Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in the Republic of Ireland.
Abbreviations and Key
The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
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+ indicates current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
| ^ indicates current non-ecclesiastic function
| # indicates no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
| ~ indicates exact site of monastic foundation unknown
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Trusteeship denoted as follows:-
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rmv = removed
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Foundation |
Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Bishop's Island monastery
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Canon Island Abbey
| Augustinian end12thC (NM)
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Clare Abbey, Clarecastle
| Augustinian 1189 (NM)
| Clareabbey
| The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey
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Corcomroe Abbey
| Cistercian 1194/5 (NM)
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| Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili
The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe
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Dysert O Dea monastery
| ante735
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Ennis Friary*
| Franciscan ante1242? c.1284-1606, 1628-1651, c.1660-1693, 1969-present, parish church 1615
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Ennis Friary*
| Franciscan 1841
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Ennis Monastery*
| Poor Clares
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Finlough monastery
| site occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church
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Inchicronan Friary
| Augustinian Canons from Clareabbey 1189, parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM)
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Inishcealtra monastery, Inishcealtra/Holy Island
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Killone Abbey
| Augustinian Nuns 1180 (or Monks 1120), now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access
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| The Abbey Church of Saint John, Killone
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Kilfenora Abbey
| Franciscan (NM)
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Quin Friary
| Franciscan (NM)
| Quin Abbey
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Scattery Island Cathedral and monastery
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Tulla Abbey
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Foundation |
Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Abbeymahon Abbey
| Cistercian trns from Aghamanister 1278-1541
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Abbeystrowry Abbey
| Cistercian 14thC
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Aghamanister Abbey
| Cistercian from Baltinglass 1172-1278, trns to Abbeymahon 1278
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Ballybeg Friary
| Augustinian early13thC (NM)
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Bridgetown Abbey, Castletownroche
| Augustinian
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Buttevant Friary
| Franciscan 1254-Dissolution, Restoration-post1800 (NM)
| Ecclesia Tumulorum
| The Friary Church of Saint Thomas, Burrevant
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Castlelyons Abbey
| Carmelite
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Castlemartyr House priory
| Carmelite
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Cloyne Cathedral and monastery
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Coole Abbey
| Franciscan
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Cork Abbey
| Augustinian
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Cork monastery#
| site probably now occupied by St Finbarr's Cathedral
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Curraghalicky Abbey
| Cistercian
| Carrigilihy Abbey
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Fermoy monastery#?
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Glanworth Abbey
| Dominican 1475
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Goughane Barra monastery
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Kilcrea Friary
| Franciscan 1465-1577, 1604-c.1614 (NM)
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Killeenemer monastery
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Labbamolaga monastery
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Midleton Abbey#
| Cistercian from Monasteranenagh 1179/80-ante1573
| Chorus Sancti Benedicti
| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of Chore
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Molana Abbey
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Mourne Abbey
| Knights Templar then Knights Hospitaller
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The Priory, Newmarket
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Ross Priory
| Benedictine
| Ross Carbery Priory;
Rosailithir
| The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Ross
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Rincrew Abbey, Rincrew Hill
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Sherkin Friary
| Observant-Franciscan 1460(1470)-1537 (NM)
| Sherkin Island Abbey
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Timoleague Friary
| Franciscan, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM)
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Tullylease Abbey
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North Abbey, Youghal
| Dominican
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Youghal Priory
| Benedictine
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Ard Mhuire Friary*
| Capuchin-Franciscan
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Assaroe Abbey
| Cistercian from Boyle 1178-post1597
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Conwal monastery
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Donegal Friary
| Observant-Franciscan 1473/4-1601 (NM)
| 'Donegal Abbey'
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Fahan monastery
| site now occupied by C.I. church
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Gartan-Rath monastery
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Killydonnell Friary
| Franciscan
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Kilmacrenan Friary
| Franciscan, built on the site of earlier abbey
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Lough Derg monastery, Station Island
| ancient monastery, then Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130, trns to Saints Island
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Lough Derg Friary, Saints Island
| Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130, Franciscan ante1631
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Lough Derg monastery, Station Island
| Franciscan 1763
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Magherabeg Friary
| Franciscan
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Racoon monastery, nr Ballintra
| Patrician c440
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Rathmullan Friary
| Carmelite
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Moyra monastery, Ray
| site occupied by remains of a 16th-C church
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Rossnowlagh Friary*
| Franciscan
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Tory Island Abbey#?
| on the site of an earlier monastery Columban (6thC), (NM)
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Clondalkin Abbey
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St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin
| Savignac from Chester c.1139, Cistercian 1147 (NM)
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S. Thomas' Abbey, Dublin
| Augustinian
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Dublin
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Finglas monastery
| site occupied by remains of a medieval church
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Grace Dieu Abbey, nr Donabate
| Augustinian, Turvey House was build from the remains of the abbey
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Grange Abbey
| (NM)
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Howth Abbey - The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Howth
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Lambay Island monastery#
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Loreto Abbey
| formerly Rathfarnham House
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Lusk Abbey
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Rathfarnham Priory
| sometime home of the Curran family
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Rathmichael monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill
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Red Island monastery, Skerries
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Holmpatrick Priory, Skerries
| Augustinian, site now occupied by C.I. church
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Swords monastery
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Tallaght monastery#
| site now occupied by C.I. church
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Tallaght Friary
| Dominican
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Tullow/Tully monastery?
| ruined 13th-C church may occupy site of an early monastery
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'The Abbey', Malahide: ruins of a chapel
Foundation |
Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Annaghdown Priory
| Arroasian 13thC (NM)
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown
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Annaghdown nunnery#
| Augustinian Nuns 578, Arroasian 1144
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Annaghdown monastery#
| 6thC
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Athenry Friary
| Franciscan 1464; (collegiate church of St Mary once thought to have been the friary church)
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Athenry Priory
| Dominican 1241-1574, 1627-1652, became a university 1644, used as a barracks 18thC (NM)
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| The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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Claregalway Friary
| Franciscan sic1290-1765 (NM)
| Claregalway Abbey
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Clonfert monastery
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Clontuskert Priory
| Augustinian 12thC-1633, 1637-, built on the site of an earlier monastery c805 (NM)
| 'Clontuskert Abbey'
'The Old Abbey'
| The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Clontuskert
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Dromacoo monastery
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Dunmore Friary and Abbey
| Augustinian Eremites 1425-1574, -1641 (NM)
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Galway Friary
| Franciscan
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Inishbofin monastery
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Inishmicatreer monastery
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| 'Inishmicatreer Abbey'
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Inishmore monastery
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| Na Seacht dTeampaill (The Seven Churches)
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Kilbennan monastery
| Franciscan
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Kilbiernan monastery
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Kilcorban Friary
| Dominican, site now occupied by St. Corban's Church
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Kilcolgan Abbey#
| Irish placename supports tradition of an early abbey founded there
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Kilconnell Friary
| Franciscan 1353-1541, on the site of an earlier monastery (6thC), (NM)
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Killursa monastery
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Kilnalahan Friary, nr.Abbey
| Carthusian c.1340, Franciscan c.1370
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Kilmacduagh monastery
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Knockmoy Abbey,
| Cistercian from Boyle 1190-1542 (NM)
| Collis Victoriae Abbeyknockmoy
| Abbeyknockmoy Abbey
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Kylemore Abbey
| Benedictine, mansion now serves as convent boarding school
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Loughrea Friary
| Carmelite
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Meelick Friary+
| Franciscan 1414, Observant-Franciscan 1479-Reformation, 1680,intermittently-1852, now R.C. church
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Portumna Friary
| Dominican 1426, on the site of the Cistercian Priory
| Portumna Abbey
| The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna
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Portumna Priory
| Cistercian 1254
| Portumna Abbey
| The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Portumna
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Ross Errilly Friary, nr Headford
| Franciscan c.1351, Observant-Franciscan 1470-1656, c.1664-1753 (NM)
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Rosserk Friary
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Roundstone Priory
| Dominican
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Toombeola Abbey
| Dominican
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Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Abbeydorney Abbey
| Cistercian from Monasteranenagh 1154-1457
| Odorney or Kyrie Eleison
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Aghadoe monastery
| ?Augustinian 7thC (NM)
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Ardfert Abbey
| Georgian mansion
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Ardfert Friary
| Franciscan c.1253 (NM)
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Ballinskelligs Priory
| Augustinian 12thC (NM)
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Ballyduff Abbey
| 13thC, 15thC
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Church Island monastery
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Derrynane Abbey, nr Caherdaniel
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Holy Cross Abbey, Tralee
| Dominican
| The Dominican Church of Holy Cross Abbey
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Illauntannig Island monastery, Maghree Islands
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Innisfallen Abbey
| Augustinian, on site of an earlier foundation (7thC) (NM)
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Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown
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Killagh Priory, Milltown
| in the grounds of Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown
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Kilrellig monastery, Bolus Head
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Lislaughtin Abbey
| Franciscan1478-dissolution, 1629-?, probably built on the site of an earlier monastery (7thC) (NM)
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Muckross Abbey
| Franciscan
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Rattoo monastery, nr Ballyduff
| ?Augustinian (NM)
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Rattoo Abbey, nr Ballyduff
| to the east of monastery (above)
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Riasc monastery
| 6thC to 12thC
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Skellig Michael monastery, Great Skellig Island
| Augustinian
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Tralee Priory
| attached to abbey
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Athy Priory
| Dominican 1257-1539
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Castledermot Friary
| Franciscan ante1247-1540,
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Castledermot monastery
| c800
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Celbridge Abbey
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Clane Friary
| Franciscan 1258-1540, 1647-c.1650
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Donaghmore monastery
| Patrician/Columban 6thC
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Great Connell Priory
| Augustinian
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Kildare nunnery
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Black Abbey, Kildare
| Dominican
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Grey Abbey, Kildare
| Franciscan c.1254/1260, Observant-Franciscan 1520-1547, 1621-c.1770
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White Abbey, Kildare
| Carmelite
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Kilberry Abbey
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Kilcullen Abbey
| Observant-Franciscan 1486-1547, 1640s
| New Abbey
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Kilteel preceptory
| Knights Hospitaller
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Abbey of St. Wolstan, Leixlip
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Monasterevin monastery#
| Cistercian 1189, site now (thought to be) occupied by a stately home named 'Moore Abbey', in use as a hospice 1945-present (below)
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Moone Abbey
| 6thC
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Moore Abbey*, Monasterevin
| Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary 1945-present, stately home (thought to be) built on the site of Monasterevin monastery (above), in use as a hospice
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Naas monasteries
| several medieval monastic foundations located at Naas
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Tomolin monastery#
| Timolin = Tigh Moling - 'St. Moling's Monastery'
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Foundation |
Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Anothmolt Abbey
| Cistercian from Loghmere ante1207, trns to Graiguenamanagh ante1207
| Annamult Abbey
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Ballylarkin Abbey
| 13thC? (NM)
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Callan Priory
| Augustinian c.1215
| 'Callan Abbey'
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Callan Friary
| Observant-Augustinian c.1462
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Duiske Abbey+, Craiguenamanagh
| Cistercian ante1207-1536, part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use (NM)
| Graiguenamanagh Abbey
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Fertagh monastery
| Augustinian Canons, 13thC-1780, now part of a handball alley
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Fiddown monastery
| 6thC, church demolished 1870
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Freshford monastery
| site now occupied by parish church
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Grangefertagh monastery
| 6thC, site occupied by round tower and ruined chapel
| Fertagh monastery
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Inistioge monastery+
| Augustinian, incorporated into C.I. parish church
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Jerpoint Abbey
| Benedictine 1158, Cistercian from Baltinglass 1180, occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery, traces of which remain (NM)
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Kells Friary
| Augustinian
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Kells Priory
| Augustinian 1193-1540 (NM)
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St. John's Priory, Kilkenny
| Priory and C.I. parish church
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| The Priory Church of Saint John, Kilkenny
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Kilkenny Grey Friary
| Franciscan 1231/4-1550, 1553-1559
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Francis, Kilkenny
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Kilkenny Black Friary*
| Dominican 1225-16thC, used as a courthouse, restored 1970s, now in parochial use
| 'Black Abbey'
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Kilkiernan monastery
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Killamery monastery
| c632
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Knocktopher Friary^
| Carmelite, remains incorporated into private house
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Loghmere Abbey
| Cistercian from Stanley 1202/4, trns to Anothmolt ante1207
| Loughmerans Abbey
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Rosbercon Abbey
| Dominican 13thC
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Tibberaghny monastery
| 6thC
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Tullaherin monastery
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Thomastown R.C. church contains the high altar from Jerpoint Abbey
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Ardee monastery#
| 1209, site now occupied by St Mary's R.C. Church
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Carlingford Friary
| Dominican 1315-1540, disputed between Dominican and Franciscan 1670s, Dominican -18thC, trns to Dundalk
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| The Friary Church of Saint Malachy, Carlingford
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St. Mary's Friary, Drogheda
| Augustinian
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St. Mary Magdalene Friary, Drogheda
| Observant-Franciscan 1830, Brown friary 1923
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Drogheda Friary#
| Franciscan c.1240, Observant-Franciscan 1506-1540(c.1545)
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Dromiskin monastery
| Patrician
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Dundalk Friary
| Franciscan ante1246-1539, friars exiled to a small cottage 1539: Observant-Franciscan 1556-1563, returned 1626-1732
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Faughart monastery
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Louth monastery
| 6thC (NM)
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Louth Abbey
| Dominican
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Mellifont Abbey
| Cistercian 1142-1743, converted into a house 1556 (NM)
| Old Mellifont Abbey
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Monasterboice Abbey
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Aghagower monastery
| Patrician ante12thC (NM)
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Ardnaree Friary, Ballina
| Augustinian 15thC
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Balla monastery
| 7thC
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Ballinasmale Abbey
| Carmelite 1288-1870
| Saint Mary's Abbey, Ballinasmale
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Ballinrobe Friary
| Augustinian c.1313
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Ballintober Abbey+
| Augustinian 1216-1452, c.1635-1653, restored 1966, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM)
| Ballintubber Abbey
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Ballyhaunis Friary
| Augustinian 1641, burned 1650, restored 1938, on the site of, and incorporating, an earlier friary 1348
| 'The Abbey'
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Burriscarra Abbey
| Carmelite (NM)
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Burrishoole Friary
| Dominican friars 1469
| 'Burrishoole Abbey'
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Clare Island Abbey
| Cistercian cell of Abbeyknockmoy 13thC (said to have been a Carmelite cell from 1254 dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary)
| 'the Abbey'; Saint Brigid's Abbey
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Cong Abbey
| Augustinian 12thC?, on the site of an earlier abbey (6thC) (NM)
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Errew abbey
| Augustinian, also nearby, remains of a church built on the probable site of an earlier foundation
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High Island monastery
| 7thC (NM)
| Ard Oilean
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Inishglora monastery
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Inishmaan monastery
| Augustinian
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Inishmaine Abbey
| Augustinian early15thC, near (/on site of?) earlier monastery (-post1227) (NM)
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Kilbennan monastery
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Killala monastery
| Patrician
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Mayo Abbey
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Moyne Abbey
| Observantine Franciscan 1460-1590
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Murrisk Abbey
| Augustinian 1457
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Rathfran Friary
| Dominican 1274-1590
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Rosserk Friary
| Franciscan Third Order friars 1440
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Strade Friary
| Franciscan c.1240; becoming Dominican 1252
| 'Straide Friary'
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Urlaur Abbey
| Dominican 1430
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| The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas, Urlaur
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Athboy Priory#
| Carmelite, site now occupied by C.I. church
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Bective Abbey
| 1150-1536, on the site of an earlier abbey (NM)
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| The Abbey Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Bective
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Ceanannas Mor monastery
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| Kells Monastery
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Clonard Abbey#
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Donaghpatrick monastery
| site now occupied by St Patrick's C.I. church
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Duleek monastery
| Augustinian, site now occupied by C.I. parish church
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St. Mary's Priory, Duleek
| Augustinian
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Kilcarn monastery
| site of ancient monastery occupied by c1200 church
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Newtown Abbey/Priory, Newtown-Trim
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Hill of Skreen monastery#, nr Tara
| (NM)
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Slane Abbey#
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Slane Friary
| Franciscan 1648-1650
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Slane monastery#
| Franciscan 1512-1540, Capuchin 1631-c.1650 (NM)
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Trim monastery# ?
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St. Mary's Abbey, Trim
| Augustinian, converted into a protestant school 18thC (NM)
| Talbot Castle
| The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim
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Trim Friary
| Dominican
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Trim Friary#
| Franciscan c.1282, Observant-Franciscan ante1506
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Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM)
Gallen Priory: a Georgian house now serving as a convent
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Boyle Abbey
| Cistercian from Buniffi 1161, on the site of an earlier monastery called Ath-da-Larc (NM)
| Ath-da-Larc Abbey
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Cloonshanville Abbey, nr Frenchpark
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Deerane Abbey
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Inchmacnerin Abbey, Cburch Island, Lough Key
| Augustinian Canons post1140-1569?, built on the site of an earlier monastery, Patrician (6thC) (NM)
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Kilronan Abbey
| 6thC
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Roscommon Abbey
| early8thC, Augustinian Canons
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Roscommon Friary
| Dominican 1253-1872?
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| The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roscommon
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Trinity Island Priory, Trinity Island, Lough Key
| Premonstratensian 1215/1237-1608 (NM)
| 'Trinity Island Abbey'
| The Priory Church of the Blessed Trinity, Trinity Island
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Communities/provenance |
Alt. Name |
Formal Name |
Ardfinnan monastery#
| ?Augustinian Nuns 7thC
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Ardfinnan Abbey
| Carmelite nuns
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Athassel Priory
| Augustinian Canons Regular 1192 (NM)
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Cahir Abbey
| Augustinian Canons Regular (NM)
| Caher Abbey
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Carrickbeg Friary+, Carrick-on-Suir
| Franciscan, remains incorporated into R.C. church
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Cashel Abbey
| Cistercian (NM)
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Cashel Friary
| Dominican (NM)
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Cashel Friary#
| site now occupied by St. John the Baptist R.C. parish church
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Clonmel Friary
| Franciscan
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St. Aibhe's monastery, Emly
| site subsequently occupied by Emly Cathedral, now occupied by C.I. parish church
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Holy Cross Abbey+
| Cistercian, built on site of an earlier Benedictine monastery (NM)
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| The Abbey Church of the Holy Cross
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Hore Abbey
| Cistercian
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Inishlounaght Abbey, Abbey
| Cistercian
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Kilcooley Abbey
| Cistercian (NM)
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Mona Incha Abbey
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Moor Abbey, Galbally
| (NM)
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Liathmore monastery
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Lorrha monastery
| C.I. church thought to occupy site
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Lorrha Priory
| Dominican, southwest of Lorrha
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St. Ruan's 'Abbey', Lorrha
| northwest of monastery
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Roscrea Friary
| Franciscan 12thC
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Roscrea monastery
| 6thC
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St. Cronan's Friary, Roscrea
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Templemore Abbey
| Knights Templar
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Terryglass monastery
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Toureen monastery
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Tyrone Priory, Nenagh
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Locations to be established
See also