List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland

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

style="white-space:nowrap;" | Other abbreviations
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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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	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	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	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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	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	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		53.086075°N 8.217595°W
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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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	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... ⁺	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	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.... ⁺	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	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...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Location
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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication
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...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Location
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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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	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.... ⁺	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, ArdmoreBallinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...

Foundation	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	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	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	Communities/provenance	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	Communities/provenance	Alt. Name	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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County CarlowCounty CarlowCounty 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...

County CavanCounty CavanCounty 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...

County ClareCounty 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...

County CorkCounty CorkCounty 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...

County DonegalCounty DonegalCounty 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...

County KildareCounty KildareCounty 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...

County LeitrimCounty LeitrimCounty 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...

County LimerickCounty LimerickIt 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...

County LongfordCounty LongfordCounty 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...

County LouthCounty LouthCounty 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...

County MeathCounty MeathCounty 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...

County MonaghanCounty MonaghanCounty 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...

County RoscommonCounty RoscommonCounty 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...