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Abbeys And Priories In The Republic Of IrelandAbbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in the Republic of Ireland. Abbreviations and Key The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:- | | * indicates current monastic function | + indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function | ^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function | # indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains | ~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown | Trusteeship denoted as follows:- | | NM = National Monument |
Other abbreviations:- | | trns = transferred | rmv = removed | c = circa (about) | ante = before | post = after | C.I. = Church of Ireland | R.C. = Roman Catholic Church | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Bishop's Island monastery | | | | | Canon Island Abbey | Augustinian end12thC (NM) | | | | Clare Abbey, Clarecastle | Augustinian 1189 (NM) | Clareabbey | The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey | | Corcomroe Abbey | Cistercian 1194/5 (NM) | | Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe | | Dysert O Dea monastery | ante735 | | | | Ennis Friary* | Franciscan ante1242? c.1284-1606, 1628-1651, c.1660-1693, 1969-present, parish church 1615 | | | | Ennis Friary* | Franciscan 1841 | | | | Ennis Monastery* | Poor Clares | | | | Finlough monastery | site occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church | | | | Inchicronan Friary | Augustinian Canons from Clareabbey 1189, parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM) | | | | Inishcealtra monastery, Inishcealtra/Holy Island | | | | | Killone Abbey | Augustinian Nuns 1180 (or Monks 1120), now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access | | The Abbey Church of Saint John, Killone | | Kilfenora Abbey | Franciscan (NM) | | | | Quin Friary | Franciscan (NM) | Quin Abbey | | | Scattery Island Cathedral and monastery | | | | | Tulla Abbey | | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Abbeymahon Abbey | Cistercian trns from Aghamanister 1278-1541 | | | | Abbeystrowry Abbey | Cistercian 14thC | | | | Aghamanister Abbey | Cistercian from Baltinglass 1172-1278, trns to Abbeymahon 1278 | | | | Ballybeg Friary | Augustinian early13thC (NM) | | | | Bridgetown Abbey, Castletownroche | Augustinian | | | | Buttevant Friary | Franciscan 1254-Dissolution, Restoration-post1800 (NM) | Ecclesia Tumulorum | The Friary Church of Saint Thomas, Burrevant | | Castlelyons Abbey | Carmelite | | | | Castlemartyr House priory | Carmelite | | | | Cloyne Cathedral and monastery | | | | | Coole Abbey | Franciscan | | | | Cork Abbey | Augustinian | | | | Cork monastery# | site probably now occupied by St Finbarr's Cathedral | | | | Curraghalicky Abbey | Cistercian | Carrigilihy Abbey | | | Fermoy monastery#? | | | | | Glanworth Abbey | Dominican 1475 | | | | Goughane Barra monastery | | | | | Kilcrea Friary | Franciscan 1465-1577, 1604-c.1614 (NM) | | | | Killeenemer monastery | | | | | Labbamolaga monastery | | | | | Midleton Abbey# | Cistercian from Monasteranenagh 1179/80-ante1573 | Chorus Sancti Benedicti | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of Chore | | Molana Abbey | | | | | Mourne Abbey | Knights Templar then Knights Hospitaller | | | | The Priory, Newmarket | | | | | Ross Priory | Benedictine | Ross Carbery Priory; Rosailithir | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Ross | | Rincrew Abbey, Rincrew Hill | | | | | Sherkin Friary | Observant-Franciscan 1460(1470)-1537 (NM) | Sherkin Island Abbey | | | Timoleague Friary | Franciscan, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM) | | | | Tullylease Abbey | | | | | North Abbey, Youghal | Dominican | | | | Youghal Priory | Benedictine | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Ard Mhuire Friary* | Capuchin-Franciscan | | | | Assaroe Abbey | Cistercian from Boyle 1178-post1597 | | | | Conwal monastery | | | | | Donegal Friary | Observant-Franciscan 1473/4-1601 (NM) | 'Donegal Abbey' | | | Fahan monastery | site now occupied by C.I. church | | | | Gartan-Rath monastery | | | | | Killydonnell Friary | Franciscan | | | | Kilmacrenan Friary | Franciscan, built on the site of earlier abbey | | | | Lough Derg monastery, Station Island | ancient monastery, then Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130, trns to Saints Island | | | | Lough Derg Friary, Saints Island | Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130, Franciscan ante1631 | | | | Lough Derg monastery, Station Island | Franciscan 1763 | | | | Racoon monastery, nr Ballintra | Patrician c440 | | | | Rathmullan Friary | Carmelite | | | | Moyra monastery, Ray | site occupied by remains of a 16th-C church | | | | Rossnowlagh Friary* | Franciscan | | | | Tory Island Abbey#? | on the site of an earlier monastery Columban (6thC), (NM) | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Clondalkin Abbey | | | | | St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin | Savignac from Chester c.1139, Cistercian 1147 (NM) | | | | S. Thomas' Abbey, Dublin | Augustinian | | The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Dublin | | Finglas monastery | site occupied by remains of a medieval church | | | | Grace Dieu Abbey, nr Donabate | Augustinian, Turvey House was build from the remains of the abbey | | | | Grange Abbey | (NM) | | | | Howth Abbey - The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Howth | | | | | Lambay Island monastery# | | | | | Loreto Abbey | formerly Rathfarnham House | | | | Lusk Abbey | | | | | Rathfarnham Priory | sometime home of the Curran family | | | | Rathmichael monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill | | | | | Red Island monastery, Skerries | | | | | Holmpatrick Priory, Skerries | Augustinian, site now occupied by C.I. church | | | | Swords monastery | | | | | Tallaght monastery# | site now occupied by C.I. church | | | | Tallaght Friary | Dominican | | | | Tullow/Tully monastery? | ruined 13th-C church may occupy site of an early monastery | | | 'The Abbey', Malahide: ruins of a chapel | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Annaghdown Priory | Arroasian 13thC (NM) | | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown | | Annaghdown nunnery# | Augustinian Nuns 578, Arroasian 1144 | | | | Annaghdown monastery# | 6thC | | | | Athenry Friary | Franciscan 1464; (collegiate church of St Mary once thought to have been the friary church) | | | | Athenry Priory | Dominican 1241-1574, 1627-1652, became a university 1644, used as a barracks 18thC (NM) | | The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | | Claregalway Friary | Franciscan sic1290-1765 (NM) | Claregalway Abbey | | | Clonfert monastery | | | | | Clontuskert Priory | Augustinian 12thC-1633, 1637-, built on the site of an earlier monastery c805 (NM) | 'Clontuskert Abbey' 'The Old Abbey' | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Clontuskert | | Dromacoo monastery | | | | | Dunmore Friary and Abbey | Augustinian Eremites 1425-1574, -1641 (NM) | | | | Galway Friary | Franciscan | | | | Inishbofin monastery | | | | | Kilbennan monastery | Franciscan | | | | Kilbiernan monastery | | | | | Kilcorban Friary | Dominican, site now occupied by St. Corban's Church | | | | Kilcolgan Abbey# | Irish placename supports tradition of an early abbey founded there | | | | Kilconnell Friary | Franciscan 1353-1541, on the site of an earlier monastery (6thC), (NM) | | | | Killursa monastery | | | | | Kilnalahan Friary, nr.Abbey | Carthusian c.1340, Franciscan c.1370 | | | | Kilmacduagh monastery | | | | | Knockmoy Abbey, | Cistercian from Boyle 1190-1542 (NM) | Collis Victoriae Abbeyknockmoy | Abbeyknockmoy Abbey | | Kylemore Abbey | Benedictine, mansion now serves as convent boarding school | | | | Loughrea Friary | Carmelite | | | | Meelick Friary+ | Franciscan 1414, Observant-Franciscan 1479-Reformation, 1680,intermittently-1852, now R.C. church | | | | Portumna Friary | Dominican 1426, on the site of the Cistercian Priory | Portumna Abbey | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna | | Portumna Priory | Cistercian 1254 | Portumna Abbey | The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Portumna | | Ross Errilly Friary, nr Headford | Franciscan c.1351, Observant-Franciscan 1470-1656, c.1664-1753 (NM) | | | | Rosserk Friary | | | | | Roundstone Priory | Dominican | | | | Toombeola Abbey | Dominican | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Abbeydorney Abbey | Cistercian from Monasteranenagh 1154-1457 | Odorney or Kyrie Eleison | | | Aghadoe monastery | ?Augustinian 7thC (NM) | | | | Ardfert Abbey | Georgian mansion | | | | Ardfert Friary | Franciscan c.1253 (NM) | | | | Ballinskelligs Priory | Augustinian 12thC (NM) | | | | Ballyduff Abbey | 13thC, 15thC | | | | Church Island monastery | | | | | Derrynane Abbey, nr Caherdaniel | | | | | Illauntannig Island monastery, Maghree Islands | | | | | Innisfallen Abbey | Augustinian, on site of an earlier foundation (7thC) (NM) | | | | Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown | | | | | Killagh Priory, Milltown | in the grounds of Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown | | | | Kilrellig monastery, Bolus Head | | | | | Lislaughtin Abbey | Franciscan1478-dissolution, 1629-?, probably built on the site of an earlier monastery (7thC) (NM) | | | | Muckross Abbey | Franciscan | | | | Rattoo monastery, nr Ballyduff | ?Augustinian (NM) | | | | Rattoo Abbey, nr Ballyduff | to the east of monastery (above) | | | | Skellig Michael monastery, Great Skellig Island | Augustinian | | | | The Dominican Church of Holy Cross Abbey, Tralee | Dominican | | | | Tralee Priory | attached to abbey | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Athy Priory | Dominican 1257-1539 | | | | Castledermot Friary | Franciscan ante1247-1540, | | | | Castledermot monastery | c800 | | | | Celbridge Abbey | | | | | Clane Friary | Franciscan 1258-1540, 1647-c.1650 | | | | Donaghmore monastery | Patrician/Columban 6thC | | | | Great Connell Priory | Augustinian | | | | Kildare nunnery | | | | | Black Abbey, Kildare | Dominican | | | | Grey Abbey, Kildare | Franciscan c.1254/1260, Observant-Franciscan 1520-1547, 1621-c.1770 | | | | White Abbey, Kildare | Carmelite | | | | Kilberry Abbey | | | | | Kilcullen Abbey | Observant-Franciscan 1486-1547, 1640s | New Abbey | | | Kilteel preceptory | Knights Hospitaller | | | | Abbey of St. Wolstan, Leixlip | | | | | Monasterevin monastery# | Cistercian 1189, site now (thought to be) occupied by a stately home named 'Moore Abbey', in use as a hospice 1945-present (below) | | | | Moone Abbey | 6thC | | | | Moore Abbey*, Monasterevin | Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary 1945-present, stately home (thought to be) built on the site of Monasterevin monastery (above), in use as a hospice | | | | Naas monasteries | several medieval monastic foundations located at Naas | | | | Tomolin monastery# | Timolin = Tigh Moling - 'St. Moling's Monastery' | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Anothmolt Abbey | Cistercian from Loghmere ante1207, trns to Graiguenamanagh ante1207 | Annamult Abbey | | | Ballylarkin Abbey | 13thC? (NM) | | | | Callan Priory | Augustinian c.1215 | 'Callan Abbey' | | | Callan Friary | Observant-Augustinian c.1462 | | | | Duiske Abbey+, Craiguenamanagh | Cistercian ante1207-1536, part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use (NM) | Graiguenamanagh Abbey | | | Fertagh monastery | Augustinian Canons, 13thC-1780, now part of a handball alley | | | | Fiddown monastery | 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, incorporated into C.I. parish church | | | | Jerpoint Abbey | Benedictine 1158, Cistercian from Baltinglass 1180, occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery, traces of which remain (NM) | | | | Kells Friary | Augustinian | | | | Kells Priory | Augustinian 1193-1540 (NM) | | | | St. John's Priory, Kilkenny | Priory and C.I. parish church | | The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny | | Kilkenny Grey Friary | Franciscan 1231/4-1550, 1553-1559 | | The Abbey Church of Saint Francis, Kilkenny | | Kilkenny Black Friary* | Dominican 1225-16thC, used as a courthouse, restored 1970s, now in parochial use | 'Black Abbey' | | | Kilkiernan monastery | | | | | Knocktopher Friary^ | Carmelite, remains incorporated into private house | | | | Loghmere Abbey | Cistercian from Stanley 1202/4, trns to Anothmolt ante1207 | Loughmerans Abbey | | | Tibberaghny monastery | 6thC | | | | Tullaherin monastery | | | | Thomastown R.C. church contains the high altar from Jerpoint Abbey | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Ardee monastery# | 1209, site now occupied by St Mary's R.C. Church | | | | Carlingford Friary | Dominican 1315-1540, disputed between Dominican and Franciscan 1670s, Dominican -18thC, trns to Dundalk | | The Friary Church of Saint Malachy, Carlingford | | St. Mary's Friary, Drogheda | Augustinian | | | | St. Mary Magdalene Friary, Drogheda | Observant-Franciscan 1830, Brown friary 1923 | | | | Drogheda Friary# | Franciscan c.1240, Observant-Franciscan 1506-1540(c.1545) | | | | Dromiskin monastery | Patrician | | | | Dundalk Friary | Franciscan ante1246-1539, friars exiled to a small cottage 1539: Observant-Franciscan 1556-1563, returned 1626-1732 | | | | Faughart monastery | | | | | Louth monastery | 6thC (NM) | | | | Louth Abbey | Dominican | | | | Mellifont Abbey | Cistercian 1142-1743, converted into a house 1556 (NM) | Old Mellifont Abbey | | | Monasterboice Abbey | | | | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Aghagower monastery | Patrician ante12thC (NM) | | | | Ardnaree Friary, Ballina | Augustinian 15thC | | | | Balla monastery | 7thC | | | | Ballinrobe Friary | Augustinian c.1313 | | | | Ballintober Abbey+ | Augustinian 1216-1452, c.1635-1653, restored 1966, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM) | Ballintubber Abbey | | | Ballyhaunis Friary | Augustinian 1641, burned 1650, restored 1938, on the site of, and incorporating, an earlier friary 1348 | 'The Abbey' | | | Burriscarra Abbey | Carmelite (NM) | | | | Burrishoole Friary | Dominican friars 1469 | 'Burrishoole Abbey' | | | Clare Island Abbey | Cistercian cell of Abbeyknockmoy 13thC (said to have been a Carmelite cell from 1254 dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary) | 'the Abbey'; Saint Brigid's Abbey | | | Cong Abbey | Augustinian 12thC?, on the site of an earlier abbey (6thC) (NM) | | | | Errew abbey | Augustinian, also nearby, remains of a church built on the probable site of an earlier foundation | | | | High Island monastery | 7thC (NM) | Ard Oilean | | | Inishglora monastery | | | | | Inishmaan monastery | Augustinian | | | | Inishmaine Abbey | Augustinian early15thC, near (/on site of?) earlier monastery (-post1227) (NM) | | | | Inishmicatreer monastery 'Inishmicatreer Abbey' | | | | | Kilbennan monastery | | | | | Killala monastery | Patrician | | | | Mayo Abbey | | | | | Moyne Abbey | Observantine Franciscan 1460-1590 | | | | Murrisk Abbey | Augustinian 1457 | | | | Rathfran Friary | Dominican 1274-1590 | | | | Rosserk Friary | Franciscan Third Order friars 1440 | | | | Strade Friary | Franciscan c.1240; becoming Dominican 1252 | 'Straide Friary' | | | Urlaur Abbey | Dominican 1430 | | The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas, Urlaur | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Athboy Priory# | Carmelite, site now occupied by C.I. church | | | | Bective Abbey | 1150-1536, on the site of an earlier abbey (NM) | | The Abbey Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Bective | | Ceanannas Mor monastery | | Kells Monastery | | | Clonard Abbey# | | | | | Donaghpatrick monastery | site now occupied by St Patrick's C.I. church | | | | Duleek monastery | Augustinian, site now occupied by C.I. parish church | | | | St. Mary's Priory, Duleek | Augustinian | | | | Kilcarn monastery | site of ancient monastery occupied by c1200 church | | | | Newtown Abbey/Priory, Newtown-Trim | | | | | Hill of Skreen monastery#, nr Tara | (NM) | | | | Slane Abbey# | | | | | Slane Friary | Franciscan 1648-1650 | | | | Slane monastery# | Franciscan 1512-1540, Capuchin 1631-c.1650 (NM) | | | | Trim monastery# ? | | | | | St. Mary's Abbey, Trim | Augustinian, converted into a protestant school 18thC (NM) | Talbot Castle | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim | | Trim Friary | Dominican | | | | Trim Friary# | Franciscan c.1282, Observant-Franciscan ante1506 | | | Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM) Gallen Priory: a Georgian house now serving as a convent | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Boyle Abbey | Cistercian from Buniffi 1161, on the site of an earlier monastery called Ath-da-Larc (NM) | Ath-da-Larc Abbey | | | Cloonshanville Abbey, nr Frenchpark | | | | | Deerane Abbey | | | | | Inchmacnerin Abbey, Cburch Island, Lough Key | Augustinian Canons post1140-1569?, built on the site of an earlier monastery, Patrician (6thC) (NM) | | | | Kilronan Abbey | 6thC | | | | Roscommon Abbey | early8thC, Augustinian Canons | | | | Roscommon Friary | Dominican 1253-1872? | | The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roscommon | | Trinity Island Priory, Trinity Island, Lough Key | Premonstratensian 1215/1237-1608 (NM) | 'Trinity Island Abbey' | The Priory Church of the Blessed Trinity, Trinity Island | | Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name | | Ardfinnan monastery# | ?Augustinian Nuns 7thC | | | | Ardfinnan Abbey | Carmelite nuns | | | | Athassel Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular 1192 (NM) | | | | Cahir Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular (NM) | Caher Abbey | | | Carrickbeg Friary+, Carrick-on-Suir | Franciscan, remains incorporated into R.C. church | | | | Cashel Abbey | Cistercian (NM) | | | | Cashel Friary | Dominican (NM) | | | | Cashel Friary# | site now occupied by St. John the Baptist R.C. parish church | | | | Clonmel Friary | Franciscan | | | | St. Aibhe's monastery, Emly | site subsequently occupied by Emly Cathedral, now occupied by C.I. parish church | | | | Holy Cross Abbey+ | Cistercian, built on site of an earlier Benedictine monastery (NM) | | The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross | | Hore Abbey | Cistercian | | | | Inishlounaght Abbey, Abbey | Cistercian | | | | Kilcooley Abbey | Cistercian (NM) | | | | Mona Incha Abbey | | | | | Moor Abbey, Galbally | (NM) | | | | Liathmore monastery | | | | | Lorrha monastery | C.I. church thought to occupy site | | | | Lorrha Priory | Dominican, southwest of Lorrha | | | | St. Ruan's 'Abbey', Lorrha | northwest of monastery | | | | Roscrea Friary | Franciscan 12thC | | | | Roscrea monastery | 6thC | | | | St. Cronan's Friary, Roscrea | | | | | Templemore Abbey | Knights Templar | | | | Terryglass monastery | | | | | Toureen monastery | | | | | Tyrone Priory, Nenagh | | | | Locations to be established See also
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