The North
County Antrim
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghnakilla Monastery | supposed early monastery dissolved before 11thC | Achad-cinn; Achad-na-cille; Aughnakeely | 54°54′34″N 6°23′41″W / 54.9094°N 6.3948°W (approx) | |
| Antrim Monastery |  | Celtic 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 11thC | Airthir-maige; Domnach-; Ethirmoy | 55°08′05″N 6°18′38″W / 55.1347182°N 6.3106157°W |
| Ballycastle Friary | building called 'abbey'; probably Bonamargy Friary (v. infra) | |||
| 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; dissolved 1584: burned (1589); 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 | Augustinian Canons Regular daughter of Dryburgh; priory founded before c.1183; raised to abbey status 1212; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) | |||
| Carrickfergus Friary # | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1232-48 by Hugh Lacy, Earl of Ulster; Franciscan Friars, Observant refounded 1497; dissolved 1540; restored by Queen Mary 1557; friars driven out 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 11thC; protestant church built on site | Kilcluain; Cell-chluaine | ||
| Connor Monastery | church probably founded early 6thC by Mac Nissi (St Macnisse) (Oengus or Coemahan Breac);episcopal diocesan cathedral; diocese united with Down 1453 | Coinnere; Condere; Coinnee | ||
| Culfeightrin Monastery | supposed early monastery founded 5thC by St Patrick; dissolved before 11thC | 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 5thC by St Patrick, who left bishop Enan in charge; dissolved before 11thC | 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) | |
| 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 5thC 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 5thC 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 5thC, 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 15thC?; dissolved 1 February 1542; 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 | ||
| Kilroot Monastery | 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; dissolved before 1572, probably destroyed by O'Neil to prevent use as a fort by the English | Lambegg Friary; Limbeg Friary | ||
| 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 | [3] 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 | |||
| Muckamore Monastery # | Celtic monks founded 585? (550) By St Colman Elo | Mag-comair; Moccumur; Mocmur; Mucimore; Muckmore; Mugcomuir | [4][5] 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 17thC replaced by house builtand landscaped gardens before 1833, extant, without public access | |||
| Portglenone Abbey Church * | Cistercian monks, O.C.S.O. | Abbey of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Portglenone; | [6] 54°52′13″N 6°28′31″W / 54.8703363°N 6.4753522°W | |
| Portmuck 'Abbey' | Cistercian monks apparently a grange of Inch | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 ? | Straid Friary? | ||
| Templepatrick Preceptory # | town said to be named for a Knights Hospitaller foundation — evidence lacking | |||
| Woodburn Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Dryburgh, Scotland; founded before 1326 (1242), in succession to Carrickfergus and Druim la Croix (v. supra); dissolved q March 1542 [sic] (1542-3); transferred to Ballyprior; partly demolished after 1558 | The Holy Trinity St Mary; Goodborn Priory | ||
County Armagh
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armagh Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1126, consecrated by Archbishop Cellach 1126; refounded 1134; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian joined Arroasian congregation 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 | |||
| Armagh Priory of Culdees | Culdees founded before 779 | |||
| Armagh Temple-na-Ferta ?Abbey | Celtic nuns founded 5thC by St Patrick; Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? apparently refounded c.1144?; dissolved 1562? | |||
| Armagh Temple Brigid ?Priory | Celtic nuns dependent on Temple-na-Ferta founded 5thC by St Patrick; Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? apparently refounded c.1144?; dissolved 1562? | Templebreed Priory | ||
| Armagh Friary # | Franciscan 1263/4-1551 | |||
| Creggan | refuge for Franciscan Friars, First Order | |||
| Killevy Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular actually Killeenbrenan, Co. Mayo — the house at Killevy being a convent of nuns | Kilslere Friary | ||
| Killevy Abbey | Celtic nuns (community founded c.484 at Faughart; transferred to Beg-erin) transferred from Beg-erin: founded c.500 by St Moninna (Darerca); Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? refounded after 1171? | Cell Sleibe Cuilin | ||
| Kilnasaggart monastery # | site occupied by the Kilnasaggart Stone | |||
| Straidbail-Loyse Friary | given as friary of Franciscans probable mistaken reference to Stradbally, Co. Laois | |||
| Tynan Abbey | File:TynanAbbey.jpg | Celtic monks founded before 1072 mansion named 'Fairview' built on site; remodelled in the monastic-gothic style, it was always a private home |
County Down
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards Peninsula abbeys | ||||
| Bangor Abbey |  | Celtic monks founded 6thC by St Comgall; latterly Franciscan, site now incorporated into C.I. church | ||
| Comber Abbey # | Cistercian from Whitland 1200-1543, on the site of an earlier monastery founded by St Patrick, site now occupied by St Mary's C.I. church | |||
| Downpatrick monastery # | within the dun or ráth on which the C.I. Cathedral now stands | |||
| Downpatrick Friary # | Franciscan 1235, burned 1316, conventual -Reformation, Observant-Franciscan 1627-1650s | |||
| Grey Abbey | Cistercian, rebuilt and served for a time as a parish church | |||
| Holywood Priory | founded by St Laiseran before 640 on the site of the present ruins of the medieval Old Priory; Holywood (Ard Mhic Nasca in Irish) was named Sanctus Boscus ("Holy Wood") by the Normans after the woodland surrounding the monastery | |||
| Inch Abbey | .jpg) | Cistercian, on the site of an earlier monastery | ||
| Magheralin monastery | site occupied by remains of 15th-C church | |||
| Movilla Abbey |  | site occupied by 13-15th-C church | ||
| Nendrum Monastery, Mahee Island (Strangford Lough) | Patrician from 6th century, burned 10th century, in late 12th century a small Benedictine cell, by 1306 a parish church, abandoned 15th century | |||
| Newry monastery | Patrician | |||
| Newry Abbey | CistercianMany building of this abbey still stand in various guises, the little ancient church with its battered walls (950AD ) ,was turned into a supposed lost Bagenal Castle in 2006. Part of the great church of the Cistercian's recorded by Bassets in 1820, see Harris Ancient history of Down,1743, was turned into a Museum in 2006. A picture of the abbots house can be seen at www.newryabbey.com. | |||
| Newtownards Priory |  | Dominican | ||
| Portaferry monastery # | site thought to be now occupied by two small churches |
County Fermanagh
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devenish Island Abbey, Lough Erne | Augustinian | Devenish Island Priory | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Devenish Island |
| Lisgoole Abbey# | Augustinian Canons Regular c1145-1583, Franciscan 1583-1598, 1616-ante1811, built on site of early monastery (below) | The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Mary, Lisgoole | |
| Lisgoole monastery# | site later occupied by Augustinian priory (above) | The monastery of Saint Aid, Lisgoole | |
| White Island monastery? | attempts made to identify this location as being Eo-inis monastery |
County Londonderry
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballykelly monastery? | site now occupied by remains of a church destroyed 1641 | ||
| Derry monastery |
Derry: possible Franciscan Friary, traditionally in Waterside and Ardmore area
County Tyrone
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardboe monastery | 10thC | ||
| Clogher monastery | site now occupied by C.I. cathedral | ||
| Donaghmore monastery | ancient monastery (NM[disambiguation needed]) | ||
| Dromore Abbey | Cistercian, said to be on site of ancient nunnery | ||
| Dromore Friary~ | Franciscan 1637-c1717 | ||
| Dungannon Friary | Franciscan 1687-1817 | Donaghmore Friary | |
| Errigal Keeroge monastery | |||
| Priory of Our Lady of Benburb* | Servite, a mansion in the demesne of Benburb Castle |
The Republic
County Carlow
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaun # | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 52°50′31″N 6°43′02″W / 52.8419725°N 6.7172813°W | ||||
| Agha Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by St Fintan; poss. not fl. post10thC | Achad-finglass Monastery; Achadfinglass Monastery; Augha Monastery | [1] [2] | 52°43′00″N 6°55′11″W / 52.716628°N 6.919804°W | ||
| Aghade Priory | Augustinian (Arrouasian) nuns, cell of St Mary de Hogges, Dublin fd. 1151 by Dermot mac Murchard, King of Leinster; dis. ante1500? | Athaddy Priory; Athade Priory; Aghade Nunnery; Aghadh Priory | [3] [4] | 52°45′36″N 6°44′12″W / 52.7600091°N 6.7365932°W | ||
| Ballymoon Preceptory | Supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar fd. c.1300 | Bally MacWilliam-roe Preceptory | [5] | 52°42′00″N 6°54′26″W / 52.7000541°N 6.9071388°W | ||
| Carlow Monastery | Celtic monks | 52°50′03″N 6°55′32″W / 52.834299°N 6.9255066°W | ||||
| Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen | Poor Clares fd. 19thC | [6] | 52°49′55″N 6°56′02″W / 52.8318424°N 6.9337571°W | |||
| Clonmore Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Mogue; poss. not fl. post10thC | [7] | 52°49′38″N 6°34′10″W / 52.8272595°N 6.5693307°W | |||
| Dunleckney Preceptory | Knights Templar fd. 1300-1308 | 52°42′29″N 6°57′13″W / 52.7080633°N 6.9536591°W | ||||
| Killerig Preceptory | Knights Templar fd. ante1216 by Gilbert de Borard; Knights Hospitaller dis. and granted to the wife of Gerard Aylmer 1590 | Killargy Preceptory; Killarge Preceptory | 52°50′36″N 6°47′17″W / 52.843424°N 6.78792°W | |||
| Killeshin Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Comghan | [8] | 52°50′57″N 6°59′38″W / 52.8492558°N 6.9937849°W | |||
| Leighlin Abbey | Celtic monks fd. 7thC by St Gobban | Old Leighlin Abbey | [9] | 52°44′11″N 7°01′45″W / 52.7363436°N 7.0291042°W | ||
| Leighlinbridge Monastery | Carmelite monks fd. ante1273 by a member of the Carew family; dis. and converted into a fort | [10] | 52°44′08″N 6°58′42″W / 52.7355121°N 6.9784641°W | |||
| Lorum Monastery | Celtic monks | |||||
| St Mullin's Monastery |  | Celtic monks fd. 7thC; (NM) | [11] | 52°29′20″N 6°55′39″W / 52.488889°N 6.9275558°W | ||
| St Mullin's Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 632 by St Molling; plundered and burnt ante1138; (NM) | [12] [13] | 52°29′20″N 6°55′39″W / 52.488889°N 6.9275558°W | |||
| Tullow Abbey # | Knights Hospitaller fd. 1212; Augustinian Canons Regular dis.; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond, December 1557 | Tully Abbey; Tullagh Abbey; The Black Abbey | [14] | 52°48′11″N 6°43′58″W / 52.8030209°N 6.7327309°W |
County Cavan
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan Friary |  | Dominican Friars fd. (c.)1300 by Giolla O'Reilly; Franciscan Friars c.1393; Observant-Franciscan Friars ante1516-1826 | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cavan | 53°59′23″N 7°21′43″W / 53.9897576°N 7.3620415°W | ||
| Drumlane Abbey |  | Celtic monks fd. ante550, reputedly by St Maidoc; Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 12thC; dis.; granted for a term of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly, Head of the Brenie sept c.1570; prob. demolished 16thC | Drumlane Priory; Dromlahan Priory | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Drumlane | [15] | 54°03′33″N 7°28′40″W / 54.0591108°N 7.4779129°W |
| Killinagh Monastery | Celtic monks | 54°17′11″N 7°54′42″W / 54.2863727°N 7.9117012°W | ||||
| Killachad Abbey | fd. ante800 by St Tigernach; plundered by the English late12thC | |||||
| Kilmore Abbey | Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Columb; now the site of the Church of Ireland Cathedral | 53°59′34″N 7°24′36″W / 53.9928861°N 7.4100208°W | ||||
| Lough Oughter Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons fd. 1237 by Clarus M. Moylon, Archdeacon of Elphin dis. and granted for a period of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly, Head of the Brenie sept 1570 | Trinity Priory | 53°59′11″N 7°27′47″W / 53.986255°N 7.463050°W | |||
| Slanore Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by Colman mac Echdach | 53°57′37″N 7°25′24″W / 53.9603276°N 7.4232388°W | ||||
| Tomregan Monastery | Celtic monks | 54°06′59″N 7°35′43″W / 54.116276°N 7.5953293°W | ||||
| Urney Monastery | Celtic monks | [16] | 54°02′55″N 7°24′15″W / 54.0487064°N 7.4041843°W |
County Clare
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Island Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Senan | [17] [18] | 52°40′29″N 9°41′28″W / 52.6746647°N 9.6910572°W | |||
| Canon Island Abbey |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. end12thC by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick; dis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM) | Inisnegananagh Priory | 52°39′57″N 9°03′11″W / 52.6659167°N 9.0529863°W | ||
| Clare Abbey, Clarecastle |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1189 or 1191 by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick dis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) | Clareabbey | The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey | 52°49′44″N 8°58′09″W / 52.829006°N 8.969058°W | |
| Corcomroe Abbey |  | Cistercian monks fd. 1194/5, endowed by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick; dis.; granted to Richard Harding; (NM) | Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe | [19] | 53°07′36″N 9°03′14″W / 53.1267663°N 9.0539575°W |
| Drumcliff Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC reputedly by St Colmcille | [20] [21] | 52°52′04″N 8°59′51″W / 52.867895°N 8.997550°W | |||
| Dysert O Dea Monastery |  | Celtic monks fd. ante735; remains of 12thC church on site | Dissert O'Dea Monastery | [22] [23] | 52°54′33″N 9°04′06″W / 52.909244°N 9.068390°W | |
| Ennis Friary * | Franciscan Friars fd. ante1242? by Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien, King of Thomond; c.1284 reformed 1550; dis.; granted to the Earl of Thomond 1578; granted to William Dongan Esq.; last friar died 1617; friars returned 1628; exp. 1651; friars returned c.1660; exp. 1693; parish church 1615; Franciscan Friars 1969–present | Nave: St Francis | [24] [25] [26] [27] | 52°50′46″N 8°58′54″W / 52.846016°N 8.981610°W | ||
| Ennis Friary * |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 1841; acq. 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 Monastery * |  | Poor Clares | 52°50′48″N 8°59′01″W / 52.8465862°N 8.9835548°W | |||
| Enniskerry Monastery | Celtic nuns | Mutton Island Monastery | 52°48′47″N 9°30′45″W / 52.813077°N 9.512596°W | |||
| Ennistimon Monastery | Celtic monks | Ennistymon Monastery | 52°56′16″N 9°18′05″W / 52.9377762°N 9.3014717°W | |||
| Feenish Monastery | Celtic nuns | 52°42′21″N 8°58′20″W / 52.7058791°N 8.972311°W | ||||
| Glencolumbkille Abbey | Columban monks fd. by St Columcille; CI Church on site | Glan Columb-chille | 53°02′01″N 9°00′00″W / 53.0337297°N 9.0000343°W | |||
| Illaunmore Monastery | Celtic monks poss. not fl. post10thC | Mucinis Monastery? | 52°57′55″N 8°17′42″W / 52.9653905°N 8.2950211°W | |||
| Illaunmore #, Lough Derg | poss. monastic site - order and period unknown | 52°35′57″N 9°46′21″W / 52.5991117°N 9.7725964°W | ||||
| Inchicronan Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular from Clareabbey fd. 1189 by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, parish church 1302, blt. on the site of an earlier monastery; dis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) | Inchycronayne Monastery | 52°55′05″N 8°54′23″W / 52.917942°N 8.906492°W | |||
| Inishcealtra Monastery, Inishcealtra (Holy Island) | fd. 653 by St Camin, buried here | Iniskeltair Abbey; Iniscealtra Monastery; Inis Cealtra Abbey; Inishcaltra Monastery | [28] [29] | 52°54′56″N 8°26′54″W / 52.915574°N 8.448333°W | ||
| Inishloe Abbey | Celtic monks fd. by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here | Inisanlaoi Abbey | 52°40′37″N 9°01′10″W / 52.6770066°N 9.0194321°W | |||
| Kilcarragh Monastery | Granted to John King | [30] | 52°59′14″N 9°13′29″W / 52.9871747°N 9.2246103°W | |||
| Kilfenora Monastery | Celtic monks prob. continuing post1111 | 52°54′56″N 9°12′55″W / 52.915630°N 9.2153406°W | ||||
| Kilfenora Abbey | Franciscan friars; (NM) | |||||
| Killadusert Monastery | Celtic monks | Killadysert Monastery | 52°40′24″N 9°06′24″W / 52.6733636°N 9.106636°W | |||
| Killaloe Monastery | Celtic monks prob. continuing post1111 | 52°48′20″N 8°26′30″W / 52.805563°N 8.441749°W | ||||
| Killone Abbey |  | Augustinian nuns fd. 1180 (or monks fd. 1120) by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access | Killoen Abbey | The Abbey Church of Saint John, Killone | 52°48′22″N 9°00′16″W / 52.806224°N 09.004370°W | |
| Kilshanny Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular cell dis.; granted to Robert Hickman | Kilshonny Monastery | [31] [32] [33] | 52°58′49″N 9°17′59″W / 52.9802763°N 9.2995834°W | ||
| Kilnagellech Monastery | Celtic nuns | Kinagalliagh Monastery | 52°38′53″N 9°33′54″W / 52.6480629°N 9.5650148°W | |||
| Noughaval Monastery | Celtic monks | [34] | 53°00′57″N 9°10′58″W / 53.0157643°N 9.182682°W | |||
| Outhgmama Monastery | 53°07′50″N 8°58′05″W / 53.1304486°N 8.9680195°W | |||||
| Quin Abbey |  | Franciscan friars blt. 1402-1433 by MacNamara; dis.; granted to Sir Tirlagh O'Brien, of Irishdyman 1583; repaired by Roman Catholics 1604; (NM) | Quin Friary; Quinchy Monastery | 52°49′04″N 8°51′31″W / 52.8176513°N 8.8586712°W | ||
| Rath Monastery | Celtic monks | Rathblathmaic Monastery | 52°54′41″N 9°04′29″W / 52.9113348°N 9.0746212°W | |||
| Rossmanagher Monastery | Celtic nuns | 52°43′14″N 8°47′09″W / 52.7204902°N 8.7858868°W | ||||
| Scattery Island Monastery |  | Celtic monks fd. 6thC by St Senan (or by St Patrick); granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577 | Inishscattery Monastery | 52°36′51″N 9°31′01″W / 52.6142015°N 9.5168316°W | ||
| Tomfinlough Monastery | Celtic monks; prob. not continuing post10thC; site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church | Finlough Monastery | 52°46′59″N 8°50′22″W / 52.7830388°N 8.8395309°W | |||
| Tomgraney Abbey | Celtic monks | Tomgrany Abbey; Tuamgranney Abbey; Tuamgraney Abbey | 52°53′51″N 8°32′31″W / 52.8975644°N 8.5420418°W | |||
| Tulla Abbey | Celtic monks | 52°52′01″N 8°45′24″W / 52.86685°N 8.7565327°W |
The following supposed foundation in Co. Clare is prob. a confusion of other sites in Ireland:-
Inchmore Abbey: (fd. by St Senan): An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland:[35]
County Cork
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeymahon Abbey |  | Cistercian monks trns from Aghamanister fd. 1278 by Count McSheribay; dis. 1541 | Abbey Mahon Abbey; Maure Abbey | [36] | 51°38′12″N 8°44′11″W / 51.6367183°N 8.7362766°W | |
| Abbeystrowry Abbey |  | Cistercian monks fd. 14thC | Strowry Abbey | [37] | '51°33′06″N 9°17′19″W / 51.5517524°N 9.2885542°W | |
| Aghadown Monastery | Celtic monks | Aughadown Monastery | 51°32′19″N 9°23′12″W / 51.5385948°N 9.3866158°W | |||
| Aghamanister Abbey |  | Cistercian monks from Baltinglass; fd. 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmond trns to Abbeymahon 1278 | [38] | 51°37′32″N 8°46′28″W / 51.625527°N 8.774344°W | ||
| Ballybeg Priory |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1229 by Philip de Barry; dis.; granted for 21 years to George Boucher, Esq c.1573 (who forfeited for non-payment of rent); granted to the wife of Sir Thomas Norris, Governor of Munster; (NM) | [39] [40] | 52°13′10″N 8°40′11″W / 52.219334°N 8.669831°W | ||
| Ballygarvan ~ | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 51°49′20″N 8°27′43″W / 51.8221982°N 8.4618759°W | ||||
| Ballymacadane Abbey | nuns fd. 1450 by Cormac MacCarthy | Ballymacadane Nunnery | [41] | 51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W | ||
| Ballymacadane Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular | 51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W | ||||
| Ballynoe ~ | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 51°59′31″N 8°03′39″W / 51.9918572°N 8.0608749°W | ||||
| Ballyvourney Abbey | Celtic nuns blt. 650 by St Abban, for St Gobonate; poss. continuing after 1111 Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular | Ballvourney Abbey | [42] | 51°56′36″N 9°10′19″W / 51.9433125°N 9.1718674°W | ||
| Bantry Friary | Franciscan Friars fd. 1466 by Dermot O'Sullivan Beare demolished | [43] [44] | 51°40′45″N 9°27′00″W / 51.6792614°N 9.4499588°W | |||
| Bawnatemple Monastery | Celtic monks | 51°53′14″N 8°52′22″W / 51.8872993°N 8.8726401°W | ||||
| Bridgetown Abbey |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. early13thC by Alexander FitzHugh Roche | Bridge Town Priory | [45] | 52°08′58″N 8°27′00″W / 52.149396°N 8.4499884°W | |
| Brigown Monastery | Celtic monks poss. not continuing post10thC | 52°15′40″N 8°16′07″W / 52.2610659°N 8.2684994°W | ||||
| Buttevant Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 1251 (or 1290) by David Oge Barry, Lord Buttevant; dis.; re-occupied from Restoration to post1800; (NM) | Ecclesia Tumulorum | [46] | 52°13′54″N 8°40′09″W / 52.231536°N 8.669136°W | |
| Carrigillihy Monastery | poss. Cistercian monks; blt. 1172 by Dermot MacCarthy, King of Desmond; dis.; granted to Nicholas Walshe, in perpetuity c.1587 | Carigillihy Monastery; Curraghalicky Abbey; Abbey de Sancto Mauro | 51°32′23″N 9°07′41″W / 51.5396625°N 9.1281796°W | |||
| Castlecor ~ | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 52°12′11″N 8°48′07″W / 52.2030831°N 8.8020229°W | ||||
| Castlelyons Abbey | Carmelite monks fd. from within the de Barry family | Castle Lyons Abbey | [47] | 52°05′21″N 8°14′02″W / 52.0891217°N 8.2339901°W | ||
| Castlelyons Friary | Dominican friars, fd. 1307 by John de Barry; Dominicans, Franciscans and Carmelites were associated with the foundation dis. 1541; granted to Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork a hedge school 18thC | Castle Lyons Monastery | [48] | 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 | Celtic monks | 51°26′18″N 9°30′34″W / 51.4382262°N 9.5094395°W | ||||
| Clogagh Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular | 51°40′29″N 8°48′01″W / 51.6747907°N 8.8003922°W | ||||
| Clonmeen Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. by Mr O'Callaghan | Clonmere Monastery | 52°08′16″N 8°51′54″W / 52.137808°N 8.8650227°W | |||
| Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery |  | Nunnery; dst. many times by Vikings | 51°51′42″N 8°07′09″W / 51.861735°N 8.119227°W | |||
| Coole Abbey | Franciscan friars | 52°06′33″N 8°12′14″W / 52.109154°N 8.203955°W | ||||
| Cork Augustinian Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 600 by St Finbar; dis.; granted c.1590 to Cormac MacCarthy and Sir Richard Grenville CI Church on site | |||||
| Cork Augustinian Priory * | Augustinian Canons Regular blt. 1780 | [49] | 51°53′53″N 8°28′33″W / 51.8980885°N 8.4759468°W | |||
| Cork Monastery # | site prob. now occupied by St Finbarr's Cathedral | 51°53′40″N 8°28′49″W / 51.8943246°N 8.4803617°W | ||||
| Cork Augustinian Monastery |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 14th/15thC by Lord Kinsale; dis.; granted to Cormac MacCarthy c.1576 | Red Abbey Tower | The Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity | [50] | 51°53′39″N 8°28′20″W / 51.8940896°N 8.472138°W |
| Cork Hospital and Priory Cell | Benedictine monks dependent on Waterford and Bath; hospital founded 1191-9 by John, Earl of Morton; priory cell founded 1204, united with Bath; dissolved 1536 | St John the Evangelist | ||||
| Cork Black Friary | Dominican friars fd. 1229 by Philip de Barry; dis.; granted to William Boureman c.1543 | [51] | ||||
| Cork - Gill Abbey | fd. 7thC; site near University College, Cork | 51°53′38″N 8°29′35″W / 51.8938678°N 8.4931827°W | ||||
| Cork - St Stephen's Priory | fd. ante1295; converted to the Blue-coat Hospital 1674 | |||||
| Cork Grey Friary | Franciscan friars fd. 1214 by Dermont MacCarthy Reagh; dis.; granted to Andrew Skydy c.1565 | [52] | ||||
| Cork Nunnery | nuns fd. c.1327 by William de Barry poss. on site later occupied by Market House | |||||
| Cork Preceptory | Knights Templar blt. 1292 | |||||
| Cullen Monastery | Celtic nuns | 52°06′44″N 9°07′09″W / 52.1121455°N 9.1190815°W | ||||
| Donaghmore Monastery | fd. by St Fingene now parochial church | Donoughmore Monastery | 51°59′20″N 8°44′37″W / 51.9887916°N 8.7437439°W | |||
| Fermoy Monastery #? | Cistercian monks dis.; granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590 | de Castro Dei | 52°08′15″N 8°16′54″W / 52.137596°N 8.281717°W | |||
| Garinish Monastery | Celtic monks | Kilchuillin Monastery | 51°41′26″N 9°37′06″W / 51.6904895°N 9.6183586°W | |||
| Glanworth Abbey | Dominican friars fd. 1227 by the Roche family | [53] [54] | 52°11′18″N 8°21′17″W / 52.1882°N 8.3547°W | |||
| Goleen Friary | Franciscan friars | Gahannyh Friary? | 51°29′42″N 9°42′26″W / 51.4950914°N 9.7071934°W | |||
| Gouganebarra Monastery | Celtic monks | Gougane Barra Monastery | 51°49′53″N 9°20′50″W / 51.8313753°N 9.3473053°W | |||
| Inishcarra Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by St Senan; dis. | Iniscarra Monastery; Iniscara Abbey | 51°54′30″N 8°39′15″W / 51.9082198°N 8.6540508°W | |||
| Inishleena Monastery | Celtic nuns | 51°54′25″N 8°42′04″W / 51.906843°N 8.7010002°W | ||||
| Iniskieran Monastery | Franciscan friars fd. 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 | Celtic monks; fd. 650 by St Abban | |||||
| Kilcatherine Cell | Celtic nuns fd. by St Caitiarn, niece of St Senan; double monastery | Cell Catigern; Cell-chatiern; Cell-chatigern | [55] | 51°42′56″N 9°58′10″W / 51.7155366°N 9.969551°W | ||
| Kilcrea Friary |  | Franciscan friars fd. 1465 by Cormac MacCarthy More, King of Desmond; dis. 1577; granted on lease to Sir Cormock MacCarthy who left the Friars in occupancy sacked 1599; rst. 1604; exp. c.1614; granted by Oliver Cromwell to Lord Broghill 1641 in trusteeship of Commissioners of Public Works 1892; (NM) | 51°51′47″N 8°42′41″W / 51.8631624°N 8.7114716°W | |||
| Kilcrea Nunnery | 51°51′41″N 8°42′41″W / 51.8614398°N 8.7114716°W | |||||
| Kilcrumper Monastery | Celtic monks Benedictine monks; bestowed on Glascarrig 15thC | Cill Cruimthir Monastery | [56] | 52°11′18″N 8°16′09″W / 52.1882467°N 8.2691002°W | ||
| Kilkilleen ~ | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 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 | Celtic nuns | Killachad conchean? | 51°38′19″N 9°56′53″W / 51.6386893°N 9.9479485°W | |||
| Killeenemer Monastery | ||||||
| Kilmaclenine Monastery | Celtic monks | 52°12′40″N 8°45′08″W / 52.211078°N 8.752327°W | ||||
| Kilmoney Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | 51°47′53″N 8°24′16″W / 51.7979468°N 8.4043694°W | ||||
| Kilnamanagh Monastery | Celtic nuns | Kilmana Monastery | 51°37′55″N 10°02′55″W / 51.6319237°N 10.048542°W | |||
| Kinneigh Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by St Colman[disambiguation needed]; poss. not surviving post10thC | 51°46′02″N 8°59′23″W / 51.7672556°N 8.9896488°W | ||||
| Kinsale Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | St Gobban | 51°42′28″N 8°31′43″W / 51.7076855°N 8.528502°W | |||
| Kinsale Friary* | Carmelite Friars fd. 1334 by Robert Fitzrichard Balrain; dis. 1543; re-blt 2003-2006 | Kinsale Abbey | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary; the Friary Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel | [57] [58] [59] | 51°42′31″N 8°31′30″W / 51.708622°N 8.525131°W])] | |
| Kilshanahan ~ | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 52°02′07″N 8°19′18″W / 52.0352807°N 8.3218002°W | ||||
| Labbamolaga Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 7thC by St Molaga, reputedly buried here | [60] | 52°18′03″N 8°20′30″W / 52.3008162°N 8.3415413°W | |||
| Legan Abbey, Monkstown | Benedictine monks, daughter house of Waterford Priory fl. 1301 | [61] | 51°51′01″N 8°20′07″W / 51.8502276°N 8.3354044°W | |||
| Lueim Monastery | ||||||
| Lough Ine Monastery | Celtic monks | Templebreedy Monastery | 51°29′59″N 9°17′51″W / 51.4997669°N 9.2976093°W | |||
| Midleton Abbey # | Cistercian monks from Monasteranenagh fd. 1179/80 by the FitzGerald family (or the Barry family); dis. ante1573; dst. 19thC; Baptist church of St John reputedly occupies the site | de Choro Sancti Benedicti; Monasterore Abbey; Middleton Abbey | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of Chore | [62] | 51°54′49″N 8°10′28″W / 51.9136966°N 8.1744826°W | |
| Monanimy Commandery | Knights Templar | Monanimy Preceptory | [63] [64] | |||
| Mourne Abbey |  | Knights Templar fd. 13thC by Alexander de Sancta Helena; later, Knights Hospitaller | Mourne Preceptory; Ballynamona Preceptory | 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 | Celtic monks | 51°43′19″N 8°23′19″W / 51.7218178°N 8.3886623°W | ||||
| Nohavaldaly Monastery | Celtic monks | Nohaval-daly Monastery | 52°05′51″N 9°12′09″W / 52.097437°N 9.2025948°W | |||
| Ross Priory | Benedictine monks fd. 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach | Rosscarbery Priory; Rosailithir Ross Carberry Priory | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery | 51°34′36″N 9°01′59″W / 51.5766428°N 9.0329933°W | ||
| Sherkin Friary | Observant-Franciscan Friars fd. 1460/1470; dis. 1537; (NM) | Sherkin Island Abbey | 51°28′34″N 9°23′59″W / 51.475981°N 9.399796°W | |||
| Skeam West Monastery | Celtic monks | 51°29′43″N 9°26′11″W / 51.4953319°N 9.4363976°W | ||||
| Spittle Bridge Monastery | Celtic monks | 52°12′10″N 8°16′30″W / 52.2027675°N 8.2749367°W | ||||
| Strawhall Monastery | Celtic monks | Kilbrenan Monastery | 51°49′08″N 8°47′31″W / 51.8190149°N 8.7920666°W | |||
| Templefaughtna ~ | supposed Knights Templar foundation | 51°34′38″N 8°59′51″W / 51.5772296°N 8.9973736°W | ||||
| Timoleague Friary |  | Franciscan Friars trns from Cregan 1279, blt on the site of an earlier monastery; dis.; passed to Lord Inchiquin; (NM) | 'Timoleague Abbey' | 51°38′31″N 8°45′53″W / 51.6419918°N 8.7647724°W | ||
| Toames Monastery | Celtic monks | Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? | 51°52′02″N 8°57′12″W / 51.8672701°N 8.9533424°W | |||
| Tracton Abbey | Cistercian monks blt. 1224 by McCarthy dis.; granted to James Craig and Henry Guilford 1568; assigned by Craig to the Earl of Cork | Albus tractus | 51°45′41″N 8°23′32″W / 51.7612862°N 8.3921921°W | |||
| Tullylease Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular | 52°19′03″N 8°56′27″W / 52.317452°N 8.940897°W | ||||
| Weeme Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular fl. 14thC | |||||
| North Abbey, Youghal |  | Dominican monks blt. 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly; dis.; granted to William Walsh c.1580 | 51°57′27″N 7°51′15″W / 51.9574371°N 7.854259°W | |||
| South Abbey, Youghal |  | Franciscan monks blt. 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland | 51°56′56″N 7°50′33″W / 51.9488148°N 7.8425431°W | |||
| Youghal Priory |  | Benedictine monks | 51°57′24″N 7°51′05″W / 51.956600°N 7.851467°W |
County Donegal
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ard Mhuire Friary* | Capuchin-Franciscan Friars | 55°07′22″N 7°54′37″W / 55.1226618°N 7.9102421°W | ||||
| Assaroe Abbey | Cistercian monks from Boyle fd. 1178 by Roderick O'Cananan, Prince of Tyrconnell; dis. post1597 | Astrath Abbey | 54°30′33″N 8°12′03″W / 54.509034°N 8.200937°W | |||
| Balleeghan Friary | Franciscan Friars | 54°58′52″N 7°36′22″W / 54.981219°N 7.606091°W | ||||
| Ballymacswiney Monastery | 55°08′18″N 7°54′50″W / 55.1384624°N 7.9139328°W | |||||
| Ballymagroarty Monastery | Ballymagrorty Monastery | 54°33′01″N 8°08′07″W / 54.5502386°N 8.1353331°W | ||||
| Ballysaggart Friary |  | Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, fd. c. 1500(?), dissolved c. 1602 | Fanagarah Friary; Fanegarah Monastery | 54°35′39″N 8°23′34″W / 54.594282°N 8.392811°W | ||
| Bothchonais Monastery | Celtic monks fl. 11thC | 55°17′26″N 7°12′34″W / 55.2904555°N 7.2094345°W | ||||
| Clonca Monastery |  | Celtic monks | 55°22′14″N 7°19′48″W / 55.3704782°N 7.3299408°W | |||
| Clonleigh Monastery | Celtic monks blt. by St Columb c.530; C.I. church on site | 54°52′20″N 7°27′19″W / 54.8721621°N 7.4552536°W | ||||
| Clonmany Monastery | Celtic monks blt. by St Columb; prob. fl. post1111 | 55°15′41″N 7°24′39″W / 55.2614141°N 7.4108791°W | ||||
| Conwal Abbey | Celtic monks fd. c.587; prob. fl. post1111 | Conwall Monastery | 54°56′31″N 7°46′58″W / 54.941960°N 7.782754°W | |||
| Cnodain Monastery | mentioned by Wm Cobbett | |||||
| Desertegny Monastery | Celtic monks | 55°10′27″N 7°29′53″W / 55.1742604°N 7.4981689°W | ||||
| Domnachglinne Tochair Monastery | Celtic monks | Domnachglinne Tochuir Monastery | ||||
| Domnach-mor-magene Monastery | Celtic monks | Domnachmormagene Monastery | 54°28′53″N 8°16′23″W / 54.4813086°N 8.2730484°W | |||
| Donagh Monastery | Celtic monks | 55°15′08″N 7°15′38″W / 55.2521203°N 7.2605896°W | ||||
| Donegal Friary |  | Observant-Franciscan fd. 1473/4; dis. 1601; (NM) | 'Donegal Abbey'; Donegall Friary | 54°39′02″N 8°06′56″W / 54.6504672°N 8.1154257°W | ||
| Donagmore Monastery | Celtic monks poss. fl. post1111 | 54°47′29″N 7°33′09″W / 54.7912836°N 7.5525856°W | ||||
| Drumhome Monastery |  | Celtic monks poss. fl. post1111 | 54°35′59″N 8°08′33″W / 54.5997405°N 8.1425858°W | |||
| Eskaheen |  | Iskaheen Monastery | 55°05′22″N 7°16′51″W / 55.0895192°N 7.2809315°W | |||
| Fahan Monastery |  | Celtic monks fd. by St Columb, poss. fl. post10thC site now occupied by C.I. church | 55°05′00″N 7°27′39″W / 55.083211°N 7.460766°W | |||
| Gartan-Rath Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by St Columb 521 | Garton Monastery; Gartan Monastery | 55°00′56″N 7°54′31″W / 55.015640°N 7.908705°W | |||
| Glencolumbkille Monastery | Celtic monks poss. not fl. post10thC | 54°42′37″N 8°43′31″W / 54.7101438°N 8.7252045°W | ||||
| Inis Saimer Monastery# | Celtic monks | Ines Samer Monastery | 54°30′03″N 8°12′01″W / 54.500949°N 8.200342°W | |||
| Inishkeel Monastery | Celtic monks | Inis Keel Monastery | 54°50′51″N 8°27′17″W / 54.8476091°N 8.4548378°W | |||
| Inver Abbey | blt. 563 by St Nutalis Franciscan Friary blt. on site (see immediately below) | 54°39′11″N 8°17′04″W / 54.6530307°N 8.2845497°W | ||||
| Inver Friary | Franciscan Friars; fd. c.1500 on the remains of an earlier abbey (see immediately above) | 54°39′11″N 8°17′04″W / 54.6530307°N 8.2845497°W | ||||
| Kilbarron Monastery | Celtic monks | 54°32′05″N 8°12′58″W / 54.5347289°N 8.2162285°W | ||||
| Kilcar Monastery |  | Celtic monks, founded by St. Carthach in the 6th century | Kilcartaich Monastery | 54°38′01″N 8°35′31″W / 54.6335115°N 8.5919094°W | ||
| Killybegs Friary | Franciscan Friars blt. by M'Sweeney-bannig | 54°38′07″N 8°27′00″W / 54.6352999°N 8.4499454°W | ||||
| Killydonnell Friary | Franciscan Friars | 55°01′24″N 7°37′00″W / 55.0232006°N 7.616787°W | ||||
| Kilmacrenan Friary | Franciscan Friars blt. on the site of earlier abbey C.I. church on site | 55°01′50″N 7°46′40″W / 55.0304818°N 7.7778053°W | ||||
| Kilmacrenan Monastery | Celtic monks poss. fl. post1111 | 55°01′50″N 7°46′40″W / 55.0304818°N 7.7778053°W | ||||
| Kilmonaster Monastery | Cistercian monks blt. 1194 by O'Dogharty | Kilfothuir Monastery; Hilfothuir Abbey Kill-Fothuir Abbey | 54°49′35″N 7°34′38″W / 54.8264035°N 7.5773048°W | |||
| Lough Derg Monastery, Station Island |  | Celtic monks; Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130, trns to Saints Island | 54°36′57″N 7°52′55″W / 54.6159213°N 7.8820038°W | |||
| Lough Derg Friary, Saints Island | Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130 Franciscan Friars fd. ante1631 | 54°36′56″N 7°53′07″W / 54.615638°N 7.885235°W | ||||
| Lough Derg Monastery, Station Island | Franciscan Friars 1763 | 54°36′57″N 7°52′55″W / 54.6159213°N 7.8820038°W | ||||
| Magherabeg Friary |  | Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, fd. c. 1430, dissolved 1601 | 54°38′06″N 8°07′21″W / 54.6348776°N 8.1224155°W | |||
| Mevagh Monastery | Celtic monks | 55°12′21″N 7°49′03″W / 55.2058144°N 7.8176308°W | ||||
| Moville Monastery | Celtic monks | 55°11′17″N 7°02′26″W / 55.1881296°N 7.0404339°W | ||||
| Moyra Monastery, Ray | site occupied by remains of a 16thC church | |||||
| Racoon Monastery, nr Ballintra | Patrician monks fd. c.440 | 54°34′33″N 8°07′37″W / 54.5759174°N 8.1269217°W | ||||
| Raphoe Monastery | Celtic monks poss. fl. post1111 diocesan cathedral built on site | [65] | 54°52′14″N 7°36′14″W / 54.870503°N 7.603853°W | |||
| Rathmullan Priory |  | Carmelite friars fd. 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeney plundered by Bingham 1595 | 55°05′40″N 7°32′11″W / 55.094313°N 7.536457°W | |||
| Raymoghy Monastery | Celtic monks poss. not fl. post10thC | 54°56′35″N 7°37′54″W / 54.9429211°N 7.6315498°W | ||||
| Rossnowlagh Friary* | Franciscan friars | 54°32′49″N 8°12′23″W / 54.546907°N 8.206317°W | ||||
| Taughboyne Monastery | Celtic monks | 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 | |||||
| Tory Island Abbey#? | on the site of an earlier monastery Columban (6thC); (NM) | 55°15′52″N 8°13′45″W / 55.2643486°N 8.2292747°W | ||||
| Tullaghobegley Monastery | 55°06′18″N 8°05′27″W / 55.1050873°N 8.090744°W |
County Dublin
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balally | supposed Early Christian monastic site | Balally (Irish: Baile Amhlaoibh, meaning 'the town of Olaf') may commenorate a Viking saint. | ||||
| Baldongan |  | supposed monastic site of friary & nunnery within the walls of the 13th century Baldongan Castle - order and period unknown | Baldungan | 53°33′48″N 6°06′47″W / 53.5633301°N 6.1130762°W | ||
| Ballyboghill Monastery | Celtic monks | Ballyboughal Monastery | 53°31′06″N 6°15′59″W / 53.5184714°N 6.2663269°W | |||
| Ballymadun | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | 53°32′22″N 6°24′13″W / 53.5394913°N 6.403656°W | ||||
| Ballyman | supposed Knights Templar site | 53°12′09″N 6°10′21″W / 53.2025881°N 6.1725783°W | ||||
| Castleknock Monastery | Benedictine monks dependent on Little Malvern, Worcestershire; founded c.1185 by Hugh Tyrrell, Lord of Castleknock; also erroneously recorded as Augustinian; dissolved before 1485; purchased by Walter Champfleur, Abbot of St Mary's, Dublin | St Brigid | 53°22′19″N 6°21′33″W / 53.3720641°N 6.3591957°W | |||
| Clondalkin Abbey | Celtic monks poss. fl. post1111 | 53°19′19″N 6°23′46″W / 53.321831°N 6.396141°W | ||||
| Clontarf Monastery | Celtic monks site now occupied by C.I. church | 53°21′58″N 6°12′27″W / 53.3659955°N 6.2075758°W | ||||
| Clontarf Preceptory | Knights Templar fd. 13thC, later Knights Hospitaller Clontarf Castle built on site, now the Clontarf Castle Hotel | 53°21′53″N 6°12′26″W / 53.3647919°N 6.2071037°W | ||||
| Cruagh Monastery | Celtic monks | 53°14′37″N 6°18′47″W / 53.243749°N 6.3130188°W | ||||
| St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin | Savignac monks, from Chester fd. c.1139; Cistercian monks 1147; (NM) | 53°20′52″N 6°16′10″W / 53.3476949°N 6.2695456°W | ||||
| St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1177 by King Henry II | The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Dublin | [66] | |||
| Finglas Monastery | Celtic monks fd.560 by St Canice; poss. not fl. post10thC; site occupied by remains of a medieval church | 53°23′23″N 6°17′48″W / 53.3897784°N 6.2965393°W | ||||
| Glasmore Monastery | Celtic monks | 53°29′11″N 6°18′49″W / 53.4864624°N 6.3135338°W | ||||
| Glasnevin Monastery | Celtic monks poss. not fl. post10thC | 53°23′34″N 6°14′15″W / 53.3926447°N 6.2375736°W | ||||
| Grace Dieu Abbey, nr. Donabate | Augustinian Canons Regular, Turvey House was built from the remains of the abbey | 53°30′02″N 6°11′23″W / 53.5005555°N 6.1895943°W | ||||
| Grange Abbey | (NM) | |||||
| Howth Abbey | 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 | 53°24′18″N 6°03′50″W / 53.4051316°N 6.0639381°W | |||||
| Lambay Island Monastery# | 53°29′18″N 6°01′25″W / 53.4882498°N 6.0235977°W | |||||
| Loreto Abbey |  | Sisters of Loreto | formerly Rathfarnham House | |||
| Loreto Abbey, Dalkey | Sisters of Loreto | |||||
| Lusk Abbey | 53°31′34″N 6°10′03″W / 53.5261351°N 6.1673802°W | |||||
| 'The Abbey', Malahide |  | ruins of a chapel | 53°26′42″N 6°09′49″W / 53.444922°N 6.163747°W | |||
| Rathfarnham Priory | sometime home of the Curran family | |||||
| Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill | ||||||
| Red Island Monastery, Skerries | ||||||
| Holmpatrick Priory, Skerries | Augustinian Canons Regular, site now occupied by C.I. church | |||||
| Swords Monastery= | fd. c.560 by St. Columbkill | Mervyn Archdall, Monasticum Hibernicum p. 256 | Swords Castle | |||
| Tallaght Monastery# | site now occupied by C.I. church | 53°17′21″N 6°21′57″W / 53.28912°N 6.365748°W | ||||
| Tallaght Friary | Dominican Friars | |||||
| Tullow/Tully Monastery? |  | ruined 13th-C church may occupy site of an Early Christian monastic site | Irish: tulach na n-Epscop, meaning 'the hill of the bishops' |
County Galway
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeygormacan Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular dis.; granted to Ulick Bourke, first Earl of Clanrickard 1543/1544 | Gormacan Abbey;Abbey Gormogan Abbey | The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gormacan | [67] [68] | 53°12′59″N 8°20′32″W / 53.2164156°N 8.3422279°W | |
| Ahascragh Abbey | reputedly fd. by St. Cuan; CI Church on site | Ahaskeragh Abbey; Ath-ascrath Abbey | [69] | 53°23′53″N 8°20′06″W / 53.398168°N 8.334933°W | ||
| Annaghdown Nunnery |  | Celtic nuns, fd. in the 6th century by St. Brendan, was integrated into the close Abbey of St. Mary de Portu Patrum c. 1144 | ||||
| Annaghdown Abbey of St. Mary |  | Arroasian Canons and Canonesses Regular fd. c. 1140 | The Abbey of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown | 53°23′13″N 9°04′22″W / 53.386908°N 9.072736°W | ||
| Annaghdown Abbey of St. John the Baptist |  | Premonstratensian Canons, fd. c. 1223, dissolved in 1542 | Abbey of St. John the Baptist de Cella Parva | |||
| Athenry Priory |  | Dominican monks fd. 1241; dis. 1574, 1627-1652; became a university 1644; used as a barracks 18thC; (NM) | The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | 53°17′54″N 8°44′40″W / 53.2982229°N 8.7444514°W | ||
| Aughrim Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1220 by Theobald Butler; dis.; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricard | Aghrim Priory | The Priory Church of Saint Catherine, Aughrim | 53°18′12″N 8°18′55″W / 53.3033901°N 8.3152771°W | ||
| Caltra Friary |  | Carmelite Friars fd. not later than 1336, dissolved 1589, restored in 1735, closed c. 1775 | Kaltragh-ne-Pallice, Caltragh Pallas, Caltranapallice | |||
| Claregalway Friary |  | Franciscan Friars sic1290-1765; (NM) | Claregalway Abbey | 53°20′48″N 8°56′41″W / 53.3468019°N 8.9446397°W | ||
| Clonfert Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC | 53°14′27″N 8°03′30″W / 53.2406959°N 8.0584259°W | ||||
| Clonfert Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 12thC | St Mary's de Porto Puro | 53°14′27″N 8°03′30″W / 53.2406959°N 8.0584259°W | |||
| Clonkeenkerrill Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. c.1435 | Cloonkeenkerrill Friary, 'St. Kerrill's Abbey' | 53°22′59″N 8°34′51″W / 53.3831236°N 8.5808372°W | ||
| Clontuskert Priory |  | Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC-1633, 1637-, blt. on the site of an earlier monastery c.805 (NM) | 'Clontuskert Abbey'; 'The Old Abbey' | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Clontuskert | 53°16′47″N 8°12′42″W / 53.279636°N 8.2115936°W | |
| Creevaghbaun Friary |  | Carmelite Friars, fd. in 1332, dissolved in 1574 | Crevaghbane, Crevebane | |||
| Dromacoo Monastery | ||||||
| Dunmore Priory |  | Augustinian Friars fd. c. 1423, friars left in 1645 | 53°37′13″N 8°44′31″W / 53.620412°N 8.742022°W | |||
| Eglish Friary |  | Carmelite friars fd. 1393–1398; possibly passed to the Franciscan friars; dis. 1579 | Monteceancohe, Sleushancough | |||
| Galway Friary | Franciscan Friars fd. 1296 dest. 1657 church converted into a court house. Current court house on site. | [70] | 53°16′31″N 9°03′14″W / 53.2753603°N 9.0538394°W | |||
| Galway Franciscan Abbey | Franciscan Friars blt. 1660 re-blt. 1781 | [71] | 53°16′34″N 9°03′17″W / 53.2759794°N 9.054746°W | |||
| Inishbofin Monastery | Celtic monks fd. by St Coleman, 7thC | 53°36′56″N 10°11′20″W / 53.6154609°N 10.1887572°W | ||||
| Inishmicatreer Monastery | 'Inishmicatreer Abbey' | 53°29′57″N 9°15′01″W / 53.499266°N 9.250311°W | ||||
| Inishmore Monastery | Na Seacht dTeampaill; (The Seven Churches) | |||||
| Kilbennan Monastery |  | Celtic monks fd. by St Benignus, a disciple of St Patrick | 53°32′19″N 8°53′31″W / 53.538749°N 8.892001°W | |||
| Kilcorban Friary | Dominican Friars; site now occupied by St. Corban's Church | |||||
| Kilcolgan Abbey# | Irish placename supports tradition of an early abbey founded there | |||||
| Kilconnell Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 1353; dis. 1541; on the site of an earlier monastery (6thC); (NM) | ||||
| Kilcreevanty Abbey |  | Benedictine nuns, fd. c. 1200, converted into an Arrosian house in 1223, dissolved in 1543 | ||||
| Killursa Monastery | ||||||
| Kinalehin Friary, nr. Abbey |  | Carthusian monks, poss. from Hinton fd. c.1252; dis. by General Chapter the Grande Chartreuse1321; granted by Gregory XI to Franciscan Friars c. 1371 | Kinaleghin, Kilnalahan | [72] | 53°06′10″N 8°23′39″W / 53.1026822°N 8.3940697°W | |
| Kilmacduagh Monastery |  | fd. 7thC by St. Colman son of Duagh Cathedral 11thC.; St. Mary's Church c.1200, Abbot's house 13thC., O'Heyne's Church 13thC., round tower (leaning, 34 m. high, doorway 8 m. above ground, 11thC.?) | 53°02′53″N 8°53′17″W / 53.0480262°N 8.8880253°W | |||
| Knockmoy Abbey |  | Cistercian monks from Boyle fd. 1190 dis. 1542 (NM) | Collis Victoriae Abbeyknockmoy; Abbeyknockmoy Abbey | 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 monks fd. c. 1300; Discalced Carmelites since 1640 | 53°12′00″N 8°34′12″W / 53.199912°N 8.569997°W | |||
| Meelick Friary+ |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 1414; Observant-Franciscan 1479-Reformation, 1680, intermittently-1852; now R.C. church | 53°10′25″N 8°05′08″W / 53.173600°N 8.085498°W | |||
| Monasternalea Monastery | Abbey Grey Monastery; Abbeygrey Monastery | 53°33′29″N 8°21′56″W / 53.5580536°N 8.3655739°W | ||||
| Portumna Friary |  | Dominican monks fd. 1426, on the site of the Cistercian monks' priory (see immediately below) | Portumna Abbey | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna | 53°05′10″N 8°13′03″W / 53.086075°N 8.217595°W | |
| Portumna Priory | Cistercian monks 1254; Dominican friary fd, on site (see immediately above) | Portumna Abbey | The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Portumna | |||
| Ross Errilly Friary, nr Headford |  | Franciscan Friars fd. c.1351; Observant-Franciscan 1470-1656, c.1664-1753; (NM) | 53°28′47″N 9°07′54″W / 53.479707°N 9.131543°W | |||
| Roundstone Priory | Dominican monks | |||||
| Toombeola Abbey | Dominican monks |
County Kerry
County Kildare
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athy Priory | Dominican monks fd. 1257; dis. 1539 | |||||
| Athy Priory | Cruciferi (Augustinian Hospitallers) | |||||
| Castledermot Friary | Franciscan Friars fd. ante1247; dis. 1540 | |||||
| Castledermot Monastery | Celtic monks fd. c.800; prob. fl. post1111 | |||||
| Castledermot Priory | Cruciferi (Augustinian Hospitallers) | |||||
| Celbridge Abbey | ||||||
| Clane Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 1258; dis. 1540, 1647-c.1650 | 53°17′21″N 6°40′59″W / 53.289239°N 6.682935°W | |||
| Clane Monastery | Celtic monks fd. c.800; prob. fl. post1111 | |||||
| Clonagh | supposed house - order and period unknown | |||||
| Cloncurry Friary | Carmelite Friars | |||||
| Donaghmore Monastery | Patrician monks/Columban monks 6thC | |||||
| Dunmanoge Monastery | Celtic monks prob. not fl. post10thC | |||||
| Dunmurraghill Monastery | Celtic monks prob. not fl. post10thC | |||||
| Great Connell Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
| Inchaquire | supposed house - order and period unknown | |||||
| Kilberry | supposed house - order and period unknown | |||||
| Kilcock | [supposed] nuns' house - order and period unknown | |||||
| Kilcork | supposed Knights Templar house - period unknown | |||||
| Kildare Nunnery | ||||||
| Black Abbey, Kildare |  | Knights Hospitaller | ||||
| Grey Abbey, Kildare | Franciscan Friars fd. c.1254/1260; Observant-Franciscan 1520; dis. 1547; 1621-c.1770 | |||||
| White Abbey, Kildare | Carmelite monks | |||||
| Kilberry Abbey | ||||||
| Kilcullen Abbey | Observant-Franciscan 1486-1547, 1640s | New Abbey | ||||
| Kildare Abbey | fd. c.470 by St Brigid | |||||
| Kilteel preceptory, Kilteel | Knights Hospitaller | |||||
| Leixlip Abbey | The Abbey Church of Saint Wolstan, Leixlip | |||||
| Monasterevin Monastery# | Cistercian monks 1189; site now (thought to be) occupied by a stately home named 'Moore Abbey', in use as a hospice 1945–present (below) | |||||
| Moone Abbey |  | 6thC | ||||
| Moore Abbey*, Monasterevin |  | Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary 1945–present; stately home (thought to be) blt. on the site of Monasterevin Monastery (above), in use as a hospice | ||||
| Naas Monasteries | Several medieval monastic foundations located at Naas | |||||
| Oughter Ard | Monastery, church and round tower largely destroyed by Vikings in 995; northwest of Kill | |||||
| Timolin Monastery# | Timolin = Tigh Moling - 'St. Moling's Monastery' | Tomolin Monastery |
County Kilkenny
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anothmolt Abbey | Cistercian monks, from Loghmere fd. ante1207; trns to Graiguenamanagh ante1207 | Annamult Abbey | ||||
| Ballylarkin Abbey | 13thC?; (NM) | |||||
| Callan Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1215 | 'Callan Abbey' | ||||
| Callan Augustinian Friary |  | Observant-Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1462 | 52°32′45″N 7°23′14″W / 52.54584628°N 7.38711745°W | |||
| Duiske Abbey+, Graiguenamanagh |  | Cistercian monks fd. ante1207; dis. 1536; part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use; (NM) | Graiguenamanagh Abbey | 52°32′28″N 6°57′17″W / 52.541154°N 06.954663°W | ||
| Fertagh Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular, 13thC-1780; now part of a handball alley | |||||
| Fiddown Monastery | fd. 6thC; church demolished 1870 | |||||
| Freshford Monastery | site now occupied by parish church | |||||
| Grangefertagh Monastery | 6thC, site occupied by round tower and ruined chapel | Fertagh Monastery | ||||
| Inistioge Monastery+ | Augustinian Canons Regular incorporated into C.I. parish church | |||||
| Jerpoint Abbey |  | Benedictine monks 1158, Cistercian monks from Baltinglass 1180; occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery, traces of which remain (NM). Thomastown R.C. church contains the high altar from Jerpoint Abbey | 52°30′39″N 7°09′29″W / 52.51093°N 07.15798°W | |||
| Kells Friary | Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
| Kells Priory |  | Augustinian Canons Regular 1193-1540 (NM) | 52°32′20″N 7°16′00″W / 52.5388513°N 07.26661682°W | |||
| St. John's Priory, Kilkenny | Priory and C.I. parish church | The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny | ||||
| Kilkenny Grey Friary |  | Franciscan friars 1231/4-1550, 1553–1559 | The Abbey Church of Saint Francis, Kilkenny | |||
| Kilkenny Black Friary* |  | Dominican friars 1225-16thC; used as a courthouse; restored 1970s; now in parochial use | 'Black Abbey' | |||
| Kilkiernan Monastery | ||||||
| Killamery Monastery | fd. c.632 | |||||
| Knocktopher Friary^ | Carmelite friars; remains incorporated into private house | |||||
| Loghmere Abbey | Cistercian monks, from Stanley fd. 1202/4; trns to Anothmolt ante1207 | Loughmerans Abbey | ||||
| Rosbercon Abbey | Dominican friars fd. 13thC | |||||
| Tibberaghny Monastery | fd. 6thC | |||||
| Tullaherin Monastery |
County Laois
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyleix Abbey# | Cistercian monks from Baltinglass fd. 1183/4 by Corcherger O'Moore (Cucogry O’More); dis. 1552 | Leix Abbey; Lex Dei | ||||
| Aghaboe Monastery# | fd. 6thC by St Canice | 52°55′20″N 7°30′50″W / 52.922248°N 7.513960°W | ||||
| Aghaboe Priory |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1382; on site of Aghaboe Monastery (above); dis.; granted to Florence FitzPatrick c.1600 | 52°55′20″N 7°30′50″W / 52.922248°N 7.513960°W | |||
| Aghaboe Friary | Dominican friars fd. 1382 | |||||
| Clonenagh Monastery | fd. 6thC by St Fintan; site now occupied by Clonenagh Church | |||||
| Erril Monastery | ||||||
| Killeshin Monastery | fd. late 545 by St Comghan; 1077; site occupied by ruined 12thC church (NM) | |||||
| Oughaval Monastery |  | fd. c. 595 by St Colman of Oughaval; was a parish church after the 12th century; was modified in the 19th century by the Cosby family | ||||
| Rosenallis Monastery | fd. by St Brigid of Kildare; dis. 1537 | 53°08′09″N 7°24′20″W / 53.135920°N 7.405638°W | ||||
| Sleaty Monastery | fd. by St Ficah; site occupied by remains of Sleaty Church | Sletty Monastery | 52°51′29″N 6°56′30″W / 52.858031°N 6.941733°W | |||
| Timahoe Monastery | 52°57′37″N 7°12′12″W / 52.960305°N 7.203228°W |
County Leitrim
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaghduffe Abbey | fd. 766; CI church on site | |||||
| Creevelea Friary |  | Franciscan friars 1508-1590, 1618–1837 | Dromahair Friary | 54°13′52″N 8°18′35″W / 54.231065°N 8.309692°W | ||
| Rossclogher Abbey, Kinlough | nuns fd. 8thC by St Tigenach, for his mother, St Mella | Doire Melle; Doiremelle Nunnery | 54°26′28″N 8°14′25″W / 54.440989°N 8.240330°W |
County Limerick
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfeale Abbey |  | Cistercian monks fd. 1188 by Brian O'Brien | [74] | 52°23′09″N 9°18′03″W / 52.3857109°N 9.3007851°W | ||
| Abington Abbey | Cistercian monks from Arklow 1205-post1557 | Mainister Uaithne; Woney Abbey; Owney Abbey | ||||
| Adare Friary + |  | Augustinian Canons Regular c.1316; now in use as C.I. parish church | 52°34′04″N 8°47′05″W / 52.567769°N 8.784830°W | |||
| Adare Friary, (Franciscan) | Franciscan friars 1464; now in the grounds of Adare Manor with public access | 'The Black Abbey' | 52°34′18″N 8°46′35″W / 52.571699°N 8.776462°W | |||
| Adare Trinitarian Monastery |  | Trinitarian friars fd. c.1230; dis. 1539 | ||||
| Ardaneer Priory | Benedictine monks dependent on Glastonbury, Somerset; founded c.1202, Ardimur granted to Richard, monk of Glastonbury, by William de Burgo; dissolved 1205?, probably failed soon after the death of the founder | |||||
| Ardpatrick Monastery |  | |||||
| Askeaton Friary |  | Franciscan friars 1389; (NM) | ||||
| Ballingarry Friary | Franciscan friars | |||||
| Dysert Monastery, Carrigeen |  | |||||
| Glenstal Abbey * |  | Benedictine monks; mansion now in monastic use, and also a school. | ||||
| 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 fd. 1298; dis. 1541 | ||||
| Mungret Abbey |  | (NM) | ||||
| Rathkeale Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 13thC | Rathkeale Priory | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Rathkeale |
County Longford
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fd. 1200; dis. 1592; (NM) | Shrule Abbey | 53°32′23″N 9°06′45″W / 53.539634°N 9.112425°W | ||
| Ballinasaggart Friary | Franciscan ante15thC-1811 | The Friary Church of Saint John the Baptist of Longford | ||||
| Inchcleraun Monastery, Loughree | ||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlingford Friary | Dominican monks fd. 1315-1540; disputed between Dominican monks and Franciscan 1670s, Dominican monks -18thC, 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 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) | |||||
| Dromiskin Monastery |  | Patrician monks | 53°55′22″N 6°23′54″W / 53.922639°N 6.3983989°W | |||
| Dundalk Friary | Franciscan Friars fd. ante1246; Friars exiled to a small cottage 1539; Observant-Franciscan 1556-1563; returned 1626-1732 | 54°00′23″N 6°23′38″W / 54.006288°N 6.393872°W | ||||
| Faughart Monastery | ||||||
| Louth Monastery | 6thC; (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardnaree Friary, Ballina |  | Augustinian Canons Regular 15thC | 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 |  | 7thC | 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 13thC (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 12thC?; on the site of an earlier abbey (6thC); (NM) | 53°32′26″N 9°17′14″W / 53.540431°N 9.287341°W | |||
| Crossmolina Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 1300; dis. late1530s by a member of the de Barry family | Mainishir Taobh Thiar do Shruth; Crossmalyne Abbey | The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary | [75] [76] | 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 | 7thC; (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 early15thC, 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 |  | Celtic, according to tradition fd. 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 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 fd. 1440 | 54°10′17″N 9°08′36″W / 54.171448°N 9.143447°W | |||
| Strade Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fd. by St Patrick, reputedly his first foundation in Ireland; remains of later church and round tower on site | [77] [78] | 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 | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
| Trim Monastery# ? | |||||||
| St. Mary's Abbey, Trim | Augustinian Canons Regular converted into a Protestant school 18thC; (NM) | Talbot Castle | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim | ||||
| Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle | Benedictine Monks fd. 2012 | Silverstream Priory | [79] | ||||
| Trim Friary | Dominican Friars fd. 1263 by Geoffrey de Geneville, Lord of Meath | [80] | |||||
| Trim Friary# | Franciscan Friars c.1282; Observant-Franciscan ante1506 |
County Monaghan
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clones Abbey | Celtic 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 | Celtic nuns | |||||
| Connabury Monastery | Celtic nuns | |||||
| Donagh Monastery | Celtic monks | |||||
| Errigal Trough Monastery | Celtic monks | |||||
| Inniskeen Monastery | Celtic monks fd. 6thC; poss. not surviving post10thC Augustinian Canons Regular | |||||
| Monaghan Friary~ | Franciscan Friars c.1462 Observant-ranciscan -1589, 1635-early18thC | |||||
| Muckno Monastery | Celtic monks | |||||
| Loughbawn Monastery | supposed monastic site - order and period unknown | |||||
| Tedavnet Monastery | Celtic nuns | |||||
| Tehalan Monastery | Celtic monks |
Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM)
County Offaly
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birr Monastery# | 12thC | |||||
| Clareen Monastery | 6th C | Seir Kieran | St. Kieran's | |||
| Clonmacnoise Cathedral and Monastery |  | 53°19′26″N 7°59′28″W | ||||
| Clonmore Abbey | ||||||
| Drumcullen Monastery# | 6thC | |||||
| Durrow Abbey | 53°19′33″N 7°31′11″W | |||||
| Durrow nunnery# | Augustinian nuns | |||||
| Gallen Priory |  | fd. 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 | early7thC | |||||
| Lynally Monastery# | Columban monks fd. 6thC | |||||
| Monasteroris Friary | Franciscan Friars 1325; Observant-Franciscan 1506-1794 | |||||
| Mount Joseph Abbey | Cistercian monks | |||||
| Rahan Monastery | c.590-635 | |||||
| Seir Kieran Priory |  | fd. in the 5th century by St. Ciaran; refounded as priory of Augustinian Canons c. 1170, and dissolved in 1568. | ||||
| Tihilly Monastery# | 5thC |
County Roscommon
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fd. 6thC; Augustinian Canons Regular fd. post1140; dis. 1569?; (NM) | |||||
| Kilronan Abbey | 6thC | |||||
| Roscommon Abbey |  | Augustinian Canons Regular fd. early8thC, | ||||
| 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
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achonry Monastery | Celtic monks founded 7thC by St Finnan of Clonard; bishopric; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1152 | |||||
| Ballindoon Priory |  | Dominican Friars, fd. 1507, dissolved c. 1585 | ||||
| Ballymote Friary |  | Franciscan Friars Third Order fd. 1442; dst. c.1587 | 54°05′23″N 8°31′06″W / 54.089684°N 8.518383°W | |||
| Ballysadare Abbey | 54°12′54″N 8°31′04″W / 54.214905°N 8.517665°W | |||||
| Banada Priory |  | Augustinian Friars, fd. 1423, dissolved c. 1613 | 54°02′15″N 8°49′02″W / 54.037479°N 8.817197°W | |||
| Cloonoghill Abbey | 54°04′19″N 8°33′16″W / 54.071947°N 8.554556°W | |||||
| Cloonomeehan Friary | Franciscan Friars | 54°03′37″N 8°35′26″W / 54.060317°N 8.590678°W | ||||
| Court Friary |  | Franciscan Third Order Regular, fd. 1449, dissolved 1588 | ||||
| Drumcliff Monastery | fd. 575; remains beside N15 road which bisects the site | 54°19′33″N 8°29′40″W / 54.325886°N 8.494354°W | ||||
| Easky Abbey | 54°17′10″N 8°57′36″W / 54.286011°N 8.960134°W | |||||
| Inishmurray |  | |||||
| Kilross Monastery | Premonstratensian Canons | 54°12′03″N 8°27′12″W / 54.200931°N 8.453350°W | ||||
| Knockmore Monastery | 54°00′41″N 8°34′01″W / 54.011377°N 8.566917°W | |||||
| Skreen Monastery | site occupied by remains of medieval church | |||||
| Sligo Friary |  | Dominican monks 1253-18thC, trns 18thC; (NM) | 'Sligo Abbey' | 54°16′15″N 8°28′12″W / 54.270802°N 8.470083°W | ||
| Staad Abbey |
County Tipperary
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardfinnan Monastery# | ?Augustinian Canonesses 7thC | |||||
| 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 Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular; (NM) | Caher Abbey | ||||
| Carrickbeg Friary+, Carrick-on-Suir | Franciscan Friars; remains incorporated into R.C. church | |||||
| Cashel Abbey | Cistercian monks; (NM) | |||||
| Cashel Priory | Benedictine monks dependent on Ratisbon; founded before 1134; dissolved before 1272: monks expelled by David Mac Carwill (David Mac Cerbaill), Archbishop of Cashel | St James | ||||
| 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; fd. 1265; site now occupied by St. John the Baptist R.C. parish church | 'Hackett's Abbey' | ||||
| Cashel, St Dominic's Abbey | Dominican monks; fd. 1243 by Archbishop David McKelly | St Dominic | [81] | |||
| Clonmel Friary | Franciscan Friars | |||||
| St. Aibhe's Monastery, Emly | site subsequently occupied by Emly Cathedral, now occupied by C.I. parish church | |||||
| 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 |  | fd. 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, fd. in 1269 by Walter de Burgo, dissolved in 1552 | ||||
| Lorrha Priory of St. Ruadán |  | Augustinian Canons, fd. c. 1140, dissolved c. 1578 | 53°05′31″N 8°07′16″W / 53.091946°N 8.121241°W | |||
| Mona Incha Abbey | ||||||
| Moor Abbey, Galbally | (NM) | |||||
| Nenagh Friary |  | Franciscan Friars, fd. in the 13th century, dissolved before 1587 | ||||
| Nenagh Priory and Hospital of St. John the Baptist |  | Fratres Cruciferi, fd. c. 1200 in Tyone, a townland close to Nenagh, dissolved in 1551 | ||||
| Roscrea Friary |  | Franciscan Friars, fd. before 1477, dissolved c. 1579. | ||||
| Roscrea Monastery |  | fd. by St. Cronan in the 7th century; was taken over by the Augustinian Canons c. 1140; became parochial c. 1195 | ||||
| Templemore Abbey | Knights Templar | |||||
| Terryglass Monastery | ||||||
| Toomyvara Priory |  | Augustinian Canons, fd. 1140, dissolved before 1585 |
County Waterford
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardmore Cathedral |  | Celtic Monks fd. 5thC | 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 | Celtic Monks fd. 6thC | 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 |  | Celtic monks fd. 6thC Augustinian Canons Regular fd. 13thC | 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 fd. 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′40″N 7°51′45″W / 51.9778491°N 7.8624344°W | ||
| Waterford Friary | Dominican monks |
County Westmeath
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlone Abbey | |||||||
| Athlone Friary | Franciscan Friars 1241-Dissolution | ||||||
| Ballyboggan Priory | | Augustinian Canons Regular dis.; granted to Sir William Bermingham 1541 | De Laude Dei | The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballyboggan | [82] | 53°24′35″N 7°02′38″W / 53.409827°N 7.043797°W | |
| Church Island Monastery, Lough Owel | |||||||
| 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 | Celtic monks; later Augustinian Canons Regular | ||||||
| Kilbeggan Abbey | a green mound said to mark the site of an ancient abey | 'The Church of the Relic', Kilbeggan | |||||
| Killare Monastery | |||||||
| Lough Ennell Monastery | |||||||
| Hare Island Monastery, Loughree | |||||||
| Mullingar Friary | Dominican monks 1239-dissolution | ||||||
| Mullingar Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular 1227-dissolution | ||||||
| Multyfarnham Friary |  | Franciscan Friars fd. 15thC; reoccupied 1827 | 53°37′43″N 7°23′28″W / 53.628730°N 7.391010°W53°37′43″N 7°23′28″W / 53.628730°N 7.391010°W | ||||
| Tristernagh Abbey |  | 12thC, dst. 1783 | Kilbixy Abbey |
County Wexford
| Foundation | Image | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/dedication | Refs. | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyhack Preceptory# | Knights Templar; now the site of Ballyhack Castle | ||||||
| Begerin Priory Cell | Benedictine monks dependent on Exeter; founded 1181, granted to Exeter; dissolved 1400; transferred to Augustinian Canons at Selskar 1400, no evidence of Augustinian cell | ||||||
| Carnsore Monastery |  | Celtic monks | 52°10′38″N 6°21′45″W / 52.177241°N 6.362436°W | ||||
| Clonmines Friary |  | Augustinian friars, fd. 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, fd. c. 1158 | |||||
| St. Mary's Abbey Church, New Ross | |||||||
| Rosslare Priory | |||||||
| 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, fd. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arklow Abbey | Cistercian monks from Wyresdale ante1204, trns to Abington 1205 | |||||
| Arklow Friary | Dominican monks fd. 13thC | |||||
| Baltinglass Abbey |  | Cistercian monks from Mellifont fd. 1148; dis. 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°W53°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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grellechdinach Abbey | Cistercian monks from Mellifont 1148; trns to Drumconaid c.1156 | |||||
| Buniffi Abbey | Cistercian monks trns from Drumconaid c.1158/9-1161; trns to Boyle 1161 |
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesYasukeHarrison ButkerRobert FicoBridgertonCleopatraDeaths in 2024Joyce VincentXXXTentacionHank AdamsIt Ends with UsYouTubeNew Caledonia2024 Indian general electionHeeramandiDarren DutchyshenSlovakiaKingdom of the Planet of the ApesAttempted assassination of Robert FicoLawrence WongBaby ReindeerXXX: Return of Xander CageThelma HoustonFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaMegalopolis (film)Richard GaddKepler's SupernovaWicked (musical)Sunil ChhetriXXX (2002 film)Ashley MadisonAnya Taylor-JoyPlanet of the ApesNava MauYoung SheldonPortal:Current eventsX-Men '97