
Tealach-dimainn; Tealach-n-ionmainne |
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Ullard Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 670 by St Fiachra high cross and ruined church |
[160] 52°34′49″N 6°55′59″W / 52.580278°N 6.933056°W | ||
Woolengrange ~ | Cistercian monks grange of Jerpoint; leased out 1541 |
County Laois
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Abbeyleix Abbey# | Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass founded 1183 by Corcherger O'Moore (Cucogry O’More/Connor O'More); colonized from Baltinglass 7 September 1184 dissolved before 1552?; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1563 |
Leix Abbey; Lex Dei |
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Abbeyleix Monastery | early monastic site, founded c.600 | Leix; Lex Dei; Leys; Monaster-Laoighise |
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Addrigoole Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded before 600? by St Finbarr of Cork; probably Augustinian nuns after 1160; dissolved c.1240, convent granted to the prioress and nuns of Kilculliheen by David Fitz Milo, Baron of Overke - no subsequent record of nuns at the convent |
Addergoole; Etargabail |
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Aghaboe Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1382 by Florence Mac Gilpatrick, Lord of Ossory; dissolved 1540; granted to Florence Fitzpatrick, Baron of Upper Ossory 1601 |
St Canice | ||
Aghaboe Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Canice episcopal diocesan cathedral |
Achad-Bo; Aghavoe; Athebowe; Hagevo |
52°55′20″N 7°30′50″W / 52.922248°N 7.513960°W | |
Aghaboe Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1382; on site of Aghaboe Monastery (see immediately above); dissolved; granted to Florence FitzPatrick c.1600 |
52°55′20″N 7°30′50″W / 52.922248°N 7.513960°W | ||
Aghmacart Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century | St Tigernach ____________________ Achad-maic-airt; Achad-mic-airt; Achamicaire; Hacmakarthy |
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Aghmacart Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1168?, supposedly on the site of earlier monastery (see immediately above); dissolved 1540; granted to Florence Fitzpatrick, Baron of Upper Ossory 1601 |
St Tigernach St Mary ____________________ Achad-maic-airt; Achad-mic-airt; Achamicaire; Hacmakarthy |
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Aghmacart parish 'Abbey', nr Glenmacoll | "Abbey (in ruins)"[notes 125] | 52°48′09″N 7°29′45″W / 52.802632°N 7.495733°W | ||
Annatrim Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Mochoemoc (Pulcherius) | Eadcruin; Enach-truim |
52°59′04″N 7°30′46″W / 52.984462°N 7.512760°W (approx) | |
Ardea parish 'Friary' nr River Triogue | "Friary in ruins"[notes 126] | 53°06′29″N 7°18′48″W / 53.107938°N 7.313461°W (approx) | ||
Attanagh Monastery | mentioned 1202-18 — possibly Loughill | Athenagh; Athanagh; Loughill? |
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Ballylynan 'Abbey', nr Killabban parish | supposed monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown; purportedly founded by the O'More family; "Abbey in ruins"[notes 127] |
Abbey of Shanecourt; Old Court |
52°55′58″N 7°01′30″W / 52.932703°N 7.024958°W | |
Clonagh 'Monastery', Killabban parish | "Monastery (in ruins)"[notes 128] | 52°53′38″N 6°58′27″W / 52.893985°N 6.974108°W | ||
Clonenagh Monastery | founded 6th century by St Fintan; site now occupied by the remains of Clonenagh Church |
Cluain-ednech; Cluain-eidnech; Cluain-oynach |
[161] 53°00′37″N 7°25′23″W / 53.010329°N 7.422981°W | |
Clonmeen Abbey | supposed monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown; "Site of Abbey"[notes 129] |
Cluain-min | 52°49′00″N 7°39′38″W / 52.816800°N 7.660601°W | |
Durrow Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Fintan Loeldubh of Dermagh in Hiduach | Durmagh-ua-nDuach; Dermagh |
52°50′43″N 7°24′00″W / 52.845297°N 7.399968°W (approx) | |
Dysartenos Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Oengus between retiring from Clonenagh and prior to move to Tallaght | Disert-aengusa; Disert-enos |
53°01′00″N 7°13′58″W / 53.016565°N 7.232839°W | |
Dysart Gallen Monastery | early monastic site | Disert-Chuilin | 52°53′35″N 7°16′18″W / 52.893003°N 7.271659°W | |
Errill Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century by St Ciaran; "Friary (in ruins)" and "Church (in ruins)"[notes 130] |
52°51′15″N 7°40′29″W / 52.854225°N 7.674648°W | ||
Kildellig Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-dellce; Kil-edelig |
52°54′25″N 7°33′00″W / 52.907026°N 7.550032°W | |
Kilfoelain Monastery | early monastic site, possibly in Co Laois or Co Offaly | Cell-faolain; Kilfoylan? (Kilmanaghan parish, Co Offaly) |
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Killabban Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Abban | Cell-abbain; Kilebbane |
52°55′01″N 6°58′28″W / 52.916957°N 6.974559°W | |
Killermoghe Abbey | early monastic site, founded 558 by St Colmcille | Armuighe | ||
Killeshin Monastery | early monastic site, founded late 545 by St Comghan; burned c.1042 by mac Mael-na-mbo; burned 1077; site occupied by ruined 12th-century church (NM) |
Gleane; Glenn-uissen; Glinnhussen |
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Mountrath Monastery | early monastic site, monks, possibly founded 6th century by St Patrick | Muine-ratha | 52°59′53″N 7°28′38″W / 52.998011°N 7.477108°W (approx) | |
Mountrath Nunnery | early monastic site, monks, possibly founded 6th century by St Brigid | |||
Oughaval Monastery | founded c.595 by St Colman of Oughaval; church in parochial use after the 12th century; modified 19th century by the Cosby family |
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Newtown Nunnery | purported ruins of a house of nuns,[notes 131] foundation, period, order and status unknown | Baile-nua; Cahir |
52°50′19″N 7°27′18″W / 52.838603°N 7.455082°W (approx) | |
Rathaspick Monastery | early monastic site | Raith-ne-n-epscop | ||
Rosenallis Monastery | founded by St Brigid of Kildare; dissolved 1537 |
Ros-finglas | 53°08′09″N 7°24′20″W / 53.135920°N 7.405638°W | |
Rostuirc Monastery | early monastic site | Rostoirc; possibly Kilbricken (Offerlane parish) |
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Stradbally Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 1447 by Lord O'More; seized by the English c.1568; dissolved c.1569; large house built by Francis Cosby, from monastic materials; granted to Francis Cosby |
Stradbaile-laoighisi; Strad-bhailelaoise; Loyes; Mon-au-bealing; Noughaval; Oughaval (q.v.) |
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Shrule Monastery | early monastic site, founded by late 5th century; plundered by the Osraigi 864 |
Sruthair-guairi; Sruthair-ghuaire |
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Sleaty Monastery | early monastic site, (community founded by St Fiacc at Domnach-feic); transferred here by St Fiacc; plundered by the Osraigi 864; site occupied by remains of Sleaty Church |
Slebte; Sleibte; Sletty |
52°51′29″N 6°56′30″W / 52.858031°N 6.941733°W | |
Tempulna Cailleachdubh | early monastic site, nuns | 52°55′41″N 7°28′01″W / 52.927947°N 7.466841°W (approx) | ||
Timahoe Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 654 by St Mochua mac Lonan; burned 1142 |
Tech-mochua; Timohoe |
52°57′37″N 7°12′12″W / 52.960305°N 7.203228°W |
County Leitrim
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Annaduffe Abbey | early monastic site; founded 766, purportedly patronised by Comin Ea (possibly Cuimmin Fionn, Abbot of Iona); possibly ceased to exist 12th century; C.I. parochial church on site |
Annaduff; Annagh-duffe; Annagh-yew; Eanach-Dubh |
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Cloone Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century (probably before 570), by St Cruimthir Fraech (in the time of St Colmcille) | Cluain-chollaing; Cluain-conmaicne; Clone |
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Cuivelleagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Lord of Chanligh, confirmed by the "Bishop of Athenry" (probably Achonry) and the pope; probable mistaken reference to Creevelea (Dromahair), q.v. |
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Dromahair Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1508 by Margaret O'Brien (buried here), wife of Eoghan O'Rourke; burned 1536; rebuilt by Brian Ballach O'Rourke; dissolved c.1598; partly occupied by the English; occupied by a Harrison c.1617; another house built for friars 1618; reoccupied by friars 1642 and shortly after the Restoration to 1837 |
Creevelea; Craobhliath; Crowlekale; Crueleach; Carrag Patrice; Petra Patricii; Druim-da-ethair; Baile-ui-ruairc; Ballegruaircy; Cuivelleagh ? |
54°13′52″N 8°18′35″W / 54.231065°N 8.309692°W | |
Drumlease Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick | Druim-lias; Dromleas |
54°15′23″N 8°17′47″W / 54.256401°N 8.296394°W | |
Drumreilly Monastery | early monastic site; early bishopric; reference to hospital, 1479 |
Druim-airbelaid; Druim-erbelaid |
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Fenagh Monastery | early monastic site; early bishopric; plundered and damaged 1244; possible community in existence up to 16th century |
Fiodnacha-maighe-rein; Fidnacha |
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Jamestown Friary | Franciscan Friars convent founded 1641 or later |
Baile-thaidh-duib; Tullagh; Jacobopolis |
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Killanummery Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs in 14th century; with hospital 1595 |
Cell-an-iomaire; Killynonyre |
54°12′29″N 8°17′28″W / 54.208032°N 8.291245°W(?) | |
Killarga Monastery | early monastic site; erenaghs until at least 1416 |
Cell-ferta | 54°13′48″N 8°12′27″W / 54.229963°N 8.207603°W(?) | |
Killasnet Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded by St Osnata |
Cell-osnata | 54°19′43″N 8°20′45″W / 54.328487°N 8.345704°W(approx?) | |
Kiltoghert 'Abbey' | "Abbey",[notes 132] ruins of abbey,[notes 133] ruins of church[notes 134] |
53°58′40″N 8°02′10″W / 53.977680°N 8.036188°W | ||
Leitrim Monastery | early monastic site, apparently founded by 7th century | Liath-drum; Lietdrum |
53°58′52″N 8°03′58″W / 53.981052°N 8.066003°W (approx) | |
Lough Nahoo Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by 500 | Lough-uama; Lough Uva |
54°14′17″N 8°17′41″W / 54.238071°N 8.294849°W (approx) | |
Mohill Priory | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Manchan; Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Abbeyderg; founded after 1216?; dissolved before 1590, hitherto held by O'Ferall, granted to Edward Barret 1592; granted to Terence (Tirlaughe) O'Byrne 1594 |
St Mary Maethail; Maothail; Mucgail |
[162] 53°55′18″N 7°51′52″W / 53.921641°N 7.864360°W | |
Mohill Friary | purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular, erroneous reference to Augustinian priory (see immediately above) | |||
Rosfriar | Franciscan Friars — from Donegal probable place of refuge |
54°14′01″N 8°19′14″W / 54.233681°N 8.320427°W (approx) | ||
Rosinver | early monastic site, purportedly founded either by St Maedoc or St Tighernach; coarbs recorded to 1438 |
Ros-inbher | ||
Rossclogher Abbey, Kinlough |
early monastic site, nuns founded before 810 by Tigernach (St Tigenach), Abbot of Killeigh, for his mother, St Mella; possible "Abbey" site[notes 135] |
Doire Melle; Doiremelle; Dairemeilli |
54°26′28″N 8°14′25″W / 54.440989°N 8.240330°W |
County Limerick
Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names |
OnLine References & Location |
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Abbeyfeale Abbey | Cistercian monks founded 1188 by Brian O'Brien; dissolved c.1209; cell dependent on Monasteranenagh c.1209; dissolved c.1350?; probably residential grange leased to laymen; possibly obtained by Carmelite Friars (v. Felense in Munster infra) |
Feale; Monaster-na-Feile; Felense? |
[163] 52°23′09″N 9°18′03″W / 52.3857109°N 9.3007851°W | |
Abington Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Arklow (community founded at Wyresdale, Lancashire c.1196 from Furness, transferred to Arklow before 1204) transfered here 1205, land granted by Theobald Walter, Butler of Ireland; dissolved 1540; secular 1540; restored — recolonized from Furness/Savigny; granted to Walter Aphoell by Edward VI, confirmed by Queen Mary 1553; dissolved after 1557; lease passed to Piers (Peter) Walshe 1562 |
St Mary ____________________ Mainister-uaithne; Owney; Unquchin; Vetinex; Vogney; Woney; Wotheney; Huena |
[164] 52°37′59″N 8°25′20″W / 52.633170°N 8.422211°W | |
Adare Friary + | Augustinian Friars founded before 1316 by John Fitz Thomas Fitzgerald; Observant Augustinian Friars 1472; dissolved 1539-40; friars probably still in occupation until 1559; dissolved c.1581?; leased to John Gold and others before 1583; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; conventual church now in use as C.I. parish church |
Black Abbey | [165] 52°34′04″N 8°47′05″W / 52.567769°N 8.784830°W | |
Adare Friary, (Franciscan) | Franciscan Friars founded 1464 by Thomas Fitz Gerald, Earl of Kildare and his wife Johanna; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1466; dissolved 1539-40; apparently unoccupied by 1559; restored by 1579; expelled c.1581 during the Desmond war; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; (re-established at a new location in Adare 1633) now in the grounds of Adare Manor, within a golf course, with public access |
The church of Saint Michael Archangel of the Friars Minor ____________________ Athdara; Atdare |
[166] 52°34′09″N 8°46′35″W / 52.569125°N 8.776424°W | |
Adare Trinitarian Monastery | Trinitarian Friars founded c.1230 (before 1226?); dissolved after 1539? (officially February 1539); granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; ruinous church repaired by the Earl of Dunraven 1811; in use as R.C. church |
St James; The Holy Trinity ____________________ White Abbey |
[167][168] 52°33′54″N 8°47′20″W / 52.564916°N 8.788880°W | |
Adare Dominican Friary | Dominican Friars — erroneous reference to Trinitarian Friary[notes 136] | |||
Adare Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller (listed c.1658[notes 137]) | |||
Any Friary | purported Augustinian Friars[notes 138] founded during the reign of Edward II, by John, son of Robert and others; |
Knockainy; Ballynamona? |
52°29′51″N 8°27′19″W / 52.497505°N 8.455245°W | |
Ardaneer Priory | Benedictine monks founded c.1202, land and church granted by William de Burgo to Richard, monk of Glastonbury; dependent on Glastonbury; dissolved 1205? |
St Mary ____________________ ?Ardimur; Ardinuir; Oculnid |
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Ardpatrick Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century by St Patrick; monastic lands recorded as late as 1597 |
Ardpatricke; Ard-Padraig |
[169] 52°20′18″N 8°31′52″W / 52.338463°N 8.531243°W | |
Askeaton Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1389?,[notes 139] or before 1400[notes 140]) by Gearóid Iarla (Gerald), 4th Earl of Desmond,[notes 141] or 1420 by James Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond;[notes 142] Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1497; reformed 1513; dissolved 1575; (NM) |
Athskettin; Easa-geibhteine; Es-geibhteine; Inis-geibhthine; Easa-gebryny |
[170][171] 52°36′14″N 8°58′31″W / 52.603957°N 8.975363°W | |
Askeaton Commandery | Knights Templar[notes 143] founded 1298, attached to the parochial church,[notes 144] now the C.I. parish church of St Mary |
[172] 52°36′02″N 8°58′14″W / 52.600441°N 8.970584°W | ||
Ballinegaul Friary | early monastic site Dominican Friars founded 1296, rebuilt by the Geraldines; dependent on Kilmallock; granted to Richard Lawless 1551-2; dissolved before 1586, ruinous by 1586; listed as Carmelite 1597 (see immediately below) |
Monaster-na-ngall; Burgus Anglorum; Braber duff (Black friars); Ballinegall |
52°19′55″N 8°28′04″W / 52.331982°N 8.467712°W (approx) | |
Ballinegaul White Friary | Carmelite Friars former Dominican house (see immediately above) listed as White Friars 1597 |
Monaster-na-ngall; Burgus Anglorum | ||
Ballingarry Abbey | 'abbey',[notes 145] unknown order and foundation Franciscan Friars | [173] 52°28′37″N 8°51′24″W / 52.477079°N 8.856558°W | ||
Ballingarry Nunnery ~ | supposed nuns — order and foundation unknown | dedication unknown | ||
Ballintubber Monastery | purported Carmelite Friars or Knights Templar granted to Robert Browne possible reference to Rochestown Dominican Friary |
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Ballybrood Friary | Franciscan Friars — possible refuge 17th century; purportedly all slaughtered by Oliver Cromwell |
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Ballycahane Preceptory? | Knights Templar church confirmed to the Knights Hospitaller 1212 — no record of preceptory |
Cathan | ||
Ballyorgan Friary | Trinitarian — erroneous reference to Ballinegaul Dominican Friary | |||
Ballynagallagh Priory | Augustinian nuns convent founded 1283 by a FitzGibbon; land here in possession of Llanthony Priory 1360; dissolved before 1548; granted to Edmund Sexton c.1548; some confusion with St Catherine de O'Conyl; |
Monaster-nagalliaghduff; Monaster-necallowduffe; Monaster-nicalliagh |
[174] 52°31′12″N 8°32′30″W / 52.520128°N 8.541602°W (approx) | |
Ballyorgan Friary | Trinitarian — erroneous reference to Ballinegaul Dominican Friary, supra | Baile-aragain | ||
Ballyorgan Friary | early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Finnian | 52°18′41″N 8°27′58″W / 52.311371°N 8.465980°W | ||
Bruree Preceptory? | Knights Templar castle purportedly built 12th century by the order; no record of a preceptory |
Brugh-righ | ||
Carrigogunnell Preceptory? | Knights Templar[notes 146] | Carraic-O-gCoinneal | ||
Castleconnell Friary? | unknown order purported Augustinian Friars founded c.1300;[notes 147] "remains of a monastery"[notes 148] |
Caislen-ui-chonaing; Castle-Connell in Munster |
52°42′55″N 8°30′11″W / 52.715304°N 8.503042°W (approx) | |
Castletown-mac-eneiry Monastery | remains of a purported large monastery,[notes 149] doubtful | Roque (Castletown, Corcomohide parish) | ||
Clarina Monastery | Autustinian Canons Regular nuns | Cluain-Credhil;[notes 150] Killeedy? |
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Cloch-na-monach Abbey | Cistercian monks supposed abbey remains;[notes 151] grange of Monasteranenagh |
Cloghnamanagh | ||
Dysert Monastery, Carrigeen |
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Felense in Munster Friary | Carmelite Friars possibly former Abbeyfeale Abbey |
(see Abbeyfeale) | ||
Glenstal Abbey * | Benedictine monks; mansion now in monastic use, and also a school. |
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Killeedy nunnery | ||||
Kilmallock Monastery | ||||
Kilmallock Friary | Dominican Friars 1291-(1548)-1641; (NM) | Killmallock Friary | ||
Monasteranenagh Abbey | Cistercian monks from Mellifont 1148/51-1541; (NM) | |||
St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff, nr. Shanagolden |
Augustinian nuns founded 1298; dissolved 1541 |
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Mungret Abbey | (NM) | |||
Rathkeale Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 13th century |
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Rathkeale ____________________ Rathkeale Priory |
County Longford
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Abbeyderg Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | 53°38′17″N 7°47′15″W / 53.638097°N 7.787483°W | ||||
Abbeylara Abbey | Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin 1210/14-1540 | Lara Abbey | 53°45′52″N 7°26′46″W / 53.764559°N 7.446135°W | |||
Abbeyshrule Abbey | Cistercian monks from Mellifont founded 1200; dissolved 1592; (NM) |
Shrule Abbey | 53°32′23″N 9°06′45″W / 53.539634°N 9.112425°W | |||
Ballinasaggart Friary | Franciscan ante-15th century-1811 | The Friary Church of Saint John the Baptist of Longford | ||||
Inchcleraun Monastery, Loughree |
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Inchmore Abbey, Lough Gowna |
53°49′24″N 7°34′05″W / 53.823319°N 7.568112°W | |||||
Longford Friary# | Dominican monks |
County Louth
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Carlingford Friary | Dominican monks founded 1315-1540; disputed between Dominican monks and Franciscan 1670s, Dominican monks -18th century, trns to Dundalk |
The Friary Church of Saint Malachy, Carlingford | ||||
St. Mary's Friary, Drogheda | Augustinian Canons Regular | 53°42′55″N 6°21′23″W / 53.7153934°N 6.3563365°W | ||||
St Mary Magdalene Friary, Drogheda | Observant Franciscan Friars 1830; Brown friary 1923 |
53°43′05″N 6°21′03″W / 53.7181775°N 6.350956°W | ||||
Drogheda Friary# | Franciscan Friars c.1240; Observant Franciscan Friars 1506-1540 (c.1545) |
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Dromiskin Monastery | Patrician monks | 53°55′22″N 6°23′54″W / 53.922639°N 6.3983989°W | ||||
Dundalk Friary | Franciscan Friars founded ante1246; Friars exiled to a small cottage 1539; Observant Franciscan Friars 1556-1563; returned 1626-1732 |
54°00′23″N 6°23′38″W / 54.006288°N 6.393872°W | ||||
Faughart Monastery | ||||||
Louth Monastery | 6th century; (NM) | |||||
Louth Abbey | Dominican monks | 53°57′12″N 6°32′39″W / 53.953212°N 6.544152°W | ||||
Mellifont Abbey | Cistercian monks 1142-1743; converted into a house 1556; (NM) |
Old Mellifont Abbey | 53°44′32″N 6°27′59″W / 53.742198°N 6.466291°W | |||
Monasterboice Abbey | 53°46′39″N 6°25′04″W / 53.7776053°N 6.417667°W |
County Mayo
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Ardnaree Friary, Ballina | Augustinian Canons Regular 15th century | 54°06′44″N 9°09′06″W / 54.112356°N 9.151731°W | ||||
Aughagower Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular Patrician foundation | Aghagower Abbey | 53°45′51″N 9°27′53″W / 53.7642799°N 9.4645983°W | |||
Balla Monastery | 7th century | 53°48′19″N 9°07′53″W / 53.805182°N 9.131331°W | ||||
Ballinasmale Friary | Carmelite monks 1288-1870 | Ballinasmall Friary; Ballinsmaula Friary |
Saint Mary | 53°44′16″N 8°58′07″W / 53.737904°N 8.968667°W | ||
Ballinrobe Priory | Augustinian Friars c.1312, dissolved c.1584 | 53°37′35″N 9°13′15″W / 53.626280°N 9.220953°W | ||||
Ballintubber Abbey+ | Augustinian Canons Regular 1216-1452, c.1635-1653, restored 1966; blt. on the site of an earlier monastery; (NM) | Ballintober Abbey | 53°45′24″N 9°16′58″W / 53.756720°N 9.282725°W | |||
Ballyhaunis Friary | Augustinian Canons Regular 1641, burned 1650, restored 1938; on the site of, and incorporating, an earlier friary 1348 | 'The Abbey' | 53°45′46″N 8°45′44″W / 53.762661°N 8.762196°W | |||
Burriscarra Abbey | Carmelite monks; (NM) | 53°43′51″N 9°14′44″W / 53.730877°N 9.245625°W | ||||
Burrishoole Friary | Dominican Friars 1469 | 'Burrishoole Abbey' | 53°53′56″N 9°34′20″W / 53.898774°N 9.572282°W | |||
Clare Island Abbey | Cistercian monks, cell of Abbeyknockmoy 13th century (said to have been a Carmelite monks cell 1254) | 'the Abbey'; Saint Brigid's Abbey |
The Blessed Virgin Mary (from 1254) | |||
Cong Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular 12th century?; on the site of an earlier abbey (6th century); (NM) | 53°32′26″N 9°17′14″W / 53.540431°N 9.287341°W | ||||
Crossmolina Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1300; dissolved late1530s by a member of the de Barry family |
Mainishir Taobh Thiar do Shruth; Crossmalyne Abbey |
The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | [175] [176] |
54°06′26″N 9°19′06″W / 54.1073594°N 9.3182918°W | |
Errew Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular, also nearby, remains of a church blt. on the probable site of an earlier foundation | 54°03′11″N 9°15′48″W / 54.053157°N 9.263280°W | ||||
High Island Monastery | 7th century; (NM) | Ard Oilean | ||||
Inishglora Monastery | 54°12′31″N 10°07′10″W / 54.208618°N 10.119359°W | |||||
Inishmaan Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Inishmaine Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular early15th century, near (/on site of?) earlier monastery (-post1227); (NM) | 53°35′53″N 9°18′05″W / 53.598068°N 9.301286°W | ||||
Killala Monastery | Patrician monks | 54°12′47″N 9°13′16″W / 54.212967°N 9.220976°W | ||||
Killeenatrava Nunnery | nuns | 53°37′42″N 9°14′11″W / 53.628413°N 9.236497°W | ||||
Kilmaine Monastery | Gaelic, according to tradition founded by St. Patrick, became a prebendal church of Tuam | |||||
Mayo Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | 53°45′36″N 9°06′58″W / 53.760024°N 9.115997°W | ||||
Moyne Abbey | Observant Franciscan Friars 1460-1590 | 54°12′08″N 9°10′38″W / 54.202207°N 9.177098°W | ||||
Murrisk Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular 1457 | 53°46′55″N 9°38′22″W / 53.781975°N 9.639491°W | ||||
Rathfran Friary | Dominican monks 1274-1590 | 54°14′17″N 9°14′40″W / 54.238041°N 9.244437°W | ||||
Rosserk Friary | Franciscan Third Order Friars founded 1440 |
54°10′17″N 9°08′36″W / 54.171448°N 9.143447°W | ||||
Strade Friary | Franciscan Friars founded c.1240; becoming Dominican monks 1252 |
'Straide Friary' | 53°55′17″N 9°07′42″W / 53.921400°N 9.128244°W | |||
Urlaur Abbey | Dominican monks 1430 | The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas, Urlaur |
County Meath
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Athboy Priory# | Carmelite monks site now occupied by C.I. church |
53°37′18″N 6°55′05″W / 53.621705°N 6.918084°W | ||||
Ballyboggan Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Bective Abbey | 1150-1536; on the site of an earlier abbey; (NM) |
53°34′57″N 6°42′10″W / 53.582537°N 6.702726°W | ||||
Ceanannas Mor Monastery | Kells Monastery | |||||
Clonard Abbey# | ||||||
Donaghmore, Navan |
supposed monastic site founded by St Patrick, reputedly his first foundation in Ireland; remains of later church and round tower on site |
[177] [178] |
53°40′13″N 6°39′43″W / 53.6704037°N 6.6619259°W | |||
Donaghpatrick Monastery | site now occupied by St Patrick's C.I. church | |||||
Duleek Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular site now occupied by C.I. parish church |
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Duleek Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Duleek | ||||
Kilcarn Monastery | site of ancient monastery occupied by c.1200 church | |||||
Newtown Abbey/Priory, Newtown-Trim | ||||||
Hill of Skreen Monastery#, nr. Tara |
(NM) | |||||
Slane Abbey# | ||||||
Slane Friary | Franciscans 1648-1650 | |||||
Slane Monastery#, Slane | Franciscans 1512-1540; Capuchin 1631-c.1650; (NM) |
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Trim Monastery# ? | ||||||
St. Mary's Abbey, Trim | Augustinian Canons Regular converted into a Protestant school 18th century; (NM) |
Talbot Castle | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim | |||
Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle | Benedictine Monks founded 2012 |
Silverstream Priory | [179] | |||
Trim Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1263 by Geoffrey de Geneville, Lord of Meath |
[180] | ||||
Trim Friary# | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual c.1282; Observant Franciscan Friars before 1506 |
County Monaghan
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Clones Abbey | Gaelic monks; Augustinian Canons Regular |
St.Tighernach Abbey Abbey of St.Peter & Paul Wee Abbey |
54°10′59″N 7°14′01″W / 54.183°N 7.2337°W | |||
Clontibret Monastery | Gaelic nuns | |||||
Connabury Monastery | Gaelic nuns | |||||
Donagh Monastery | Gaelic monks | |||||
Errigal Trough Monastery | Gaelic monks | |||||
Inniskeen Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century; poss. not surviving post10th century Augustinian Canons Regular |
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Monaghan Friary~ | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual c.1462 Observant Franciscan Friars -1589, 1635-early18th century |
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Muckno Monastery | Gaelic monks | |||||
Loughbawn Monastery | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | |||||
Tedavnet Monastery | Gaelic nuns | |||||
Tehalan Monastery | Gaelic monks |
Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM)
County Offaly
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Birr Monastery# | 12th century | |||||
Clareen Monastery | 6th century | Seir Kieran | St. Kieran's | |||
Clonmacnoise Cathedral and Monastery | 53°19′26″N 7°59′28″W | |||||
Clonmore Abbey | ||||||
Drumcullen Monastery# | 6th century | |||||
Durrow Abbey | 53°19′33″N 7°31′11″W | |||||
Durrow nunnery# | Augustinian nuns | |||||
Gallen Priory | founded by St. Canoc in the 5th century; refounded as house of Augustinian Canons c.1140; dissolved c.1585, shortly reoccupied after 1620 | |||||
Killeigh Nunnery | Augustinian Canonesses | |||||
Kinnitty Monastery# | 557; site poss. marked by a High cross within a churchyard | |||||
Lemanaghan Monastery | early7th century | |||||
Lynally Monastery# | Columban monks founded 6th century |
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Monasteroris Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual 1325; Observant Franciscan Friars 1506-1794 |
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Mount Joseph Abbey | Cistercian monks | |||||
Rahan Monastery | c.590-635 | |||||
Seir Kieran Priory | founded in the 5th century by St. Ciaran; refounded as priory of Augustinian Canons c.1170, and dissolved in 1568. | |||||
Tihilly Monastery# | 5th century |
County Roscommon
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Boyle Abbey | Cistercian monks from Buniffi 1161, on the site of an earlier monastery called Ath-da-Larc; (NM) | Ath-da-Larc Abbey | 53°58′26″N 8°17′49″W / 53.973797°N 8.296959°W | |||
Cloonshanville Abbey, nr. Frenchpark |
53°52′03″N 8°23′25″W / 53.867512°N 8.390152°W | |||||
Deerane Abbey | ||||||
Drumconaid Abbey | Cistercian monks trns from Grellechdinach c.1156; trns to Buniffi c.1158/9 |
Drumcunny Abbey | ||||
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Church Island, Lough Key |
Patrician monks founded 6th century; Augustinian Canons Regular founded post1140; dissolved 1569?; (NM) |
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Kilronan Abbey | 6th century | |||||
Roscommon Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded early8th century, |
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Roscommon Friary | Dominican monks 1253-1872? | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roscommon | 53°37′29″N 8°11′31″W / 53.624733°N 8.191921°W | |||
Trinity Island Priory, Trinity Island, Lough Key |
Premonstratensian Canons 1215/1237-1608; (NM) | 'Trinity Island Abbey' | The Priory Church of the Blessed Trinity, Trinity Island | 53°59′21″N 8°15′16″W / 53.989216°N 8.254556°W |
County Sligo
County Tipperary
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location | |
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Ardfinnan Monastery# | ?Augustinian Canonesses 7th century | ||||||
Ardfinnan Abbey | Carmelite nuns | ||||||
Athassel Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular 1192; (NM) | 52°28′45″N 7°59′00″W / 52.479040°N 7.983218°W | |||||
Cahir Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular, founded c.1200–1220 | Caher Priory | St. Mary | ||||
Carrickbeg Friary+, Carrick-on-Suir |
Franciscan Friars; remains incorporated into R.C. church |
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Cashel Dominican Friary | Dominican Friars; (NM) | 52°31′05″N 7°53′16″W / 52.518015°N 7.887727°W | |||||
Cashel Franciscan Friary# | Franciscan Friars; founded 1265; site now occupied by St. John the Baptist R.C. parish church |
'Hackett's Abbey' | |||||
Cashel, St Dominic's Abbey | Dominican monks; founded 1243 by Archbishop David McKelly |
St Dominic | [182] | ||||
Clonmel Friary | Franciscan Friars, founded 1269, dissolved 1540, reopened in 1827 on the original site | ||||||
St. Aibhe's Monastery, Emly | site subsequently occupied by Emly Cathedral, now occupied by C.I. parish church | ||||||
Fethard Priory | Augustinian Friars, founded 1306, dissolved 1540 but regained c.1820 | Holy Trinity | |||||
Holy Cross Abbey+ | Cistercian monks, blt. on site of an earlier Benedictine monastery; (NM) | 52°38′21″N 7°52′05″W / 52.639253°N 7.868003°W | |||||
Hore Abbey | Cistercian monks | 52°31′07″N 7°53′53″W / 52.518546°N 7.898054°W | |||||
Inishlounaght Abbey (De Surio) | Cistercian monks | ||||||
Kilcooly Abbey | Cistercian monks; (NM) | ||||||
Liathmore Monastery | |||||||
Lorrha Monastery | founded by St. Ruadhan in the 6th century, became a priory of Augustinian Canons c.1140 which moved to a new site (see below); the original site was reused for a medieval parish church, now in ruins; attached to it is a 19th-century Church of Ireland parish church | 53°05′28″N 8°07′34″W / 53.091034°N 8.126045°W | |||||
Lorrha Friary | Dominican Friars, founded in 1269 by Walter de Burgo, dissolved in 1552 | ||||||
Lorrha Priory of St. Ruadán | Augustinian Canons, founded c.1140, dissolved c.1578 | 53°05′31″N 8°07′16″W / 53.091946°N 8.121241°W | |||||
Monaincha Priory | Mona Incha | ||||||
Moor Abbey, Galbally |
(NM) | ||||||
Nenagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, founded in the 13th century, dissolved before 1587 | ||||||
Nenagh Priory and Hospital of St. John the Baptist | Fratres Cruciferi, founded c.1200 in Tyone, a townland close to Nenagh, dissolved in 1551 | ||||||
Roscrea Friary | Franciscan Friars founded before 1477, dissolved c.1579 |
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Roscrea Monastery | founded 7th century by St. Cronan; Augustinian Canons c.1140; became parochial c.1195 |
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Roscrea — Mount St Joseph's Abbey | [183] | 52°57′49″N 7°51′21″W / 52.963691°N 7.855718°W | |||||
Templemore Abbey | Knights Templar | ||||||
Terryglass Monastery | |||||||
Toomyvara Priory | Augustinian Canons, founded 1140, dissolved before 1585 |
County Waterford
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Ardmore Cathedral | Gaelic Monks founded 5th century |
St Declan's Church/Cathedral | Early Christian settlement founded by St Declan in the 5th Century | 51°56′56″N 7°43′34″W / 51.94880°N 7.72612°W | ||
Dungarvan Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Lismore Abbey | Gaelic Monks founded 6th century |
Lismore Monastery; St. Carthage's Cathedral |
Founded in the year 635 by St Mochuda, also known as St. Carthage | 52°08′23″N 7°55′46″W / 52.13964°N 7.92943°W | ||
Molana Abbey |
Gaelic monks founded 6th century Augustinian Canons Regular founded 13th century |
Situated on an island on the Blackwater river near Youghal | 52°00′08″N 7°53′57″W / 52.002215°N 7.8991699°W | |||
Mothel Abbey | (NM) | |||||
Mount Melleray Abbey | Cistercian monks founded 1833 |
First Cistercian Abbey in Ireland since the Protestant Reformation | 52°11′14″N 7°51′25″W / 52.18727°N 7.8570°W | |||
Rincrew Abbey Rincrew Hill |
Knights Templar | Rincrew Preceptory; Rhincrew Preceptory |
Situated on an hill overlooking the Blackwater river near Youghal | 51°58′49″N 7°51′42″W / 51.980294°N 7.861576°W | ||
Waterford Friary | Dominican monks |
County Westmeath
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Athlone Abbey | ||||||
Athlone Friary | Franciscan Friars 1241-Dissolution | |||||
Ballyboggan Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular dissolved; granted to Sir William Bermingham 1541 |
De Laude Dei | The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballyboggan | [184] | 53°24′35″N 7°02′38″W / 53.409827°N 7.043797°W | |
Church Island Monastery, Lough Owel |
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Fore Abbey | Benedictine monks; (NM) | 53°41′02″N 7°13′38″W / 53.683861°N 7.227162°W | ||||
Fore Monastery | c.630 | The Abbey Church of Saint Fechin, Fore | ||||
Inchbofin Abbey | Gaelic monks; later Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Kilbeggan Abbey | a green mound said to mark the site of an ancient abbey | 'The Church of the Relic', Kilbeggan | ||||
Killare Monastery | site now occupied by remains of old parish church | |||||
Lough Ennell Monastery | ||||||
Hare Island Monastery, Loughree |
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Mullingar Friary | Dominican monks 1239-dissolution | |||||
Mullingar Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular 1227-dissolution | |||||
Multyfarnham Friary | Franciscan Friars founded 15th century; reoccupied 1827 |
53°37′43″N 7°23′28″W / 53.628730°N 7.391010°W | ||||
Tristernagh Abbey | 12th century, dst. 1783 | Kilbixy Abbey |
County Wexford
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Ballyhack Preceptory# | Knights Templar; now the site of Ballyhack Castle | |||||
Carnsore Monastery | Gaelic monks | 52°10′38″N 6°21′45″W / 52.177241°N 6.362436°W | ||||
Clonmines Friary | Augustinian friars, founded in the 14th century, dissolved in 1544 | |||||
Dunbrody Abbey | Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin 1175/8-1537 | 52°17′02″N 6°57′33″W / 52.283776°N 6.959295°W | ||||
Ferns Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular, founded c.1158 | |||||
Glascarrig Priory | Order of Tiron, founded c.1190, dissolved c.1558 | |||||
St. Mary's Abbey Church, New Ross | Anglo-Norman abbey parish church | |||||
Rosslare Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Selskar Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | 52°20′29″N 6°27′56″W / 52.341454°N 6.465687°W | ||||
Taghmon Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
Tintern Abbey | 52°14′13″N 6°50′16″W / 52.236998°N 6.837899°W | |||||
Wexford Friary | Franciscan friars, founded c.1268 | 52°20′15″N 6°27′50″W / 52.337444°N 6.463972°W |
County Wicklow
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Arklow Abbey | Cistercian monks from Wyresdale ante1204, trns to Abington 1205 |
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Arklow Friary | Dominican monks founded 13th century |
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Baltinglass Abbey | Cistercian monks from Mellifont founded 1148; dissolved 1541; adapted as a private house and Protestant church; abandoned 1883; (NM) |
Vallis Salutis Abbey | 52°56′38″N 6°42′35″W / 52.943910°N 6.709697°W | |||
Glendalough Cathedral and Monastery | St. Kevin | 53°00′38″N 6°19′37″W / 53.010569°N 6.326949°W | ||||
St. Saviour's Monastery, nr. Derrybawn |
53°00′28″N 6°18′44″W / 53.007871°N 6.312166°W | |||||
Shelton Abbey^ | now a state forestry school | |||||
Whaley Abbey | ||||||
Wicklow Friary | Franciscan Friars |
Locations to be established
Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
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Grellechdinach Abbey | Cistercian monks from Mellifont 1148; trns to Drumconaid c.1156 |
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Buniffi Abbey | Cistercian monks trns from Drumconaid c.1158/9-1161; trns to Boyle 1161 |
See also
- List of abbeys and priories
- List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
- List of abbeys and priories in Scotland
- List of abbeys and priories in Wales
- List of abbeys and priories in England
- List of abbeys and priories on the Isle of Man
- Dominicans in Ireland
- List of cathedrals in Ireland
- List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
- List of castles in the Republic of Ireland
- List of castles in Northern Ireland
Notes
- ^ Rathlin — identified with Rechrann by J. O'Donovan (identifications from notes in the Annals of the Four Masters, edited by J. O'Donnovan, 1848-51) and W. Reeves, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1847
- ^ Rathlin — identified with Reachru by J. O'Donovan (identifications from notes in the Annals of the Four Masters, ed. J. O'Donnovan, 1848-51)
- ^ Rathmore identified as Ratheaspuicinnic — M. Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786
- ^ Ratheaspuicinnic — W. Reeves, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1847, pp.279-81
- ^ Ballymyre identified with Tahellin — J.B. Leslie, Armagh Clergy and Parishes, 1911
- ^ Ballymyre identified with Tehallin — G. T. Stokes and Hennessy
- ^ Derrynoose identified with Dairinis, Co. Cavan — Plummer; Rev. T. Fee, communications, identifies 'in terra Ergallensium' as Derrynoose, Co. Armagh
- ^ Eglish — Rev. T. Fee, communications
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722
- ^ Tomas de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, 1762 edition
- ^ A. Coleman, O.P., The Ancient Dominican Foundations of Ireland, 1902
- ^ Stokes Priory — listed by L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722
- ^ Strabane — Thomas de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana (ed. 1762) 747
- ^ Dunleckney — Knights Templar preceptory existence: Lewis, Topological Dictionary of Ireland (1837), i, p.584
- ^ 'Leighlin Friary' — listed by L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, p.252
- ^ Belturbet Round tower remains J. Cooke, Handbook for Travellers in Ireland, 1910, p.153
- ^ Cavan Dominicans — Thomas de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana (ed. 1762), and others
- ^ Slanore Cathedral: O. Davies, Journal, Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland, lxxviii p.99
- ^ Tomregan remains — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.83
- ^ Urney Monastery remains — J. Meehan, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913-14, viii, p.643
- ^ Behagh given as Co. Clare by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.43 (W. B. Kelly, Dublin, publication p.72), mis-citing Sir James Ware; local tradition of friary at Behagh in Co. Clare probably originate from Archdall's error
- ^ Bishop's Island remains of monastery, foundation attributed to St Senan — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.321 (though not in 1989 edition)
- ^ Ennis nuns — Wars of Turlogh, (E. B. Fitzmaurice & A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland pp.80-1) taken to refer to nuns; communications of Canice Mooney, OFM, point out that the word used,'caileach', translates as 'chalice', as opposed to 'cailleach' (nun)
- ^ Inchicronan "ruins of...Augustinian priory...on a site whose history goes back to St Crónán of Tuamgraney" — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.184 (p.124 in 1989 edition)
- ^ Inislanlaoi — listed as a separate foundation at Ennis by Mervyn Archdall Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.77
- ^ Inishloe (Inislua) — location given by Mervyn Archdall Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786
- ^ Inish-loinge — "penitentiarius de Inis-Lauidhe" — Acta Sanctorum ... Hiberniae, compiled by John Colgan, 1645, pp.537, 540
- ^ Kilfarboy — given as Kilfobrick — Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.52
- ^ Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xxiv, p.129
- ^ Luke Wadding: Analecta Hibernica No.6, vol ii, p.156
- ^ Analecta Hibernica No.6, vol iii p.195
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722
- ^ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967) p.166
- ^ Annals of the Four Masters, ed. J. O'Donovan, 1848-51
- ^ Canice Mooney, OFM, Terminus; vol i, p.128
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), ed. 1815 i. p.263
- ^ given in plea roll 30, K. Ed I
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654, p.198 - mistook order as Franciscans: cf E. B. Fitzmaurice & A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland, 1920, p.90
- ^ 17 K.James I: 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (Mervyn Achdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786)
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i, p.294 - listed at Clonmine by Lubin
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i p.138
- ^ Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xxxiv. p.129
- ^ Cork Historical Journal, 61 (1956), earliest contemporary record, Will of John de Wynchedon, bequests to the friary and requesting burial in there)
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
- ^ William Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, edited by Dodsworth & Dugdale, i, edition of 1682, ii edition of 1673 — possible reference to sisters at Benedictine hospital-cell
- ^ Dr. Cochrane (Cork Archaeological and Historical Society, xviii, p.124)
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1768, p.68
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i, p.294
- ^ Urban Flanagan, O.P.
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815
- ^ (Epilogue Chronology ...), translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquatibus ejus, edition of 1654
- ^ Harris's Table in Ware-Harris, Antiquities, 1745
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edition of 1815, i, p.219
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
- ^ 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (as cited by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786) p.74
- ^ L. Janauschek, Originum Cisterciensium, 1877
- ^ Gasparis Jongelini, Notitia Abbatiarum ordines Cisterciensis per orbem universum, 1640 (L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722)
- ^ erroneous reference by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.75
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edition of 1815, i, p.294
- ^ 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (as cited by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786), p.76
- ^ Dr Cochrane, Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xviii, p.125
- ^ tentative reference, L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, pp.249,266
- ^ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Commission), No.6, Nov. 1934, ii, p.157
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
- ^ J. Cooke, Handbook for Travellers in Ireland, 1910, p.447
- ^ no name similar to Youghal listed either in Fonds Grand Carmes or Arch. Ord. Rome (Carmelite Order), Manuscripts. II, C.O. II. 26, p.13, written 1739-59
- ^ Clyn
- ^ mentioned by Wm Cobbett
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.100
- ^ L. A. Alemande, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, p.204
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.100, citing J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus, ejus, 1754 edition, however that source lists only Inver in Co. Antrim as Franciscan
- ^ J. B. Leslie, Raphoe Clergy and Parishes, 1940, p.103
- ^ Coll. de Rebus Hibernicis, BM, Add. MS. 4814, Sloane, f. 4
- ^ J. Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus, 1654 edition, p.186
- ^ Mevyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.103
- ^ given as Co. Donegal by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.104
- ^ Harris's Table in Ware-Harris, Antiquitie, 1745 and Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786
- ^ Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, edited by H. S. Sweetman and G. F. Handcock, 1875-86
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.173
- ^ Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland, edited by H. S. Sweetman and G. F. Handcock, 1875-86
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, p.6, however, identical to St Catherine's Priory, which he lists on p.123
- ^ Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, iii, p.447
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1768, p.221, and others
- ^ King's Collection manuscripts, compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, National Library of Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, p.136 (Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786), but see Extents of Irish Monastic Possessions 1540-1, edited by Newport D. White (Irish MSS. Commission), 1943, p.75
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, pp.280, 234-5, mistakes Nenagh/Aonagh (Annagh/Enach) for Annaghdown, error replicated by others
- ^ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland 1962, new edition 1967
- ^ Wadding
- ^ Harris's Table, in Ware-Harris, Antiquitie, 1745
- ^ Arch. Ord. Rome (Carmelite order), SM. II, C.O.. II. 26, p.13 (compiled 1739-59)
- ^ Ordnance Survey ½ inch;
- ^ Ordnance Survey 6 inch;
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, p.281 and Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.277
- ^ not John de Colgan II as suggested by Ware and others
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.231 mistakenly states Dunmore Friary was located on the site of an early monastery
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.285 suggests Fallig (given as Observant Franciscans by L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, p.289) is Faghy, Co Galway
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962 (1967 edition), p.414
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Commission) No.6, November 1934 (OFM), i, p.104
- ^ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Commission) No.6, November 1934 (OFM), i, p.27
- ^ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Commission) No.6, November 1934 (OFM), ii, p.161
- ^ H. T. Knox, Notes on Early History of Dioceses of Tuam, Killala and Achonry, 1904, p.296
- ^ Canice Mooney, The Franciscans in Ireland, Terminus (Mar-Apr 1956), p.143;
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Collection) No.6, November 1934, iii, p.197 — but 1486 on p.200
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.332
- ^ J. Cooke, Handbook for Travellers in Ireland, 1910
- ^ communications of Canice Mooney, O.F.M.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Tomas de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, 1762 edition, p.206, no.iv, repeated by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.373
- ^ W. Carrigan, History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, 1905 iii. p.195
- ^ L. A. Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, pp.309,312,317
- ^ Arch. Ord. Rome (Carmelite Order), Manuscripts II, C.O. II, 26, p.13 (compiled 1739-59)
- ^ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), pp.343-4
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ W. Carrigan, History and Antiquities of Ossory, 1905, ii
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, iv, p.2
- ^ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland 1962, new edition 1967, p.346
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Adare Domminican" — The Earl and Countess of Dunraven, Memorials of Adare, 1865, pp.35-6
- ^ "Adare Hospitallers" — White's List, M. Lenihan, Limerick, its History and Antiquities, 1866, p.562; Registrum Kilmainham, edited by J. T. Gilbert (Rolls Ser.), 1889, pp.140,155
- ^ "Any" — Ware-Harris, History of the Bishops of Ireland, 1739, p.202, probably from Pipe Roll, 17 May year 1, to 21 December year 2, Edw.III
- ^ Askeaton, 1389 founding — Wadding, who identified Askeaton with Luasia, though Canice Mooney, OFM, communications, notes that this is Latin for Laois
- ^ Askeaton, founding before 1400 — Canice Mooney, OFM, communications, identified convent of Inysgebryny, in existence 1400, with Askeaton
- ^ Askeaton founder — cf. E. B. Fitzmaurice and A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland, 1920, pp.170,180-1
- ^ Askeaton, 1420 founding — J. Ware
- ^ Askeaton Commandery — legendary attribution to Templars — T. J. Westropp, Journal, Royal Society of Antiquities in Ireland, xxiv, p.111
- ^ S. Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837, i, p.81
- ^ 'Ballingarry Abbey' — Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901, given as 'church' on 6-inch Ordnance Survey
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.419 (citing MSS Smith)
- ^ Lubin: L. A. Alemand, Monasticon Hibernicum, translated and edited by J. Stevens, 1722, pp.310,312
- ^ Cassells Gazetteer of Britain and Ireland, i, p.446
- ^ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, Castletown Masaniry:
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