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The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights 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, or preceptory/commandery.

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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.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary remains unless indicated thus:
* current monastic function
+ current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ current non-ecclesiastic function
= remains incorporated into later structure
# no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ exact site of monastic foundation unknown
ø possibly no such monastic foundation at location
¤ no such monastic foundation
≈ identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented).

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Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
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)
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 / 54.6431541; -5.8311098 (Ard-mic-nascai Monastery)
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 / 54.6556693; -5.6747936 (Bangor Abbey)
Bright Monastery early monastic site, founded before 540 by St Loarn Mrechtan;
Breatain;
Brich;
Inreathan 		[1][2]
54°16′33″N 5°40′06″W / 54.2757772°N 5.6684483°W / 54.2757772; -5.6684483 (Bright Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Burren Dominican Friars — from Newtownards — place of refuge, apparently after the Restoration An Bhoireann;
Boirinn;
Ballyburrin 		[3]
54°14′36″N 5°57′46″W / 54.243241°N 5.962724°W / 54.243241; -5.962724 (Burren (approx.)) (approx)
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 		[4]
54°16′31″N 5°40′05″W / 54.275276°N 5.6680192°W / 54.275276; -5.6680192 (Castleboy Preceptory (approx.)) (approx)
Cill-mBian Monastery ~ early monastic site, possibly located in County Down, founded before 584 by Fergus, Bishop of Down Nemhan
Coelestius
Killmain 		[5]
54°23′21″N 5°47′17″W / 54.389128°N 5.788050°W / 54.389128; -5.788050 (Cill-mBain (approx.)) (approx)
Clonduff Monastery early monastic site Cluain daim [6]
54°11′55″N 6°07′07″W / 54.19860°N 6.11855°W / 54.19860; -6.11855 (Clonduff Monastery)
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 		[7][8]
54°33′01″N 5°44′36″W / 54.55027°N 5.74340°W / 54.55027; -5.74340 (Comber Abbey)
Comber monastery early monastic site, founded by St Patrick
Donaghmore Monastery early monastic site, founded mid-5th century by St Mac-Erc Domnach-mor-maige-cobha [9]
54°14′38″N 6°13′59″W / 54.2439085°N 6.2329637°W / 54.2439085; -6.2329637 (Donnaghmore Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Downpatrick Monastery # early monastic site, traditionally founded 5th 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 / 54.3278839; -5.7211573 (Downpatrick Monastery)
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
reformed 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) 		[10]
Downpatrick Observant Friary # Observant Franciscan Friars
founded 1627 in the vicinity of the earlier friary (see immediately above);
dissolved 1650s 		 
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)
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Monastery of the Irish;
Monaster-Grellach 		[11]
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
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Toberglory 		[12]
54°19′19″N 5°42′44″W / 54.32186°N 5.71219°W / 54.32186; -5.71219 (Downpatrick, St Thomas the Martyr's Priory (approx.)) (approx)
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
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The Priory of the English 		[12]
54°19′33″N 5°42′38″W / 54.32585°N 5.71049°W / 54.32585; -5.71049 (Downpatrick Cruciferi Priory (approx.)) (approx)
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 [12]
54°19′36″N 5°42′58″W / 54.3267°N 5.71622°W / 54.3267; -5.71622 (Downpatrick Priory (approx.)) (approx)
Dromore Friary Franciscan Friars
founded 1637;
dissolved c.1717
Dromore Monastery + early monastic site, founded 6th century? (c.513) by St Mocholmog (Colman);
episcopal diocesan cathedral 1192?, extant 		Druim-mor-mocholmog [13]
54°24′53″N 6°09′06″W / 54.4146743°N 6.151705°W / 54.4146743; -6.151705 (Dromore Cathedral (early monastery))
Drumbo Abbey early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick?;
plundered by Connor, son of Artgal M'Lochlin 1130 		Druim-bo [14][15]
54°31′00″N 5°57′37″W / 54.5166466°N 5.9601618°W / 54.5166466; -5.9601618 (Drumbo Abbey)
Dundrum Preceptory Knights Templar
castle purportedly built 1183 by John de Courcy;
in their possession until 1313;
granted to the prior of Down 		[16]
54°15′43″N 5°50′42″W / 54.2618692°N 5.8449696°W / 54.2618692; -5.8449696 (Dundrum Preceptory)
Dunsy Island Monastery
Killinchy in the lough 		early monastic site, founded by St Duinseach Oileán Dúinsighe;
Ilandushagh 		[17][18][19]
54°27′24″N 5°37′11″W / 54.45671°N 5.61968°W / 54.45671; -5.61968 (Dunsy Island Monastery)
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;
Templenageerah 		[20][21][22]
54°17′25″N 5°44′20″W / 54.290342°N 5.738813°W / 54.290342; -5.738813 (Erenagh Abbey (approx.)) (approx)
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 / 54.5370032; -5.5549235 (Grey Abbey)
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 / 54.64312; -5.83126 (Holywood Priory)
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 		[23]
54°20′12″N 5°43′45″W / 54.33663°N 5.72921°W / 54.33663; -5.72921 (Inch Abbey)
Inch Monastery early monastic site, foundation and founder unknown;
plundered by Sitric and Norsemen 1001;
plundered 1149 		Inis-cumbscraigh;
Inis;
Egnis;
Kilbroney Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Brónach Brónchi uirginis
Bronach uirgo o Glinn Sechis
Cill Bronaighe - Bronach's Church
Chill Sechis
Bronach ógh ó 		[24][25]
54°06′41″N 6°11′03″W / 54.11137°N 6.18403°W / 54.11137; -6.18403 (Kilbroney Monastery)
Kilclief Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Patrick;
plundered and burned 935; annexed to Down see 1034 		Cell-clethi;
Cell-cleithe;
Kyleleth 		[26]
54°20′05″N 5°32′49″W / 54.33483°N 5.54682°W / 54.33483; -5.54682 (Kilclief Monastery)
Killinchy Monastery
Killinchy in the plain 		early monastic site, founded by St Duinseach Cell-insi;
Killiny;
Kilwyinchi;
Cill Dhuinsí;
Ecclesia de Kilwyinchi 		[27][28][29]
54°28′25″N 5°40′33″W / 54.47365°N 5.67582°W / 54.47365; -5.67582 (Killinchy Monastery)
Killinchy Monastery
Killinchy in the woods 		early monastic site, founded by St Duinseach Cill Dunsí na Coille;
Killinchy Nekelly 		[30][31][32]
54°24′56″N 5°44′47″W / 54.41543°N 5.74645°W / 54.41543; -5.74645 (Killinchy Monastery)
Kilmbian Monastery ~ early monastic site, possibly located in County Down, founded before 584 by Fergus, Bishop of Down Cell-biain;
Cill-m-Bian;
Cill-biein;
Kil-m-bian
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 / 54.5991863; -5.7195146 (Kiltonga Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Maghera Monastery early monastic site, founded before 567 by St Domangard, Bishop, disciple of St Patrick Machaire-ratha [33]
54°14′17″N 5°53′51″W / 54.2381057°N 5.8974614°W / 54.2381057; -5.8974614 (Maghera Monastery)
Magheralin Monastery early monastic site;
occupied by remains of 15th-century church 		Lann-mocholmoc; [34]
54°27′59″N 6°15′38″W / 54.4664921°N 6.2605369°W / 54.4664921; -6.2605369 (Magheralin Monastery)
Moneyscalp Friary Dominican Friars — from their place of refuge at Burren, (supra) Ballymonyskalpie;
Muine Scealp 		[35]
54°13′41″N 5°58′26″W / 54.227966°N 5.973925°W / 54.227966; -5.973925 (Moneyscalp Friary (approx.)) (approx)
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 / 54.593; -5.689 (Movilla Abbey)
Nendrum Monastery, Mahee Island (Strangford Lough) Patrician monks
founded 5th century by St Patrick;
burned 10th century 		Oendruim;
Aonagh-urmuman;
Oinach-urmuman;
Nenddrum;
Noindrum;
Noendoma;
Mahee Island

54°29′53″N 5°38′53″W / 54.498°N 5.648°W / 54.498; -5.648 (Nendrum Monastery / Nendrum Priory)
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
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Ibhar-cinntrachta;
Iubhair-cinntrachta;
Mainister-iubhair;
Monaster-de-viride-ligno;
Viride Lignum;
Nivory;
Nyvery 		[36][37][38]
54°10′25″N 6°20′17″W / 54.1735518°N 6.3381889°W / 54.1735518; -6.3381889 (Newry Abbey)
Newry — St Catherine's Priory * Dominican Friars
extant 		[39]
Newry Carmelite Monastery Carmelite nuns [40]

54°12′21″N 6°16′24″W / 54.205696°N 6.273299°W / 54.205696; -6.273299 (Newry Carmelite Monastery)

Newtownards Priory Dominican Friars
founded 1244, purportedly by the Savage family[notes 1] or William de Burgo[notes 2] — evidence lacking for either;[notes 3]
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
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Baile-nua-na-airde;
Baile-nudh-airde;
Villanova;
Newton 		54°35′28″N 5°41′32″W / 54.591088°N 5.692157°W / 54.591088; -5.692157 (Newtownards Priory)
Portaferry Monastery #
Derry Churches 		site thought to be now occupied by two small churches;
patron St. Cummain, Virgin, of Dal-Buinne, and of Derry, Parish of Ballyphillip 		[41][42]
54°23′40″N 5°31′06″W / 54.39433°N 5.51841°W / 54.39433; -5.51841 (Portaferry Monastery)
Raholp Monastery St Tassach's church, Raholp (2) - geograph.org.uk - 542235 early monastic site, founded purportedly by St Patrick Raith-colpthai;
Cell-colptha;
Kilcholpa 		[43]
54°21′16″N 5°38′09″W / 54.3543717°N 5.6357108°W / 54.3543717; -5.6357108 (Raholp Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Rathmullan Camera? Knights Hospitaller
possible camera or frankhouse, hospital or hospice, limb of Castleboys 		Rath-mullin;
Rath-molyn;
Ecclesia de Rathmolyn 		[44]
54°15′59″N 5°44′05″W / 54.266471°N 5.734604°W / 54.266471; -5.734604 (Rathmullan)
Saul Monastery Graveyard at St Patrick's Memorial church, Saul - geograph.org.uk - 269928 According to tradition in 432 the local chieftain Dichu gave St Patrick land. On this land was built a barn: thus Saul became the site of St Patrick's first church. Sabhull Padraig;
Sepulturam Patricii;
Baile itá Saball;
an Sabhall 		[45][46][47]
54°20′37″N 5°40′47″W / 54.34360°N 5.67960°W / 54.34360; -5.67960 (Saul Monastery)
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 		[48]
54°31′27″N 5°31′25″W / 54.5241836°N 5.5235449°W / 54.5241836; -5.5235449 (St Andrews in Ards Priory (approx.)) (approx)
St Donard Oratory early monastic cell/oratory, founded c.506, by Domangart, son of Echaid Sliab-domhanghairt;
Sliab-domhanghairt-slange;
Salanga 		[49][50]
54°10′49″N 5°55′15″W / 54.180238°N 5.920898°W / 54.180238; -5.920898 (St Donard Oratory (approx.)) (approx)
Stokes Priory duplication of St Andrews in Ards,[notes 4] supra
Tamlacht-meenan Monastery early monastic site, founded before 627 Tamlachta Umhail [51]
54°18′16″N 6°18′19″W / 54.30438°N 6.30520°W / 54.30438; -6.30520 (Tamlacht-meenan Monastery(approx.)) (approx)
Tullyhoa Abbey ø order, foundation and founder unknown;
ruins purported to be the remains of an abbey
Tullylish Monastery # Tullylish old church - geograph.org.uk - 344807 early monastic site, founded by St Bearnasga of Tulach-lis;
mistakenly identified as Tyllylease (County Cork);
remains excavated in the vicinity of the ruined parochial church (abandoned 1861, replaced by new church built to the west) 		Telach-liss [52]
54°22′29″N 6°20′06″W / 54.3745983°N 6.335044°W / 54.3745983; -6.335044 (Tullylish Monastery)


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Notes

  1. ^ Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722
  2. ^ Tomas de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, 1762 edition
  3. ^ A. Coleman, O.P., The Ancient Dominican Foundations of Ireland, 1902
  4. ^ Stokes Priory — listed by Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722

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  2. ^ http://omniumsanctorumhiberniae.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/saint-loarn-of-bright-september-11.html
  3. ^ https://archive.org/stream/MN5114ucmf_8#page/n19/mode/2up
  4. ^ http://www.ards-council.gov.uk/getattachment/f6531bc7-925d-4c60-88ea-33ef3ff5c53f/The-Civil-Parish-to-Castleboy-and-the-Manor-of-Clo.aspx
  5. ^ https://archive.org/stream/livesofirishsain09ohanuoft#page/26/mode/2up
  6. ^ http://www.lisburn.com/books/dromore-diocese/parish-clonduff.html
  7. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12014
  8. ^ http://www.comberhistory.com/chs%20churches.htm
  9. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=35388
  10. ^ The Francican Friars - Page 4
  11. ^ Medieval Downpatrick - Page 3
  12. ^ a b c Mervyn Archdall (1873). Monasticon Hibernicum:. W. B. Kelly. pp. 260–. Cite error: The named reference "Archdall1873" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  13. ^ Church History « Dromore Cathedral
  14. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=10821
  15. ^ http://www.lisburn.com/books/historical_society/volume2/volume2-3.html
  16. ^ Dundrum Castle, County of Down
  17. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12281
  18. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12242
  19. ^ A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland. 1864. pp. 333–.
  20. ^ Cistercian Abbeys: ERENAGH
  21. ^ https://archive.org/stream/ecclesiasticalan00reev#page/30/mode/2up
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  23. ^ http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/inch_abbey_information_for_teachers_oct_09.pdf
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  25. ^ http://omniumsanctorumhiberniae.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/saint-bronagh-of-kilbroney-april-2.html
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  27. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=12242
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  29. ^ A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland. 1864. pp. 333–.
  30. ^ http://www.placenamesni.org/resultdetails.php?entry=17331
  31. ^ A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland. 1864. pp. 333–.
  32. ^ Celtica. Inst. 1999.
  33. ^ Maghera Irish Round Tower
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