List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland
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Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...

s, priories
Priory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...

, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland.

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by County. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

, and the current status of the site.

Alt. Name: 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.

Formal Name/dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

Refs.: presents links to online references to the particular establishment in addition to the general printed and online references given at the foot of this article. Establishments for which online references have not been specified are referred to within the printed references listed.

Location: provides a link to the geographical position of the site of the foundation where established. Where the location has been established the location is pinpointed (dependent on the available resolution of the map data), otherwise the general location is given in italic.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary
remains unless indicated thus:-
* indicates current monastic function
+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
= indicates remains incorporated into later structure
# indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
NM National Monument
C.I. Church of Ireland
R.C. Roman Catholic Church
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ante before post after
trns transferred rmv removed
c. circa (about) fd. founded
dis. dissolved fl. flourished (where fd. and dis. not known)
exp. expelled rfd. refounded
blt. built dst. destroyed
prob. probably poss. possibly

County Carlow
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Acaun # supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 52.8419725°N 6.7172813°W
Agha Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by St Fintan
Saint Fintan
Saint Fintan was born in Leinster. He received his religious formation in Terryglass, Co. Tipperary under the abbot Colum mac Crimthainn, and was deeply influenced by his penitential practices and the severity of the Rule. Fintan made his own foundation in Clonenagh, Co. Laois. He died in 603. His...

;
poss. not fl. post10thC
Achad-finglass Monastery;
Achadfinglass Monastery;
Augha Monastery
http://www.libraryireland.com/LewisA/Agha.php
http://www.from-ireland.net/car/lewis/carcounty.htm
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
http://monasticmatrix.org/monasticon/?function=detail&id=1110
http://www.ballonvillage.com/Aghade%20church.htm
52.7600091°N 6.7365932°W
Ballymoon Preceptory Supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar fd. c.1300 Bally MacWilliam-roe Preceptory http://www.from-ireland.net/car/lewis/carcounty.htm 52.7000541°N 6.9071388°W
Carlow Monastery Celtic monks 52.834299°N 6.9255066°W
Poor Clare Monastery Carlow,
Graiguecullen
Poor Clares
fd. 19thC
http://www.poorclarescarlow.ie/journey/Invitation.htm 52.8318424°N 6.9337571°W
Clonmore Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 6thC by St Mogue
Aedan of Ferns
Saint Máedóc , also known as Áedan, was a saint in Irish tradition, founder and first bishop of Ferns and a patron of other churches, such as Rossinver and Drumlane .-Background:...

;
poss. not fl. post10thC
http://www.goireland.com/carlow/clonmore-heritage-tour-attraction-monastic-sites-id11682.htm 52.8272595°N 6.5693307°W
Dunleckney Preceptory Knights Templar
fd. 1300-1308
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
52.843424°N 6.78792°W
Killeshin Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 6thC by St Comghan
http://www.irishtourist.com/laois/towns/killeshin/ 52.8492558°N 6.9937849°W
Leighlin Abbey Celtic monks
fd. 7thC by St Gobban
Old Leighlin Abbey http://www.from-ireland.net/car/lewis/carcounty.htm 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
http://www.from-ireland.net/car/lewis/carcounty.htm 52.7355121°N 6.9784641°W
Lorum Monastery Celtic monks
St Mullin's Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 7thC; (NM)
http://www.irishtourist.com/carlow/towns/saint_mullins 52.488889°N 6.9275558°W
St Mullin's Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 632 by St Molling;
plundered and burnt ante1138; (NM)
http://www.irishtourist.com/carlow/towns/saint_mullins
http://www.goireland.com/carlow/saint-mullins-attraction-monastic-sites-id11684.htm
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
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/tullow_town.htm 52.8030209°N 6.7327309°W

County Cavan
County Cavan
County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...

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
Cavan
Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...

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
Drumlane
Drumlane is a monastery located in Milltown, County Cavan, Ireland. Located at the monastic site is an abbey, church and round tower which date back to 555. Drumlane was founded by Saint Columba, although Saint Mogue is generally associated with the monastery's foundation, evidence suggests that...

http://www.discoverireland.ie/DI/resultsengine/IndividualResultTCS.aspx?touristItemID=48730 54.0591108°N 7.4779129°W
Killinagh Monastery Celtic monks 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
53.9928861°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 53.986255°N 7.463050°W
Slanore Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by Colman mac Echdach
53.9603276°N 7.4232388°W
Tomregan Monastery Celtic monks 54.116276°N 7.5953293°W
Urney Monastery Celtic monks http://www.urneyandcastlefinparish.com/Urney%20Parish/History%20of%20the%20Parish%202.htm 54.0487064°N 7.4041843°W

County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Bishop's Island Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 6thC by St Senan
Saint Senan
Senán mac Geircinn is a prominent Munster saint in Irish tradition, founder of Inis Cathaig and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte....

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/people/stsenan.htm
http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/Clare.php
52.6746647°N 9.6910572°W
Canon Island Abbey
Canon Island Abbey
Canon Island Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located on the extreme northeast corner of Canon Island on the River Shannon in County Clare, Ireland....

Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. end12thC by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick;
dis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM)
Inisnegananagh Priory 52.6659167°N 9.0529863°W
Clare Abbey
Clare Abbey
Clare Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located about a mile north of the Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland.The abbey was founded in 1194 under the sponsorship of Donal Mór Ua Briain , the king of Thomond. The ruins include a church and cloister with ranges of domestic buildings to the...

, 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
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...

, Clareabbey
Clare Abbey
Clare Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located about a mile north of the Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland.The abbey was founded in 1194 under the sponsorship of Donal Mór Ua Briain , the king of Thomond. The ruins include a church and cloister with ranges of domestic buildings to the...

52.829006°N 8.969058°W
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey
Corcomroe Abbey is an early 13th-century Cistercian monastery located in the north of the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, a few miles east of the village of Ballyvaughan. It was once known as "St...

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
Corcomroe
Corcomroe is the anglicised form of the tuath of Corco Modhruadh in the north of County Clare on the west coast of Ireland. It is also the name of the obsolete barony which covers the south-western half of this tuath...

http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/AbbeyBurrenPGI/index.php 53.1267663°N 9.0539575°W
Drumcliff Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 6thC reputedly by St Colmcille
Columba
Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...

http://www.goireland.com/sligo/monastic-sites-in-sligo-county-page1.htm
http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Drumcliffe.htm
52.867895°N 8.997550°W
Dysert O Dea Monastery
Dysert O Dea monastery
Dysert O'Dea Church near Corofin in County Clare, Ireland stands on the site of an early Christian monastery which was founded by St. Tola, who died in about A.D. 735, although most of the present buildings are from the 12th century.-Architecture:...

Celtic monks
fd. ante735;
remains of 12thC church on site
Dissert O'Dea Monastery http://www.dysertcastle.com/
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/places/the_burren/dysert_odea_church.htm
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
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...

http://www.goireland.com/clare/ennis-Franciscan-friary-attraction-friaries-id12603.htm
http://www.dochara.com/play/all/ennis-friary.php
http://www.ennisparish.com/fe/friary.php
http://Franciscans.ie/content/view/24/33/
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
52.846016°N 8.981610°W
Ennis Monastery * Minoresses 52.8465862°N 8.9835548°W
Enniskerry Monastery Celtic nuns Mutton Island Monastery 52.813077°N 9.512596°W
Ennistimon Monastery Celtic monks Ennistymon Monastery 52.9377762°N 9.3014717°W
Feenish Monastery Celtic nuns 52.7058791°N 8.972311°W
Glencolumbkille Abbey Columban monks
fd. by St Columcille
Columba
Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...

;
CI Church on site
Glan Columb-chille 53.0337297°N 9.0000343°W
Illaunmore Monastery Celtic monks
poss. not fl. post10thC
Mucinis Monastery? 52.9653905°N 8.2950211°W
Illaunmore #,
Lough Derg
poss. monastic site - order and period unknown 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 52.917942°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
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/earlychristian.htm
http://www.clare.ie/members/listing.php?id=17
52.915574°N 8.448333°W
Inishloe Abbey Celtic monks
fd. by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here
Inisanlaoi Abbey 52.6770066°N 9.0194321°W
Kilcarragh Monastery Granted to John King http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/dutton_survey/dutton_survey_chapter5.25.htm 52.9871747°N 9.2246103°W
Kilfenora Monastery Celtic monks
prob. continuing post1111
52.915630°N 9.2153406°W
Kilfenora Abbey Franciscan friars; (NM)
Killadusert Monastery Celtic monks Killadysert Monastery 52.6733636°N 9.106636°W
Killaloe Monastery Celtic monks
prob. continuing post1111
52.805563°N 8.441749°W
Killone Abbey
Killone Abbey
Killone Abbey, situated on the banks of Killone Lake some 3 miles south of Ennis, County Clare, was an Augustinian nunnery founded in 1190 by Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond and Munster and dedicated to Saint John....

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
John the Apostle
John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...

, Killone
52.806224°N 09.004370°W
Kilshanny Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular cell
dis.; granted to Robert Hickman
Kilshonny Monastery http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/AbbeyBurrenPGI/index.php
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/frost/chap7_kilshanny_parish.htm
http://www.lisdoonvarnakilshanny.com/pages.asp?pageid=75584
52.9802763°N 9.2995834°W

52.9669672°N 9.2594576°W
Kilnagellech Monastery Celtic nuns Kinagalliagh Monastery 52.6480629°N 9.5650148°W
Noughaval Monastery Celtic monks http://www.goireland.com/ireland/monastic-sites-in-ireland-page1.htm 53.0157643°N 9.182682°W
Outhgmama Monastery 53.1304486°N 8.9680195°W
Quin Abbey
Quin Abbey
Quin Abbey in Ireland was built between 1402 and 1433 by Sioda Cam MacNamara, for Fathers Purcell and Mooney, monks of the Franciscan order, in Quin, County Clare. Although mostly roofless, the structure of the abbey is relatively well preserved...

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
52.8176513°N 8.8586712°W
Rath Monastery Celtic monks Rathblathmaic Monastery 52.9113348°N 9.0746212°W
Rossmanagher Monastery Celtic nuns 52.7204902°N 8.7858868°W
Scattery Island Monastery
Scattery Island Cathedral and Monastery
-Cathedral and monastery:Scattery Island Cathedral and monastery is an early Christian place of pilgrimage, where St Senan, Bishop and confessor, founded a monastery, in the Shannon estuary, 5 km southwest of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland...

Celtic monks
fd. 6thC by St Senan
Saint Senan
Senán mac Geircinn is a prominent Munster saint in Irish tradition, founder of Inis Cathaig and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte....

 (or by St Patrick);
granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577
Inishscattery Monastery 52.6142015°N 9.5168316°W
Tomfinlough Monastery Celtic monks; prob. not continuing post10thC;
site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church
Finlough Monastery 52.7830388°N 8.8395309°W
Tomgraney Abbey Celtic monks Tomgrany Abbey;
Tuamgranney Abbey;
Tuamgraney Abbey
52.8975644°N 8.5420418°W
Tulla Abbey Celtic monks 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
Saint Senan
Senán mac Geircinn is a prominent Munster saint in Irish tradition, founder of Inis Cathaig and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte....

): An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland:http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sRAHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=inchmore+senan&source=web&ots=kNGP9dIv7z&sig=sVGOhyiOSjiU5dVRVGiUskF-lFE&hl=en

County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Abbeymahon Abbey
Abbeymahon Abbey
Abbeymahon Abbey is a ruined abbey situated near Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It was founded in 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, king of Desmond. The site was originally at Aghamanister and was colonized with a group of Cistercian monks from Baltinglass...

Cistercian monks
trns from Aghamanister
fd. 1278 by Count McSheribay;
dis. 1541
Abbey Mahon Abbey;
Maure Abbey
http://Cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/abbeymahon.php 51.6367183°N 8.7362766°W
Abbeystrowry Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 14thC
Strowry Abbey http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1HMuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=strowry+abbey&source=web&ots=m7xy4MUAWR&sig=JFmnu12zkJJO7xahdeyjfi5BnrY&hl=en '51.5517524°N 9.2885542°W
Aghadown Monastery Celtic monks Aughadown Monastery 51.5385948°N 9.3866158°W
Aghamanister Abbey Cistercian monks from Baltinglass;
fd. 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmond
trns to Abbeymahon
Abbeymahon Abbey
Abbeymahon Abbey is a ruined abbey situated near Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It was founded in 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, king of Desmond. The site was originally at Aghamanister and was colonized with a group of Cistercian monks from Baltinglass...

 1278
http://Cistercians.shef.ac.uk/abbeys/abbeymahon.php 51.625527°N 8.774344°W
Ballybeg Priory
Ballybeg Priory
Ballybeg Priory is a 13th century priory situated near the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland.- History :...

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)
http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/cork/buttevant/ballybeg.html
http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/cork/buttevant/ballybeg.html
52.219334°N 8.669831°W
Ballygarvan ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 51.8221982°N 8.4618759°W
Ballymacadane Abbey nuns
fd. 1450 by Cormac MacCarthy
Ballymacadane Nunnery http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/i.php 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W
Ballymacadane Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W
Ballynoe ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 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 http://www.antiochian.org/node/17505 51.9433125°N 9.1718674°W
Bantry Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. 1466 by Dermot O'Sullivan Beare
demolished
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HXQHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA317&lpg=PA317&dq=bantry+friary&source=web&ots=LXIg26St5B&sig=Mdufste76PYEFtQXuL3CkmpT_Uk&hl=en
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/wwwopac.exe?DATABASE=catalo&LANGUAGE=0&OPAC_URL=accesspoint.asp&SUCCESS=&%250=384331
51.6792614°N 9.4499588°W
Bawnatemple Monastery Celtic monks 51.8872993°N 8.8726401°W
Bridgetown Abbey
Bridgetown Abbey
Bridgetown Abbey, was a 13th century Augustinian monastery of the priors of St. Victor. Its ruins may be viewed in Castletownroche, County Cork, Ireland near where the River Awbeg meets the Blackwater.-See also:...

Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. early13thC by Alexander FitzHugh Roche
Bridge Town Priory http://www.goireland.com/cork/bridgetown-augustinian-priory-attraction-priory-id15374.htm 52.149396°N 8.4499884°W
Brigown Monastery Celtic monks
poss. not continuing post10thC
52.2610659°N 8.2684994°W
Buttevant Friary
Buttevant Franciscan Friary
A 13th century Franciscan Friary is situated in the middle of the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland- History :According to the tradition of the Observant Franciscans the proto-friary of the Irish Province of the Order, dedicated to St. Nicholas, was founded at Youghal by Maurice Fitz Gerald...

Franciscan Friars
fd. 1251 (or 1290) by David Oge Barry, Lord Buttevant;
dis.;
re-occupied from Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...

 to post1800; (NM)
Ecclesia Tumulorum http://www.discoverireland.ie/DI/resultsengine/IndividualResultTCS.aspx?touristItemID=50257 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
51.5396625°N 9.1281796°W
Castlecor ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 52.2030831°N 8.8020229°W
Castlelyons Abbey Carmelite monks
fd. from within the de Barry family
Castle Lyons Abbey http://www.castlelyonsparish.com/abbey.html 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
Hedge school
A hedge school is the name given to an educational practice in 18th and 19th century Ireland, so called due to its rural nature. It came about as local educated men began an oral tradition of teaching the community...

 18thC
Castle Lyons Monastery http://www.churchtown.net/Webpages/thingstodo/monuments.htm 52.0911718°N 8.2401967°W
Castlemartyr Priory Carmelite monks 51.9099142°N 8.0585575°W
Cecilstown ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 52.1670357°N 8.7703514°W
Clear Island Monastery Celtic monks 51.4382262°N 9.5094395°W
Clogagh Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular 51.6747907°N 8.8003922°W
Clonmeen Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. by Mr O'Callaghan
Clonmere Monastery 52.137808°N 8.8650227°W
Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery
Cloyne Cathedral
St. Coleman's Cathedral, Cloyne is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Cloyne, County Cork in Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin....

Nunnery; dst. many times by Vikings 51.861735°N 8.119227°W
Coole Abbey Franciscan friars 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
http://www.staugustinescork.ie/ 51.8980885°N 8.4759468°W
Cork Monastery # site prob. now occupied by St Finbarr's Cathedral 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 http://www.staugustinescork.ie/tour-of-st-augustines-church-cork 51.8940896°N 8.472138°W
Cork Black Friary Dominican friars
fd. 1229 by Philip de Barry;
dis.; granted to William Boureman c.1543
http://www.localhistories.org/cork.html
Cork - Gill Abbey fd. 7thC;
site near University College, Cork
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
http://www.localhistories.org/cork.html
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 52.1121455°N 9.1190815°W
Donaghmore Monastery fd. by St Fingene
now parochial church
Donoughmore Monastery 51.9887916°N 8.7437439°W
Fermoy Monastery #? Cistercian monks
dis.; granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590
de Castro Dei 52.137596°N 8.281717°W
Garinish Monastery Celtic monks Kilchuillin Monastery 51.6904895°N 9.6183586°W
Glanworth Abbey Dominican friars
fd. 1227 by the Roche family
http://www.churchtown.net/Webpages/thingstodo/monuments.htm
http://www.ecclesiasticalireland.org/glanworth/index.htm
52.1908908°N 8.3571357°W
Goleen Friary Franciscan friars Gahannyh Friary? 51.4950914°N 9.7071934°W
Gouganebarra Monastery Celtic monks Gougane Barra Monastery 51.8313753°N 9.3473053°W
Inishcarra Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by St Senan;
dis.
Iniscarra Monastery;
Iniscara Abbey
51.9082198°N 8.6540508°W
Inishleena Monastery Celtic nuns 51.906843°N 8.7010002°W
Iniskieran Monastery Franciscan friars
fd. 1460 by Florence Moar O'Driscoll
Clear Island Monastery 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
Saint Senan
Senán mac Geircinn is a prominent Munster saint in Irish tradition, founder of Inis Cathaig and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte....

; double monastery
Cell Catigern;
Cell-chatiern;
Cell-chatigern
http://monasticmatrix.org/monasticon/index.php?function=detail&id=1105 51.7155366°N 9.969551°W
Kilcrea Friary
Kilcrea Friary
Kilcrea Friary is located near Ovens in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the barony of Muskerry, a short distance west of Cork city...

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)
51.8631624°N 8.7114716°W
Kilcrea Nunnery 51.8614398°N 8.7114716°W
Kilcrumper Monastery Celtic monks
Benedictine monks; bestowed on Glascarrig 15thC
Cill Cruimthir Monastery http://www.ballygarrett.com/history/glascarrig/index.html 52.1882467°N 8.2691002°W
Kilkilleen ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 51.5278096°N 9.3926239°W
Killabraher ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 52.2629045°N 8.8029671°W
Killaconenagh Monastery Celtic nuns Killachad conchean? 51.6386893°N 9.9479485°W
Killeenemer Monastery
Kilmaclenine Monastery Celtic monks 52.211078°N 8.752327°W
Kilmoney Priory Augustinian Canons Regular 51.7979468°N 8.4043694°W
Kilnamanagh Monastery Celtic nuns Kilmana Monastery 51.6319237°N 10.048542°W
Kinneigh Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by ; poss. not surviving post10thC
51.7672556°N 8.9896488°W
Kinsale Priory Augustinian Canons Regular St Gobban 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
http://www.Carmeliteskinsale.com/
http://www.carmeliteskinsale.com/html/history.html
http://www.friars-lodge.com/history.html
51.708622°N 8.525131°W
Kilshanahan ~ supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 52.0352807°N 8.3218002°W
Labbamolaga Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 7thC by St Molaga, reputedly buried here
http://www.goireland.com/cork/churches-historical-in-cork-county-page1.htm 52.3008162°N 8.3415413°W
Legan Abbey,
Monkstown
Monkstown, County Cork
Monkstown is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the old barony of Kerrycurrihy. It lies 9 miles southeast of Cork city on the estuary of the River Lee, facing Great Island and looking onto Monkstown Bay....

Benedictine monks, daughter house of Waterford Priory
fl. 1301
http://ireland.archiseek.com/buildings_ireland/cork/monkstown/lewis.html 51.8502276°N 8.3354044°W
Lueim Monastery
Lough Ine Monastery Celtic monks Templebreedy Monastery 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 http://www.eastcorktourism.com/midleton.php 51.9136966°N 8.1744826°W
Monanimy Commandery Knights Templar Monanimy Preceptory http://homepage.eircom.net/~killavullen/Community%20Council/History%20of%20Killavullen.htm
http://www.libraryireland.com/Lewis/LewisM/21-MONANIMY.php/index.php
Mourne Abbey
Mourne Abbey
Mourneabbey is a small parish just south of Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, on the main Mallow-Cork Road and Rail Line. The population of the parish is about 1,000 people. There are two churches and schools in the area, Analeentha and Burnfort.-History:The Abbey was built c. 1199 by the Knights...

Knights Templar
fd. 13thC by Alexander de Sancta Helena;
later, Knights Hospitaller
Mourne Preceptory;
Ballynamona Preceptory
52.0810489°N 8.626349°W
The Priory, Newmarket 52.2154956°N 8.9978886°W
Nohaval Monastery Celtic monks 51.7218178°N 8.3886623°W
Nohavaldaly Monastery Celtic monks Nohaval-daly Monastery 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
Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.-History:...

51.5766428°N 9.0329933°W
Sherkin Friary Observant-Franciscan Friars
fd. 1460/1470;
dis. 1537; (NM)
Sherkin Island Abbey 51.475981°N 9.399796°W
Skeam West Monastery Celtic monks 51.4953319°N 9.4363976°W
Spittle Bridge Monastery Celtic monks 52.2027675°N 8.2749367°W
Strawhall Monastery Celtic monks Kilbrenan Monastery 51.8190149°N 8.7920666°W
Templefaughtna ~ supposed Knights Templar foundation 51.5772296°N 8.9973736°W
Timoleague Friary
Timoleague Friary
Timoleague Friary is a Franciscan friary located in Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland. It dates from about 1300....

Franciscan Friars
trns from Cregan 1279, blt on the site of an earlier monastery;
dis.; passed to Lord Inchiquin; (NM)
'Timoleague Abbey' 51.6419918°N 8.7647724°W
Toames Monastery Celtic monks Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? 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 51.7612862°N 8.3921921°W
Tullylease Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular 52.317452°N 8.940897°W
Weeme Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fl. 14thC
North Abbey, Youghal
North Abbey, Youghal
North Abbey, Youghal was a 13th century Dominican Priory situated north of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland- History :The Dominican Priory of North Abbey, Youghal was founded in 1268 by Thomas Fitzmaurice, whose grandfather Maurice Fitzgerald had founded the Franciscan Friary of South Abbey,...

Dominican monks
blt. 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly;
dis.; granted to William Walsh c.1580
51.9574371°N 7.854259°W
South Abbey, Youghal
South Abbey, Youghal
South Abbey, Youghal was a 13th century Franciscan Friary that was situated south of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland- History :The Franciscan Friary of South Abbey, Youghal was founded in 1224 by Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly, and he was buried there in 1257...

Franciscan monks
blt. 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland
51.9488148°N 7.8425431°W
Youghal Priory
Youghal Priory
Youghal Priory is a twelfth century Benedictine Priory situated in the centre of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.-Features:Small portions of the building still survive, which include a Gothic moulded door, ornamental spandrels and a gable-end with period window. The archway beyond the door leads to a...

Benedictine monks 51.956600°N 7.851467°W

County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Ard Mhuire Friary* Capuchin-Franciscan Friars 55.1226618°N 7.9102421°W
Assaroe Abbey Cistercian monks from Boyle
Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.-History:...


fd. 1178 by Roderick O'Cananan, Prince of Tyrconnell;
dis. post1597
Astrath Abbey 54.509034°N 8.200937°W
Balleeghan Friary Franciscan Friars 54.981219°N 7.606091°W
Ballymacswiney Monastery 55.1384624°N 7.9139328°W
Ballymagroarty Monastery Ballymagrorty Monastery 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
54.594282°N 8.392811°W
Bothchonais Monastery Celtic monks
fl. 11thC
55.2904555°N 7.2094345°W
Clonca Monastery Celtic monks 55.3704782°N 7.3299408°W
Clonleigh Monastery Celtic monks
blt. by St Columb c.530;
C.I. church on site
54.8721621°N 7.4552536°W
Clonmany Monastery Celtic monks
blt. by St Columb;
prob. fl. post1111
55.2614141°N 7.4108791°W
Conwal Abbey Celtic monks
fd. c.587; prob. fl. post1111
Conwall Monastery 54.941960°N 7.782754°W
Cnodain Monastery mentioned by Wm Cobbett
Desertegny Monastery Celtic monks 55.1742604°N 7.4981689°W
Domnachglinne Tochair Monastery Celtic monks Domnachglinne Tochuir Monastery
Domnach-mor-magene Monastery Celtic monks Domnachmormagene Monastery 54.4813086°N 8.2730484°W
Donagh Monastery Celtic monks 55.2521203°N 7.2605896°W
Donegal Friary Observant-Franciscan
fd. 1473/4;
dis. 1601; (NM)
'Donegal Abbey';
Donegall Friary
54.6504672°N 8.1154257°W
Donagmore Monastery Celtic monks
poss. fl. post1111
54.7912836°N 7.5525856°W
Drumhome Monastery Celtic monks
poss. fl. post1111
54.5997405°N 8.1425858°W
Eskaheen Iskaheen Monastery 55.0895192°N 7.2809315°W
Fahan Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by St Columb, poss. fl. post10thC
site now occupied by C.I. church
55.083211°N 7.460766°W
Gartan-Rath Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by St Columb 521
Garton Monastery;
Gartan Monastery
55.015640°N 7.908705°W
Glencolumbkille Monastery Celtic monks
poss. not fl. post10thC
54.7101438°N 8.7252045°W
Hilfothuir Abbey Cistercian monks
blt. by O'Dogharty
Inis Saimer Monastery# Celtic monks Ines Samer Monastery 54.500949°N 8.200342°W
Inishkeel Monastery Celtic monks Inis Keel Monastery 54.8476091°N 8.4548378°W
Inver Abbey blt. 563 by St Nutalis
Franciscan Friary blt. on site (see immediately below)
54.6530307°N 8.2845497°W
Inver Friary Franciscan Friars;
fd. c.1500 on the remains of an earlier abbey (see immediately above)
54.6530307°N 8.2845497°W
Kilbarron Monastery Celtic monks 54.5347289°N 8.2162285°W
Kilcar Monastery Celtic monks, founded by St. Carthach
Carthage the Elder
Saint Carthage the Elder was an Irish bishop and abbot in the sixth century. His feast day is March 5.The saint is mainly known as the tutor and fosterer of his greater namesake, Saint Carthage of Lismore, also known as Saint Mochuda. Carthage was of the Eóganacht Chaisil and son, or, more...

 in the 6th century
Kilcartaich Monastery 54.6335115°N 8.5919094°W
Killybegs Friary Franciscan Friars
blt. by M'Sweeney-bannig
54.6352999°N 8.4499454°W
Killydonnell Friary Franciscan Friars 55.0232006°N 7.616787°W
Kilmacrenan Friary Franciscan Friars
blt. on the site of earlier abbey
C.I. church on site
55.0304818°N 7.7778053°W
Kilmacrenan Monastery Celtic monks
poss. fl. post1111
55.0304818°N 7.7778053°W
Kilmonaster Monastery Cistercian monks
blt. 1194 by O'Dogharty
Kilfothuir Monastery;
Hilfothuir Abbey
54.8264035°N 7.5773048°W
Lough Derg Monastery,
Station Island
Celtic monks;
Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130,
trns to Saints Island
54.6159213°N 7.8820038°W
Lough Derg Friary,
Saints Island
Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130
Franciscan Friars fd. ante1631
54.615638°N 7.885235°W
Lough Derg Monastery, Station Island Franciscan Friars 1763 54.6159213°N 7.8820038°W
Magherabeg Friary Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular, fd. c. 1430, dissolved 1601 54.6348776°N 8.1224155°W
Mevagh Monastery Celtic monks 55.2058144°N 7.8176308°W
Moville Monastery Celtic monks 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
54.5759174°N 8.1269217°W
Raphoe Monastery Celtic monks
poss. fl. post1111
diocesan cathedral built on site
http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9655/steunans.html&date=2009-10-25+07:32:04 54.870503°N 7.603853°W
Rathmullan Priory Carmelite friars
fd. 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeney
plundered by Bingham 1595
55.094313°N 7.536457°W
Raymoghy Monastery Celtic monks
poss. not fl. post10thC
54.9429211°N 7.6315498°W
Rossnowlagh Friary* Franciscan friars 54.546907°N 8.206317°W
Taughboyne Monastery Celtic monks 54.9402095°N 7.5263214°W
Temple Douglas 54.9680565°N 7.8699875°W
Tory Island Abbey#? on the site of an earlier monastery Columban (6thC); (NM) 55.2643486°N 8.2292747°W
Tullaghobegley Monastery 55.1050873°N 8.090744°W

County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Balally supposed Early Christian monastic site Balally
Balally
Balally , Dublin, Ireland, is a residential area at the southern end of Dundrum, Dublin between Dundrum village and the Sandyford Industrial Estate in Sandyford....

  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 53.5633301°N 6.1130762°W
Ballyboghill Monastery Celtic monks Ballyboughal Monastery 53.5184714°N 6.2663269°W
Ballymadun supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 53.5394913°N 6.403656°W
Ballyman supposed Knights Templar site 53.2025881°N 6.1725783°W
Castleknock Monastery Benedictine monks 53.3720641°N 6.3591957°W
Clondalkin Abbey Celtic monks
poss. fl. post1111
53.321831°N 6.396141°W
Clontarf Monastery Celtic monks
site now occupied by C.I. church
53.3659955°N 6.2075758°W
Clontarf Preceptory
Clontarf Castle
Clontarf Castle is a much-modernised castle, dating to 1837, in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, an area famous as a key location of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. There has been a castle on the site since 1172...

Knights Templar
fd. 13thC, later Knights Hospitaller
Clontarf Castle built on site, now the Clontarf Castle Hotel
53.3647919°N 6.2071037°W
Cruagh Monastery Celtic monks 53.243749°N 6.3130188°W
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located near Abbey Street in Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the river Liffey until it met the sea. It also owned large estates in other parts of Ireland...

Savignac monks, from Chester
fd. c.1139;
Cistercian monks 1147; (NM)
53.3476949°N 6.2695456°W
St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin
Liberty of Thomas Court and Donore
The Liberty of Thomas Court and Donore was one of several manors, or liberties, that existed in Dublin, Ireland since the arrival of the Anglo-Normans in the 12th century...

Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1177 by King Henry II
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr
Thomas Becket
Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion...

, Dublin
http://www.chaptersofdublin.com/books/shortpar/shortpar9.htm
Finglas Monastery Celtic monks
fd.560 by St Canice; poss. not fl. post10thC;
site occupied by remains of a medieval church
53.3897784°N 6.2965393°W
Glasmore Monastery Celtic monks 53.4864624°N 6.3135338°W
Glasnevin Monastery Celtic monks
poss. not fl. post10thC
53.3926447°N 6.2375736°W
Grace Dieu Abbey
Grace Dieu Abbey
The Grace Dieu Abbey is an Augustinian abbey in County Dublin in Ireland. It was founded about 1190 by John Comyn to house an order of nuns, the Sisters of St. Augustine. It derived most of its income from lands at Lusk and Swords, County Dublin...

,
nr. Donabate
Augustinian Canons Regular, Turvey House was built from the remains of the abbey 53.5005555°N 6.1895943°W
Grange Abbey
Grange Abbey
Grange Abbey is a ruined chapel on the former Grange of Baldoyle lands, now in Donaghmede, in the townland of Baldoyle, at the northern edge of Dublin city, Ireland.-History:...

(NM)
Howth Abbey The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Howth
Howth
Howth is an area in Fingal County near Dublin city in Ireland. Originally just a small fishing village, Howth with its surrounding rural district is now a busy suburb of Dublin, with a mix of dense residential development and wild hillside, all on the peninsula of Howth Head. The only...

53.3875005°N 6.0659337°W
Ireland's Eye Monastery 53.4051316°N 6.0639381°W
Lambay Island Monastery# 53.4882498°N 6.0235977°W
Loreto Abbey Sisters of Loreto
Sisters of Loreto
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, more commonly known as the Loreto Sisters , is a women's Catholic religious order founded by an Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609 at Saint-Omer in northern France...

formerly Rathfarnham House
Loreto Abbey,
Dalkey
Sisters of Loreto
Sisters of Loreto
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, more commonly known as the Loreto Sisters , is a women's Catholic religious order founded by an Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609 at Saint-Omer in northern France...

Lusk Abbey 53.5261351°N 6.1673802°W
'The Abbey', Malahide ruins of a chapel 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
Swords Castle
Swords Castle was built as the manorial residence of the Archbishops of Dublin around 1200 or a little later in Swords, just north of Dublin. It was never strong in the military sense, but covers a large pentagonal walled area of nearly 1.5 acres with a tower on the north, probably the Constable's...

Tallaght Monastery
Tallaght Monastery
Tallaght Monastery was founded in the eighth century by Máel Ruain, at a site in Tallaght, a few miles south west of present-day Dublin, Ireland. It operated until the Protestant Reformation.-History:...

#
site now occupied by C.I. church 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

County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...

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 http://www.from-ireland.net/lewis/g/abbeygormagan.htm
http://www.mullaghgaa.com/Website%20Pages/Parish%20History.html
53.2164156°N 8.3422279°W
Ahascragh Abbey reputedly fd. by St. Cuan;
CI Church on site
Ahaskeragh Abbey;
Ath-ascrath Abbey
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-o9CAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22&lpg=RA1-PA22&dq=ahascragh+abbey+church+of+ireland&source=bl&ots=obN8ongvJY&sig=DY-zSldEdXbAIDQWeHTKaHJuATw&hl=en&ei=oWlZTZ6KIoG3hQfC3PSODQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDYQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q&f=false 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
Annaghdown Abbey
Annaghdown Abbey is a ruined house of the Arroasian canons in the townland of Annaghdown in County Galway, Ireland. The site was probably founded by Turlough O'Conor c. 1140 and was dissolved after the reformation in 1562...

Arroasian Canons and Canonesses Regular
fd. c. 1140
The Abbey of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum
Annaghdown Abbey
Annaghdown Abbey is a ruined house of the Arroasian canons in the townland of Annaghdown in County Galway, Ireland. The site was probably founded by Turlough O'Conor c. 1140 and was dissolved after the reformation in 1562...

, Annaghdown
Annaghdown
Annaghdown is a parish in County Galway, Ireland. It takes its name from Eanach Dhúin, Irish for "the marsh of the fort". The village lies around Annaghdown Bay, an inlet of Lough Corrib...

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 53.2982229°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 53.3033901°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
Claregalway Friary
The Claregalway Friary is a medieval Franciscan abbey located in the town of Claregalway, County Galway, Ireland.The abbey site features an east-facing, cruciform church with a 24 meter bell tower...

Franciscan Friars
sic1290-1765; (NM)
Claregalway Abbey 53.3468019°N 8.9446397°W
Clonfert Monastery Celtic monks
fd. 6thC
53.2406959°N 8.0584259°W
Clonfert Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 12thC
St Mary's de Porto Puro 53.2406959°N 8.0584259°W
Clonkeenkerrill Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. c.1435
Cloonkeenkerrill Friary, 'St. Kerrill's Abbey' 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 53.279636°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 53.620412°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.
http://franciscans.ie/content/view/25/57/ 53.2753603°N 9.0538394°W
Galway Franciscan Abbey Franciscan Friars
blt. 1660
re-blt. 1781
http://franciscans.ie/content/view/25/57/ 53.2759794°N 9.054746°W
Inishbofin Monastery Celtic monks
fd. by St Coleman, 7thC
53.6154609°N 10.1887572°W
Inishmicatreer Monastery 'Inishmicatreer Abbey' 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
53.538749°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
Hinton Charterhouse
Hinton Charterhouse is a small village and civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, England. The parish, which includes the village of Midford, has a population of 477....


fd. c.1252;
dis. by General Chapter the Grande Chartreuse1321;
granted by Gregory XI
Pope Gregory XI
Gregory XI was pope from 1370 until his death.-Biography:He was born Pierre Roger de Beaufort, in Maumont, in the modern commune of Rosiers-d'Égletons, Limousin around 1336. He succeeded Pope Urban V in 1370, and was pope until 1378...

 to Franciscan Friars c. 1371
Kinaleghin, Kilnalahan http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/carthusian/index.php 53.1026822°N 8.3940697°W
Kilmacduagh Monastery
Kilmacduagh monastery
Kilmacduagh Monastery is found 5 km from the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, whose name means "church of Duagh's son"...

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.?)
53.0480262°N 8.8880253°W
Knockmoy Abbey Cistercian monks from Boyle
Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.-History:...

 fd. 1190
dis. 1542 (NM)
Collis Victoriae Abbeyknockmoy;
Abbeyknockmoy
Abbeyknockmoy
Abbeyknockmoy is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland. It is best known for the nearby ruins of the 12th century Cistercian abbey, established with the Kings of Connacht as its benefactors. The abbey was the burial site of King Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair and contains fine examples...

 Abbey
53.440519°N 8.742571°W
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey
Kylemore Abbey is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.- History :...

Benedictine monks;
mansion now serves as convent boarding school
53.561724°N 9.889439°W
Loughrea Priory Carmelite monks
fd. c. 1300;
Discalced Carmelites since 1640
53.199912°N 8.569997°W
Meelick Friary+ Franciscan Friars
fd. 1414;
Observant-Franciscan 1479-Reformation
English Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....

, 1680, intermittently-1852;
now R.C. church
53.173600°N 8.085498°W
Monasternalea Monastery Abbey Grey Monastery;
Abbeygrey Monastery
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 53.086075°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
Paul of Tarsus
Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...

, Portumna
Ross Errilly Friary
Ross Errilly Friary
The Ross Errilly Friary is a medieval Franciscan friary located about a mile to the northwest of Headford, County Galway, Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland and among the best-preserved medieval monastic sites in the country...

,
nr Headford
Franciscan Friars
fd. c.1351;
Observant-Franciscan 1470-1656, c.1664-1753; (NM)
53.479707°N 9.131543°W
Roundstone Priory Dominican monks
Toombeola Abbey Dominican monks

County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Abbeydorney Abbey
Abbeydorney Abbey
Abbeydorney Abbey, also known as Kyrie Eleison Abbey or Odorney was founded by the O Torna, chieftain of the region, in 1154 for the Cistercians from Monasteranenagh....

Cistercian monks, daughter house of Monasteranenagh
fd. 1154
dis. 1537 (though last abbot active until 1577)
site now in use as a graveyard
Odorney;
Kyrie Eleison
52.353413°N 9.687544°W
Aghadoe Monastery ?Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 7thC by St Finan Lobhar; fl. 992;
non-monastic church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary built on site 1158; (NM)
52.076801°N 9.554488°W
Ardfert Abbey
Ardfert
Ardfert is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only 8 km from Tralee.-Origin:...

Georgian mansion
Ardfert Friary
Ardfert
Ardfert is a village in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only 8 km from Tralee.-Origin:...

Franciscan Friars
fd. c.1253; (NM)
52.330135°N 9.773870°W
Ballinskelligs Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 12thC; (NM)
51.815471°N 10.271821°W
Ballyduff Abbey
Ballyduff, County Kerry
Ballyduff is a village near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. Located on R551 between Ballyheigue and Ballybunion on hills above Cashen Bay where the River Feale flows to the sea at the mouth of the River Shannon.- History :...

13thC, 15thC
Church Island Monastery, Valencia Harbour 51.937559°N 10.283338°W
Church Island Monastery, Lough Currane 51.834855°N 10.129166°W
Derrynane Abbey
Derrynane Abbey
Derrynane Abbey is a ruined abbey in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It is located near the town of Caherdaniel and is very close to Derrynane House, the house of Daniel O'Connell. Derrynane Abbey is on an island appropriately named Abbey Island. It is accessible from the mainland through a beach...

,
nr. Caherdaniel
Caherdaniel
Caherdaniel is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on the Iveragh peninsula on the Ring of Kerry. It is situated on the southwestern side of the peninsula, facing onto Derrynane Bay, at a T-junction on the N70 road....

6thC 51.7574507°N 10.1426753°W
Illauntannig Island Monastery,
Maghree Islands
Celtic monks 52.3261287°N 10.0199382°W
Innisfallen Abbey, Innisfallen Island
Innisfallen Island
Innisfallen or Inishfallen is an island in Lough Leane; one of the three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. It is home to the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey, one of the most impressive archaeological remains dating from the early Christian period found in the Killarney National Park. The...

Augustinian Canons Regular, on site of an earlier foundation (7thC); (NM) 52.046679°N 9.554274°W
Kilcolman Abbey,
Milltown
52.1496916°N 9.7304601°W
Killagh Priory,
Milltown
Augustinian Canons Regular 52.1494499°N 9.7303922°W
Kilrellig Monastery,
Bolus Head
51.7965952°N 10.3107476°W
Lislaughtin Abbey Franciscan monks 1478-dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

, 1629-?, prob. blt. on the site of an earlier monastery (7thC); (NM)
52.026099°N 9.494714°W
Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey
Muckross Abbey is one of the major ecclesiastical sites found in the Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1448 as a Franciscan friary for the Observantine Franciscans by Donal McCarthy Mor....

Franciscan monks 52.557173°N 9.470004°W
Rattoo Monastery,
nr. Ballyduff
Ballyduff, County Kerry
Ballyduff is a village near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. Located on R551 between Ballyheigue and Ballybunion on hills above Cashen Bay where the River Feale flows to the sea at the mouth of the River Shannon.- History :...

?Augustinian Canons Regular (NM) 52.442411°N 9.649852°W
Rattoo Abbey,
nr. Ballyduff
Ballyduff, County Kerry
Ballyduff is a village near Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. Located on R551 between Ballyheigue and Ballybunion on hills above Cashen Bay where the River Feale flows to the sea at the mouth of the River Shannon.- History :...

Augustinian Canons Regular
to the east of monastery (see immediately above) (NM)
52.443046°N 9.646198°W
Riasc Monastery 6thC to 12thC 52.1674766°N 10.3878307°W
Skellig Michael Monastery
Skellig Michael
Skellig Michael , also known as Great Skellig, is a steep rocky island in the Atlantic Ocean about 9 miles from the coast of County Kerry, Ireland. It is the larger of the two Skellig Islands...

,
Great Skellig Island
Augustinian Canons Regular 51.772133°N 10.538514°W
Tralee Holy Cross Priory Dominican Friars The Dominican Church of Holy Cross Abbey;
The Priory of the Holy Cross, Tralee
http://www.domstralee.com 52.2680983°N 9.7095859°W

County Kildare
County Kildare
County Kildare is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county...

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
Celbridge Abbey
-House:The house was built in 1697 by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, who at the time was the Lord Mayor of Dublin. It is, however, more famous, the childhood and later adult home his daughter, Esther Van Homrigh, , who was Dean Swift's 'Vanessa'...

Clane Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. 1258;
dis. 1540, 1647-c.1650
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
Great Connell Priory
Great Connell Priory is a former Augustinian monastery dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint David, situated on the eastern side of the River Liffey, in the Barony of Connell just to the south-east of the town of Newbridge, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland....

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
Kildare Abbey
Kildare Abbey is a former monastery in County Kildare, Ireland, founded by St Brigid in the 5th century, and destroyed in the 12th century.Originally known as Druim Criaidh, or the Ridge of Clay, Kildare came to be known as Cill-Dara, or the Church of the Oak, from the stately oak-tree loved by St....

fd. c.470 by St Brigid
Kilteel preceptory, Kilteel
Kilteel
Kilteel is a small village in County Kildare, Ireland. It is located south of Naas at the foot of the Wicklow Mountains. Being 800 feet above sea level it holds the title of Kildare's highest village...

Knights Hospitaller
Leixlip Abbey The Abbey Church of Saint Wolstan, Leixlip
Leixlip
-Politics:Since 1988 Leixlip has had a nine member Town Council , headed by a Cathaoirleach , which has control over many local matters, although it is limited in that it is not also a planning authority...

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
Monasterevin
Situated 63 km from Dublin on the R445 road, Monasterevin has been relieved of much through traffic by the opening in 2004 of a new section of the M7 motorway bypassing the town on the N7 Dublin to Limerick route...

Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary
The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in Ghent, Belgium on November 4, 1803 by Father Peter Joseph Triest, the parish priest of Lovendegem that time. Father Peter recruited a group of young women, from which the co-foundress Mother...

 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
Naas
Naas is the county town of County Kildare in Ireland. With a population of just over twenty thousand, it is also the largest town in the county. Naas is a major commuter suburb, with many people residing there and working in Dublin...

Oughter Ard
Oughter Ard
-Arthur Guinness and Other Notable Burials:Until the construction of the turnpike road in the adjoining valley in 1729, Oughterard was situated on the main road from Dublin to Limerick and Cork...

Monastery, church and round tower largely destroyed by Vikings in 995; northwest of Kill
KILL
KILL is the sixth album by Detroit rock band Electric Six.In initial press releases, the band described the album as being a return to a sound more akin to their debut album, but this was later revealed by front-man Dick Valentine to be more gimmick than truth.An explicit video was released for...

Timolin Monastery# Timolin = Tigh Moling - 'St. Moling's Monastery' Tomolin Monastery

County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...

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
Callan Augustinian Friary
The Callan Augustinian Friary is an Augustinian friary situated in Callan, Co Kilkenny, Ireland.It is known locally as the "Abbey Meadow" and is located to the north-east of the town, on the banks of the Kings River...

Observant-Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1462 52.54584628°N 7.38711745°W
Duiske Abbey+, Graiguenamanagh
Graiguenamanagh
-Recreation:Walking and hillclimbing are among the more popular pursuits of Graiguenamanagh area and with the South Leinster Way meandering through the lovely Barrrow Valley and traversing nearby Brandon Hill, scope is provided for the a gentle stroll or a vigorous,day-long hike. The Barrow's...

Cistercian monks
fd. ante1207;
dis. 1536; part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use; (NM)
Graiguenamanagh Abbey 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
Jerpoint Abbey
Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, founded in the second half of the 12th century, near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located 2.5 km south west from Thomastown on the N9 national primary road. There is a Visitor Centre with an exhibition...

Benedictine monks 1158, Cistercian monks from Baltinglass 1180; occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

 monastery, traces of which remain (NM). Thomastown
Thomastown
-Landmarks:Kilfane Glen is a restored historic 1790s garden of romantic era with waterfall, woodland walks and cottage orne. The garden is listed as an Irish Heritage garden and was awarded assistance in 1993 by the European Union Cultural Commission...

 R.C. church contains the high altar from Jerpoint Abbey
52.51093°N 07.15798°W
Kells Friary Augustinian Canons Regular
Kells Priory
Kells Priory
Kells Priory is one of the largest and most impressive medieval monuments in Ireland.The Augustine priory is situated alongside King's River beside the village of Kells, about 15 km south of the medieval city of Kilkenny. The priory is a National Monument and is in the guardianship of the Office of...

Augustinian Canons Regular 1193-1540 (NM) 52.5388513°N 07.26661682°W
St. John's Priory, Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

Priory and C.I. parish church The Priory Church of Saint John
John the Apostle
John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...

, 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
Stanley Abbey
Stanley Abbey was a medieval abbey near Chippenham, Wiltshire in England which flourished between 1151 and 1536.- Foundation :The abbey was given by Empress Matilda in 1151 to monks from Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight. Originally at Loxwell, to the east of Chippenham, it moved to nearby Stanley...


fd. 1202/4;
trns to Anothmolt ante1207
Loughmerans Abbey
Rosbercon Abbey
Rosbercon Abbey
Rosbercon Abbey was a Dominican Abbey at Rosbercon, County Kilkenny. Founded in 1267, it was suppressed in 1539. A fragment survived as late as the1820s, but little trace remains now.The founders were two prominent local families, the Walshes and Graces...

Dominican friars
fd. 13thC
Tibberaghny Monastery fd. 6thC
Tullaherin Monastery

County Laois
County Laois
County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...

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
Saint Canice
Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe , also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Saint Canicus, was a gaelic abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period. Cainnech is one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and preached...

52.922248°N 7.513960°W
Aghaboe Priory
Aghaboe
Aghaboe is a village and parish in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix....

Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 1382;
on site of Aghaboe Monastery (above);
dis.; granted to Florence FitzPatrick c.1600
52.922248°N 7.513960°W
Aghaboe Friary Dominican friars
fd. 1382
Clonenagh Monastery fd. 6thC by St Fintan
Saint Fintan
Saint Fintan was born in Leinster. He received his religious formation in Terryglass, Co. Tipperary under the abbot Colum mac Crimthainn, and was deeply influenced by his penitential practices and the severity of the Rule. Fintan made his own foundation in Clonenagh, Co. Laois. He died in 603. His...

;
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
Oughaval (County Laois)
Oughaval , County Laois, Ireland, sometimes called Oakvale, is a townland within the present day parish of Stradbally and is the site of a sixth century monastic settlement.-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
53.135920°N 7.405638°W
Sleaty Monastery fd. by St Ficah;
site occupied by remains of Sleaty Church
Sletty Monastery 52.858031°N 6.941733°W
Timahoe Monastery 52.960305°N 7.203228°W

County Leitrim
County Leitrim
County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county...

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 54.231065°N 8.309692°W
Rossclogher Abbey,
Kinlough
nuns
fd. 8thC by St Tigenach, for his mother, St Mella
Doire Melle;
Doiremelle Nunnery
54.440989°N 8.240330°W

County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Abbeyfeale Abbey Cistercian monks
fd. 1188 by Brian O'Brien
http://www.limerickdioceseheritage.org/Abbeyfeale/hyAbbeyfeale.htm 52.3857109°N 9.3007851°W
Abington Abbey Cistercian monks from Arklow 1205-post1557 Mainister Uaithne;
Woney Abbey;
Owney Abbey
Adare Friary
Adare Friary
The Adare Friary, located in Adare, County Limerick, Ireland, formerly known as the "Black Abbey", is an Augustinian Friary founded in 1316 by the Earl of Kildare. It is now known as "St. Nicholas' Church of Ireland" parish church, and St Nicholas' National School.- History :The Augustinian friars...

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Augustinian Canons Regular c.1316; now in use as C.I. parish church 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' 52.571699°N 8.776462°W
Adare Trinitarian Monastery Trinitarian friars
fd. c.1230;
dis. 1539
Ardpatrick Monastery
Askeaton Friary Franciscan friars 1389; (NM)
Ballingarry Friary Franciscan friars
Dysert Monastery,
Carrigeen
Glenstal Abbey
Glenstal Abbey
Glenstal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery located in Murroe, County Limerick. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba. The current abbot of the monastery is Dom Patrick Hederman, OSB...

 *
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
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...

 1148/51-1541; (NM)
St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff
St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff
Saint Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff is a former Augustinian nunnery founded in 1298 and dissolved in 1541....

,
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
County Longford
County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Abbeyderg Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular 53.638097°N 7.787483°W
Abbeylara Abbey Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located near Abbey Street in Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the river Liffey until it met the sea. It also owned large estates in other parts of Ireland...

 1210/14-1540
Lara Abbey 53.764559°N 7.446135°W
Abbeyshrule Abbey Cistercian monks from Mellifont
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...


fd. 1200;
dis. 1592; (NM)
Shrule Abbey 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
53.823319°N 7.568112°W
Longford Friary# Dominican monks

County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...

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 53.7153934°N 6.3563365°W
St Mary Magdalene Friary, Drogheda Observant-Franciscan 1830;
Brown friary 1923
53.7181775°N 6.350956°W
Drogheda Friary# Franciscan Friars c.1240;
Observant-Franciscan Friars 1506-1540 (c.1545)
Dromiskin Monastery Patrician monks 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
54.006288°N 6.393872°W
Faughart Monastery
Louth Monastery 6thC; (NM)
Louth Abbey Dominican monks 53.953212°N 6.544152°W
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...

 
Cistercian monks 1142-1743;
converted into a house 1556; (NM)
Old Mellifont Abbey 53.742198°N 6.466291°W
Monasterboice Abbey
Monasterboice
The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an early Christian settlement in County Louth in Ireland, north of Drogheda. It was founded in the late 5th century by Saint Buithe who died around 521, and was an important centre of religion and learning until the founding of nearby Mellifont Abbey in...

53.7776053°N 6.417667°W

County Mayo
County Mayo
County Mayo is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the village of Mayo, which is now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county is 130,552...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Ardnaree Friary, Ballina Augustinian Canons Regular 15thC 54.112356°N 9.151731°W
Aughagower Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular Patrician foundation Aghagower Abbey 53.7642799°N 9.4645983°W
Balla Monastery 7thC 53.805182°N 9.131331°W
Ballinasmale Friary Carmelite monks 1288-1870 Ballinasmall Friary;
Ballinsmaula Friary
Saint Mary 53.737904°N 8.968667°W
Ballinrobe Priory Augustinian Friars c.1312, dissolved c. 1584 53.626280°N 9.220953°W
Ballintubber Abbey
Ballintubber Abbey
Ballintubber Abbey is a royal abbey in Co. Mayo, Ireland, founded by King Cathal Crobdearg Ua Conchobair in 1216. It is said to be the only church in Ireland founded by an Irish king that is still in regular use....

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Augustinian Canons Regular 1216-1452, c.1635-1653, restored 1966; blt. on the site of an earlier monastery; (NM) Ballintober Abbey 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' 53.762661°N 8.762196°W
Burriscarra Abbey Carmelite monks; (NM) 53.730877°N 9.245625°W
Burrishoole Friary
Burrishoole Friary
Burrishoole Friary was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland. Its ruin is a National Monument.Burrishoole Friary was founded in 1470 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord MacWilliam Oughter. It was built without the permission of the Pope. In 1486, the Pope instructed the Archbishop of Tuam...

Dominican Friars 1469 'Burrishoole Abbey' 53.898774°N 9.572282°W
Clare Island Abbey Cistercian monks, cell of Abbeyknockmoy
Abbeyknockmoy
Abbeyknockmoy is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland. It is best known for the nearby ruins of the 12th century Cistercian abbey, established with the Kings of Connacht as its benefactors. The abbey was the burial site of King Cathal Crobhdearg Ua Conchobair and contains fine examples...

 13thC (said to have been a Carmelite monks cell 1254)
'the Abbey';
Saint Brigid's Abbey
The Blessed Virgin Mary (from 1254)
Cong Abbey
Cong Abbey
Cong Abbey is a historic site located at Cong, on the borders of counties Galway and Mayo, in Ireland's province of Connacht. Founded in the early 7th century, by Saint Feichin, the abbey was destroyed by fire in the early 12th century. Turlough Mor O’Connor, the High King of Ireland, refounded the...

Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC?; on the site of an earlier abbey (6thC); (NM) 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 http://towns.mayo-ireland.ie/WebX?14@162.owUgacKqBR2.0@.ee7a071
http://www.crossmolina.ie/Visitors-information/History/Historical-Events-2006042037
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 54.053157°N 9.263280°W
High Island Monastery 7thC; (NM) Ard Oilean
Inishglora Monastery 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) 53.598068°N 9.301286°W
Killala Monastery Patrician monks 54.212967°N 9.220976°W
Killeenatrava Nunnery nuns 53.628413°N 9.236497°W
Kilmaine Monastery Celtic, according to tradition fd. by St. Patrick
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....

, became a prebendal church of Tuam
Mayo Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular 53.760024°N 9.115997°W
Moyne Abbey
Moyne Abbey
Moyne Abbey is one of most impressive ecclesiastical ruins in Mayo and a National Monument. It was founded by the Burke family as a Franciscan friary and consecrated in 1462. It is located north of Ballina on the west side of Killala Bay...

Observant-Franciscan 1460-1590 54.202207°N 9.177098°W
Murrisk Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular 1457 53.781975°N 9.639491°W
Rathfran Friary Dominican monks 1274-1590 54.238041°N 9.244437°W
Rosserk Friary
Rosserk Friary
Rosserk Friary is a friary located in County Mayo, Ireland and a National Monument.-Description:Rosserk Friary is one of the finest and best preserved of the Franciscan Friaries in Ireland...

Franciscan Third Order Friars
fd. 1440
54.171448°N 9.143447°W
Strade Friary Franciscan Friars
fd. c.1240; becoming Dominican monks 1252
'Straide Friary' 53.921400°N 9.128244°W
Urlaur Abbey Dominican monks 1430 The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas, Urlaur

County Meath
County Meath
County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Athboy Priory# Carmelite monks
site now occupied by C.I. church
53.621705°N 6.918084°W
Ballyboggan Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey
Bective Abbey is a Cistercian abbey on the River Boyne in Bective, County Meath, Ireland. The abbey founded by Murchad O'Maeil-Sheachlainn in 1147 as a 'daughter house' of Mellifont Abbey. Although nothing remains except old ruins and walls, it is in a remarkable state of preservation...

1150-1536;
on the site of an earlier abbey; (NM)
53.582537°N 6.702726 °W
Ceanannas Mor Monastery Kells Monastery
Clonard Abbey
Clonard Abbey
Clonard Abbey was an early medieval monastery situated on the River Boyne, just beside the traditional boundary line of the northern and southern halves of Ireland in modern County Meath...

#
Donaghmore,
Navan
Navan
-People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....

supposed monastic site
fd. by St Patrick
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....

, reputedly his first foundation in Ireland;
remains of later church and round tower on site
http://www.lookaroundireland.com/meath/donaghmore.htm
http://www.shopinnavan.ie/v1/page.asp?pg=131
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
Duleek
Duleek is a town in County Meath, Ireland, close to the Louth border.Duleek takes is name from the Irish word daimh liag, meaning house of stones and referring to an early stone-built church, St Cianan’s Church, the ruins of which are still visible in Duleek today...

Kilcarn Monastery site of ancient monastery occupied by c.1200 church
Newtown Abbey/Priory, Newtown-Trim
Hill of Skreen Monastery#,
nr. Tara
Hill of Tara
The Hill of Tara , located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between Navan and Dunshaughlin in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland...

(NM)
Slane Abbey#
Slane Friary Franciscans 1648-1650
Slane Monastery#, Slane
Slane
Slane is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 and the N51 . In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area...

Franciscans 1512-1540;
Capuchin 1631-c.1650; (NM)
Trim Monastery# ?
St. Mary's Abbey, Trim
St. Mary's Abbey, Trim
St. Mary's Abbey in Trim, County Meath, Ireland is a former Augustinian Abbey dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. The abbey was situated on the north bank of the River Boyne, opposite Trim Castle, on land given to St. Patrick who is often credited with founding the abbey...

Augustinian Canons Regular
converted into a Protestant school 18thC; (NM)
Talbot Castle The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim
Trim, County Meath
Trim is the traditional county town of County Meath in Ireland, although the county town is now Navan. The town was recorded in the 2006 census to have a population of 6,870....

Trim Friary Dominican Friars
fd. 1263 by Geoffrey de Geneville, Lord of Meath
http://www.heritageisland.com/attractions/trim-heritage-town
Trim Friary# Franciscan Friars c.1282;
Observant-Franciscan ante1506

County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Clones Abbey
Clones Abbey
Clones Abbey is a ruined monastery that later became an Augustinian abbey in the twelfth century, and its main sights are ecclesiastical. The Abbey was formerly known as St. Tighernach Abbey, and was referred to locally as the "wee abbey". Parochial and monastic settlements were separated, and it...

Celtic monks;
Augustinian Canons Regular
St.Tighernach Abbey
Abbey of St.Peter & Paul
Wee Abbey
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
Inniskeen
Inniskeen, officially Inishkeen , is a small village and parish in County Monaghan, Ireland, close to the County Louth and County Armagh borders. It is located about 17 km from Dundalk and 12 km from Carrickmacross and 5 km from Crossmaglen...

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
County Offaly
County Offaly is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe and was formerly known as King's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. Offaly County Council is...

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
Clonmacnoise
The monastery of Clonmacnoise is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone....

Clonmore Abbey
Drumcullen Monastery# 6thC
Durrow Abbey
Durrow Abbey
Durrow Abbey is a historic site located off the N52 some 5 miles from Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland.To this day, Durrow Abbey remains a largely undisturbed early historic and medieval monastic site containing a complex of archaeological monuments, ecclesiastical and secular, visible and...

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
High cross
A high cross or standing cross is a free-standing Christian cross made of stone and often richly decorated. There was a unique Early Medieval tradition in Ireland and Britain of raising large sculpted stone crosses, usually outdoors...

 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
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...

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Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.-History:...

Cistercian monks from Buniffi 1161, on the site of an earlier monastery called Ath-da-Larc; (NM) Ath-da-Larc Abbey 53.973797°N 8.296959°W
Cloonshanville Abbey,
nr. Frenchpark
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 53.624733°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 53.989216°N 8.254556°W

County Sligo

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Ballindoon Priory
Ballindoon Friary
Ballindoon Friary was a Dominican monastery beside Lough Arrow in County Sligo, Ireland. It was dedicated to St. Mary and founded in 1507 by Thomas O'Farrell. It was dissolved c. 1585 and is now in ruins.-See also:...

Dominican Friars, fd. 1507, dissolved c. 1585
Ballymote Friary Franciscan Friars Third Order
fd. 1442;
dst. c.1587
54.089684°N 8.518383°W
Ballysadare Abbey 54.214905°N 8.517665°W
Banada Priory Augustinian Friars, fd. 1423, dissolved c. 1613 54.037479°N 8.817197°W
Cloonoghill Abbey 54.071947°N 8.554556°W
Cloonomeehan Friary Franciscan Friars 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 54.325886°N 8.494354°W
Easky Abbey 54.286011°N 8.960134°W
Inishmurray
Inishmurray
Inishmurray is an uninhabited island situated 7 km off the coast of County Sligo, Ireland. It covers . On the island are remains of an early Irish monastic settlement. Saint Molaise founded a monastery here in the 6th century...

Kilross Monastery Premonstratensian Canons 54.200931°N 8.453350°W
Knockmore Monastery 54.011377°N 8.566917°W
Skreen Monastery site occupied by remains of medieval church
Sligo Friary
Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey , a ruined abbey in Sligo, Ireland, was originally built in 1253 by the order of Maurice Fitzgerald, Baron of Offaly. It was destroyed in 1414 by a fire, ravaged during the Tyrone War in 1595 and once more in 1641 during the Ulster Uprising...

Dominican monks 1253-18thC,
trns 18thC; (NM)
'Sligo Abbey' 54.270802°N 8.470083°W
Staad Abbey

County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Ardfinnan Monastery# ?Augustinian Canonesses 7thC
Ardfinnan Abbey Carmelite nuns
Athassel Priory
Athassel Priory
Athassel Priory is a ruined monastic site on the western bank of the River Suir 8 km southwest of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. The Athassel Priory of St. Edmund the King was a foundation of the Augustinian Canons Regular under the patronage of Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster who was...

Augustinian Canons Regular 1192; (NM) 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 Dominican Friary Dominican Friars; (NM) 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
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic , also known as Dominic of Osma, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán was the founder of the Friars Preachers, popularly called the Dominicans or Order of Preachers , a Catholic religious order...

http://www.cashel.ie/attractions/dominics.htm
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
Holy Cross Abbey
The Holy Cross Abbey in Tipperary is a restored Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy rood....

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Cistercian monks, blt. on site of an earlier Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...

 monastery; (NM)
52.639253°N 7.868003°W
Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey
Hore Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland....

Cistercian monks 52.518546°N 7.898054°W
Inishlounaght Abbey, Abbey
Marlfield, Clonmel
Marlfield is a village three kilometres west of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Marlfield and Inishlounaght. It replaced an older settlement named Abbey, which had developed near the 12th century Cistercian community of Inislounaght Abbey.- Local industry...

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 53.091034°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 53.091946°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
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Dungarvan Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
Lismore Abbey
Lismore Abbey
Lismore Abbey is a former monastery in Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland, reportedly in its day the most celebrated in the South of Ireland. Its site is now occupied by Lismore Castle....

Lismore Monastery founded in the year 635 by St Mochuda, also known as St. Carthage
Molana Abbey
Molana Abbey
Molana Abbey is a 6th century Abbey situated near Youghal, but is actually in County Waterford.- History :A disciple of St. Carthage, called Molana, founded a little monastery - Abbey of St...

,
Celtic monks
fd. 6thC
Augustinian Canons Regular
fd. 13thC
Situated on an island on the Blackwater river near Youghal
Youghal
Youghal is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Sitting on the estuary of the River Blackwater, in the past it was militarily and economically important. Being built on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a distinctive long and narrow layout...

52.002215°N 7.8991699°W
Mothel Abbey (NM)
Mount Melleray Abbey
Mount Melleray Abbey
Mount Melleray Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Ireland, founded in 1833. It is situated on the slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, near Cappoquin, Diocese of Waterford.-History:...

Cistercian monks
Rincrew Abbey
Rincrew Abbey
-History:Rincrew Abbey, which was built for the Order of St John - Knights Templar - on a hill overlooking the River Blackwater north of Youghal.-Today:Some ruins still exist today, but they are situated on a private farm and have no public access-See also:...

,
Rincrew Hill
Knights Templar Rincrew Preceptory;
Rhincrew Preceptory
51.9778491°N 7.8624344°W
Waterford Friary Dominican monks

County Westmeath
County Westmeath
-Economy:Westmeath has a strong agricultural economy. Initially, development occurred around the major market centres of Mullingar, Moate, and Kinnegad. Athlone developed due to its military significance, and its strategic location on the main Dublin–Galway route across the River Shannon. Mullingar...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Athlone Abbey
Athlone Friary Franciscan Friars 1241-Dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

Ballyboggan Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
dis.; granted to Sir William Bermingham 1541
De Laude Dei The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballyboggan http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/meath/ballyboggan/ballyboggan.html 53.409827°N 7.043797°W
Church Island Monastery,
Lough Owel
Fore Abbey
Fore Abbey
Fore Abbey is the old Benedictine Abbey ruin, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, Ireland.Fore village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Anchorland rise area...

Benedictine monks; (NM) 53.683861°N 7.227162°W
Fore Monastery c.630 The Abbey Church of Saint Fechin, Fore
Fore Abbey
Fore Abbey is the old Benedictine Abbey ruin, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, Ireland.Fore village, is situated within a valley between two hills: the Hill of Ben, the Hill of Houndslow, and the Anchorland rise area...

Inchbofin Abbey Celtic monks; later Augustinian Canons Regular
Kilbeggan Abbey a green mound said to mark the site of an ancient abbey>a green mound said to mark the site of an ancient abey 'The Church of the Relic', Kilbeggan
Killare Monastery site now occupied by remains of old parish churchmall>site now occupied by remains of old parish ch>
Lough Ennell Monastery
Hare Island Monastery,
Loughree
Mullingar Friary Dominican monks 1239-dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

Mullingar Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular 1227-dissolution
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...

Multyfarnham Friary
Multyfarnham Friary
The Multyfarnham Friary is a Franciscan friary located in Multyfarnham, County Westmeath, Ireland. It dates to the 15th century.During the early 17th century, the friary served as a refuge for elderly and infirm friars and priests who were fleeing persecution in the wake of the English...

Franciscan Friars
fd. 15thC; reoccupied 1827
53.628730°N 7.391010°W53.628730°N 7.391010°W
Tristernagh Abbey
Tristernagh Abbey
Tristernagh Abbey, also known as the Priory of Kilbixy, is a ruined Augustinian priory, situated on the shores of Lough Iron about north east of Ballynacargy in County Westmeath, Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1192 by Geoffrey de Constantine and was dedicated to Mary. It was ransacked by the...

12thC, dst. 1783 Kilbixy Abbey

County Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Ballyhack Preceptory# Knights Templar; now the site of Ballyhack Castle
Carnsore Monastery Celtic monks 52.177241°N 6.362436 °W
Clonmines Friary Augustinian friars, fd. in the 14th century, dissolved in 1544
Dunbrody Abbey
Dunbrody Abbey
Dunbrody Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in County Wexford, Ireland. The cross-shaped church was built in the 13th century, and the tower was added in the 15th century. With a length of 59m the church is one of the longest in Ireland...

Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
St. Mary's Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey located near Abbey Street in Dublin, Ireland. Its territory stretched from the district known as Oxmanstown down along the river Liffey until it met the sea. It also owned large estates in other parts of Ireland...

 1175/8-1537
52.283776°N 6.959295°W
Ferns Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular, fd. c. 1158
St. Mary's Abbey Church, New Ross Anglo-Norman abbey parish churchAnglo-Norman abbey parish chu>
Rosslare Priory Augustinian Canons Regularmall>Augustinian Canons Regula>
Selskar Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular 52.341454°N 6.465687°W
Taghmon Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey (County Wexford)
Tintern Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located on the Hook peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.The Abbey – which is today in ruins, some of which have been restored – was founded in the 13th century by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, as the result of a vow he had made when his boat was...

52.236998°N 6.837899°W
Wexford Friary Franciscan friars, fd. c.1268 52.337444°N 6.463972°W

County Wicklow
County Wicklow
County Wicklow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wicklow, which derives from the Old Norse name Víkingalág or Wykynlo. Wicklow County Council is the local authority for the county...

Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Arklow Abbey Cistercian monks from Wyresdale
Wyresdale Abbey
-References:...

 ante1204,
trns to Abington 1205
Arklow Friary Dominican monks
fd. 13thC
Baltinglass Abbey Cistercian monks from Mellifont
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...

 fd. 1148;
dis. 1541;
adapted as a private house and Protestant church;
abandoned 1883; (NM)
Vallis Salutis Abbey 52.943910°N 6.709697°W
Glendalough Cathedral and Monastery
Glendalough
Glendalough or Glendaloch is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and partly destroyed in 1398 by English troops....

St. Kevin 53.010569°N 6.326949°W53.010569°N 6.326949°W
St. Saviour's Monastery,
nr. Derrybawn
53.007871°N 6.312166°W
Shelton Abbey^ now a state forestry school
Whaley Abbey
Wicklow Friary Franciscan Friars

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Foundation Image Communities/provenance Alt. Name Formal Name/dedication Refs. Location
Grellechdinach Abbey Cistercian monks from Mellifont
Mellifont Abbey
Mellifont Abbey , located in County Louth, was the first Cistercian abbey to be built in Ireland.-Origins:Founded in 1142 on the orders of Saint Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, Mellifont Abbey sits on the banks of the River Mattock, some ten km north-west of Drogheda.By 1170, Mellifont had one...


1148;
trns to Drumconaid c.1156
Buniffi Abbey Cistercian monks
trns from Drumconaid c.1158/9-1161;
trns to Boyle
Boyle Abbey
Boyle Abbey was the first successful foundation in Connacht of the Cistercian order which had opened its first Irish house at Mellifont, County Louth, in 1142.-History:...

 1161

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