# List of monastic houses in County Wexford

The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights Hospitallers) are included. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, or preceptory/commandery.

## Layout

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, and the current status of the site.
Formal name or dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Alternative names: 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.

## Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary remains unless indicated thus: :
| * | current monastic function |
| + | current non-monastic ecclesiastic function |
| ^ | current non-ecclesiastic function |
| = | remains incorporated into later structure |
| # | no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains |
| ~ | exact site of monastic foundation unknown |
| ø | possibly no such monastic foundation at location |
| ¤ | no such monastic foundation |
| ≈ | identification ambiguous or confused |
Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented).
Trusteeship denoted as follows: :
| NIEA | Scheduled Monument (NI) |
| NM | National Monument (ROI) |
| C.I. | Church of Ireland |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Foundation | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
| Ahacortensis Friary $^≈$ | possible duplication of Enniscorthy or Annaghdown Augustinian Canons Regular (if Enniscorthy, infra); Augustinian Friars | Enniscorthy?; Annaghdown?, County Galway | |
| Arbrensis Monastery $^≈$ | early monastic site, possibly located in County Wexford | | |
| Ardamine Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Maedoc of Ferns, granted to St Maedoc by Dyma | ?Ardladrann; Ardlabran | 52°37′27″N 6°15′20″W﻿ / ﻿52.624100°N 6.255434°W﻿ / 52.624100; -6.255434﻿ (Ardamine Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Ardcavan Monastery $^#$ | early monastic site, founded 7th century? by St Coeman mac Colman, or Colmad, brother of St Degan?; plundered 819; erenagh land into mid-11th century | Airdne-Coemhain; Ardne-Coemhain; Dairinis Coembain | 52°21′32″N 6°26′12″W﻿ / ﻿52.358891°N 6.436746°W﻿ / 52.358891; -6.436746﻿ (Ardcavan Monastery (site)) |
| Ardcolm Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Airdne-coluim | 52°22′23″N 6°25′55″W﻿ / ﻿52.373040°N 6.432002°W﻿ / 52.373040; -6.432002﻿ (Ardcolm Monastery (site)) |
| Ballyhack Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1212; dissolved after 1375, merged with Kilcloggan; now the site of Ballyhack Castle | Balicauk | 52°14′45″N 6°58′03″W﻿ / ﻿52.245905°N 6.967430°W﻿ / 52.245905; -6.967430﻿ (Ballyhack Preceptory) |
| Ballynaleek Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Mael Ruain of Tallaght? | St Mael Ruain of Tallaght _____________________ Ballinaleck | 52°22′59″N 6°29′41″W﻿ / ﻿52.382955°N 6.494848°W﻿ / 52.382955; -6.494848﻿ (Ballynaleek Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Begerin Priory | early monastic site and school, founded 5th century by St Ibar; dissolved 1160; Benedictine monks priory cell dependent on Exeter founded 1181; dissolved 1400 transferred to Augustinian Canons Regular of Selskar — though no record of cell here | Becc-eriu; Begeire; Beggerin | 52°22′07″N 6°24′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.368729°N 6.409421°W﻿ / 52.368729; -6.409421﻿ (Begerin Priory) |
| Camaross Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban | Camacross; Camros | |
| Carnsore Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 585 by St Vogue (Veoc?) | | 52°10′38″N 6°21′45″W﻿ / ﻿52.177241°N 6.362436°W﻿ / 52.177241; -6.362436﻿ (Carnsore Monastery) |
| Clonatin Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular Romanesque ruins purported to be cell of Ferns Abbey | | 52°41′05″N 6°16′41″W﻿ / ﻿52.684713°N 6.278165°W﻿ / 52.684713; -6.278165﻿ (Clonatin Priory) |
| Clonmines Friary | Augustinian Friars founded 1317; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Nicholas Wadding; granted to Laurence Newell (Nevill) 1 May 1540 granted to John Parker 1543, who had licence to alienate 1546 friars expelled 1544, and roamed the countryside for the next three centuries; erroneously purported transferred to Dominican Friars | Clomin; Granstown | 52°15′40″N 6°45′49″W﻿ / ﻿52.261232°N 6.763564°W﻿ / 52.261232; -6.763564﻿ (Clonmines Friary) |
| Clonmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Maedoc of Ferns | Cluain-mor-dicholla-gairb | 52°26′06″N 6°38′43″W﻿ / ﻿52.435069°N 6.645354°W﻿ / 52.435069; -6.645354﻿ (Clonmore Monastery) |
| Coolgraney Friary | possible Augustinian Friars; site probably occupied by St Austin's church, Inch | | |
| Down Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170, purportedly by the Danes; dissolved c.1567; leased to Thomas Stewcley 1567; held by Richard Maisterson 1608 | Abbeydown; Downing; Dune; Dunum | 52°41′43″N 6°37′55″W﻿ / ﻿52.695300°N 6.631808°W﻿ / 52.695300; -6.631808﻿ (Down Priory) |
| Druim-chaoin-cellaig | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban | Druim-cair-ceallaig | |
| Dunbrody Abbey | Cistercian monks — from St Mary's, Dublin dependent on St Mary's, Dublin; founded 1182, land granted to the abbot and monks of Buildwas by Hervé de Monte Marisco 1171-2, confirmed by his nephew, Strongbow; dissolved 6 May 1536; granted to Sir Osbert Itchingham who apparently never resided there, monks purportedly remained in occupation until they abandoned the priory c.1560? | de Portu St Mariae; St Mariae; de Portu; Dunbroith; Dunbrot | 52°17′02″N 6°57′33″W﻿ / ﻿52.283776°N 6.959295°W﻿ / 52.283776; -6.959295﻿ (Dunbrody Abbey) |
| Dunbrody Priory $^ø$ | purported Benedictine monks — evidence lacking | | |
| Enniscorthy Priory | mission house or chapel founded c.510 by St Senan of Scattery; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine dependent on St Thomas's, Dublin; cell founded before 1229; dissolved 1539; leased to Edward Spenser 1581; passed to Richard Synnott 1582; granted to Edward Eustace 1593; passed to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; held by Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1605 | St John the Evangelist ____________________ Inis-corthadh; Inis-corty; Inis-choy; St John's | 52°29′01″N 6°34′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.483528°N 6.571985°W﻿ / 52.483528; -6.571985﻿ (Enniscorthy Priory (site?)) (?) |
| Enniscorthy Abbey | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1460 by Donal, Fuscus (Donal Reagh Cavanagh); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed c.1460 by Dermit (O Murchu); dissolved 1539; granted to James, Earl of Ormond; destroyed by Henry Wallop 1582; granted to Sir Henry Wallop | | 52°30′02″N 6°33′58″W﻿ / ﻿52.500690°N 6.566215°W﻿ / 52.500690; -6.566215﻿ (Enniscorthy Abbey (site)) |
| Ferns Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded c.1160-2 by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, buried here; burned 1159 or 1166; rebuilt by Dermot 1169; plundered and burned by Scottish raiders and Irish rebels c.1317 dissolved 1538, abbot and canons left the abbey 31 March 1538; granted to Thomas Alen 25 March 1538 | St Mary ____________________ Fearna-nor-Maedhog; Ferna-nor-Maedhog; Fernis | 52°35′22″N 6°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿52.589494°N 6.491868°W﻿ / 52.589494; -6.491868﻿ (Ferns Abbey) |
| Ferns Cathedral | early monastic site, founded c.6th/7th century by St Aidan or M'Aedhoc (Mogue), first bishop of Ferns; diocesan cathedral 1111 | | 52°35′24″N 6°29′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.589981°N 6.492708°W﻿ / 52.589981; -6.492708﻿ (Ferns Cathedral) |
| Ferns — St Aidan’s Monastery of Adoration | Family of Adoration nuns founded 1990, on the site of a parochial church (built 1826) demolished 1970s | St Aidan | |
| Fethard Abbey | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban, patronized by St Maedoc | Fiodh-ard; Fetherde | 52°11′35″N 6°50′22″W﻿ / ﻿52.193181°N 6.839349°W﻿ / 52.193181; -6.839349﻿ (Fethard Abbey) |
| Fethard Friary $^{≈ø}$ | Augustinian Friars possible duplication of Fethard, County Tipperary | Fetherde; Fethard, County Tipperary? | |
| Finachia Cell $^~$ | Augustinian Canons Regular possible hermit's cell on land endowed to Ferns, possibly located in County Wexford | Cell Finnmagi? | |
| Finnmag Monastery $^~$ | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban | Fionmagh | |
| Glascarrig Priory | Tironensian monks made dependent on St Dogmael's, Wales by Griffin Condon, David Roch and others; founded after 1190 (1190 or 1199); dissolved 1541; church found to be parochial 27 January 1541; leased to Walter Pepard of Kilca 1550; abandoned after 1550, last prior in office until 1558 | St Mary ____________________ Glascharrac; Glascarrick | 52°34′55″N 6°12′27″W﻿ / ﻿52.581962°N 6.207538°W﻿ / 52.581962; -6.207538﻿ (Glascarrig Priory) |
| Grantstown Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1317 | | 52°15′20″N 6°43′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.255687°N 6.730016°W﻿ / 52.255687; -6.730016﻿ (Grantstown Priory) |
| Horetown Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1350-87? by the Furlong family, possibly Philip Furlong; dissolved before 1541?; granted to Sir John Davis, assigned to Francis Talbot; friars remained in the district, convent existing c.1737 | Hoartown; Little Horetown | 52°19′20″N 6°43′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.322337°N 6.716616°W﻿ / 52.322337; -6.716616﻿ (Horetown Friary (?)) (?) |
| Inisbeg Monastery $^~$ | early monastic site, founded 5th century? (by the time of St Patrick) | Beg-erin? | |
| Inisdoimle Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Bairrfhinn, son of Aed, Prince of Dublin; plundered a number of times between 820 and 960 | Inis-daimle; Inis-teimple; Inch? | 52°17′52″N 6°49′03″W﻿ / ﻿52.297642°N 6.817501°W﻿ / 52.297642; -6.817501﻿ (Inisdiomle Monastery) |
| Inisfail Monastery $^~$ | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick, to whom land was granted by Cremthann | Inis-feal; Beg-erin? | |
| Kilbraney Abbey | Franciscan Friars, purportedly Third Order Regular | Abbey Kilbraney; Abbeybraney | 52°18′54″N 6°49′29″W﻿ / ﻿52.314964°N 6.824784°W﻿ / 52.314964; -6.824784﻿ (Kilbraney Abbey) |
| Kilcloggan Preceptory | Knights Templar founded after 1183 (during the reign of King John) by the O'More family, possibly Connor O'More; dissolved 1308-10; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314; dissolved 1540; leased to James Sherlock of Waterford | Kilcloghan; Templetown | 52°10′46″N 6°53′43″W﻿ / ﻿52.179389°N 6.895259°W﻿ / 52.179389; -6.895259﻿ (Kilcloggan Preceptory) |
| Kilgorman Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century? | Cell-gormain | 52°42′34″N 6°10′37″W﻿ / ﻿52.709527°N 6.176901°W﻿ / 52.709527; -6.176901﻿ (Kilgorman Monastery (site)) |
| Kilnamanagh Monastery | early monastic site | Kilmanagh | 52°30′48″N 6°23′19″W﻿ / ﻿52.513335°N 6.388541°W﻿ / 52.513335; -6.388541﻿ (Kilnamanagh Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Lady's Island Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular possible cell of Ferns prior to 14th century; purportedly Augustinian Friars dissolved 17th century? (in the time of Cromwell?) | Our Lady (purportedly) | 52°12′29″N 6°22′57″W﻿ / ﻿52.208037°N 6.382507°W﻿ / 52.208037; -6.382507﻿ (Lady's Island Priory) |
| New Ross Priory, earlier site | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual transferred to later site (see immediately below) before 1295, probably between 1250 and 1256; | | |
| New Ross Priory | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban; Crutched Friars founded c.1195, probably by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; dissolved before 1295; Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual refounded c.1250 (during the reign of Edward I), purportedly by Sir John Devereaux; transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) before 1295; Crutched Friars appear to have attempted to regain the site from the Franciscans 15th century; dissolved 1540; granted to the Earl of Ormond; assigned to Jasper Duffe; friars evicted 1549-50; suppressed 1558, destroyed by the Protestants; apparently reoccupied during the reign of Queen Mary Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1612 | St Saviour | 52°23′47″N 6°56′26″W﻿ / ﻿52.396294°N 6.940530°W﻿ / 52.396294; -6.940530﻿ (New Ross, St Saviour's Priory) |
| New Ross Grey Friars | Observant Franciscan Friars built 1615 | Ros-mic-treoin; Ross-meic-treoin; Ross-pont | 52°23′45″N 6°56′34″W﻿ / ﻿52.395964°N 6.942889°W﻿ / 52.395964; -6.942889﻿ (New Ross Grey Friars) |
| New Ross Franciscan Nunnery | Franciscan sisters, Third Order Regular founded between 1625 and 1650 | | |
| New Ross Austin Friars | Augustinian Friars founded before 1320, purportedly by Wiliam de la Roche; Observant Augustinian Friars reformed 1484?; dissolved 1540; sold to Margaret, Countess of Ormond and Ossory; leased to John Savage 19 August 1540; granted to Richard Butler of Dormereston 16 January 1544; friars later returned to New Ross (see immediately below) | | |
| New Ross Austin Friars * | Augustinian Friars extant | | |
| New Ross, St Mary's Abbey | Anglo-Norman abbey parish church; suggested episcopal diocesan cathedral, Patrick Barrett, Bishop of Ferns, purportedly translated his see to St Mary's church 1400 to 1415 — references probably only pertain to the bishop's residence | Monastery of St Saviour | 52°23′46″N 6°56′28″W﻿ / ﻿52.396173°N 6.941091°W﻿ / 52.396173; -6.941091﻿ (New Ross, St Mary's Abbey) |
| New Ross, Mount Carmel Monastery | Carmelite nuns | | 52°23′44″N 6°56′09″W﻿ / ﻿52.395554°N 6.935867°W﻿ / 52.395554; -6.935867﻿ (New Ross, Mount Carmel Monastery) |
| Pill Friary $^~$ | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation unknown; dissolved before 1603 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) 274 | Pillam | 52°20′03″N 6°36′15″W﻿ / ﻿52.334183°N 6.604271°W﻿ / 52.334183; -6.604271﻿ (Pill Friary (approx.)) (approx) |
| Rathaspick Monastery | early monastic site | Raith-ne-n-epscop | 52°18′28″N 6°29′42″W﻿ / ﻿52.307644°N 6.494955°W﻿ / 52.307644; -6.494955﻿ (Rathaspick Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Rosslare Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular | | |
| St Saviour's Priory $^{~≈?}$ | Cistercian monks dependent on Dunbrody; possibly located in County Wexford; possible confusion with Graiguenamanagh | St Salvator | |
| Selskar Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre? purportedly founded c.1190 by Sir Alexander de la Roche, after 1216?; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Prior John Heigharne 23 March 1540; occupied by Sir Walter Browne of Malrankan before 1548; granted to John Parker 1548; Augustinian Friars | The Priory of SS Peter and Paul of Selsker by Wexford ____________________ Wexford Priory; Loch-Garman; Loch-Carmen; Weysford; Veyesereford; Viesercford | 52°20′29″N 6°27′56″W﻿ / ﻿52.341454°N 6.465687°W﻿ / 52.341454; -6.465687﻿ (Selskar Abbey) |
| Skreen Priory $^{~ø}$ | Benedictine monks granted to the monks of St Nicholas, Exeter — never a monastic cell | St Nicholas | 52°20′15″N 6°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.337444°N 6.463972°W﻿ / 52.337444; -6.463972﻿ (Wexford Friary) |
| Taghmon Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular | | 52°19′16″N 6°39′10″W﻿ / ﻿52.321236°N 6.652809°W﻿ / 52.321236; -6.652809﻿ (Taghmon Monastery) |
| Templeshanbo Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Maedoc | Seanboth-Colmain; Senboth-Colmain; Senboth-sine | 52°34′48″N 6°40′48″W﻿ / ﻿52.580126°N 6.679886°W﻿ / 52.580126; -6.679886﻿ (Templeshanbo Monastery) |
| Tintern Abbey | Cistercian monks dependent on Tintern, Monmouthshire; founded 1200 by Wiliam Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; dissolved 1536; monks apparently permitted to remain until after 1539?; abbey seized 25 July 1539; church found to be parochial 22 January 1541; variously leased out; church converted for use as a castle or mansion | Tintern parva; de Voto | 52°14′13″N 6°50′16″W﻿ / ﻿52.236998°N 6.837899°W﻿ / 52.236998; -6.837899﻿ (Tintern Abbey) |
| Wexford Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1268? (during the reign of Henry III), attributed to the Geraldine family; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1486; dissolved 1539-40; granted to Paul Turner and James Devereux 1544; occupied by Thomas Browne and Paul Turnor [Turner] 1548; destroyed by the Protestants 1560; abandoned until new house established 1615 (see immediately below) | Lough Garman | 52°20′15″N 6°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿52.337444°N 6.463972°W﻿ / 52.337444; -6.463972﻿ (Wexford Friary) |
| Wexford Greyfriars | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1615 | | 52°20′14″N 6°27′52″W﻿ / ﻿52.337257°N 6.464350°W﻿ / 52.337257; -6.464350﻿ (Wexford Greyfriars) |
| Wexford Nunnery | nuns founded after 1625 | | |
| Wexford Templars | Knights Templar granted church of St Alloch, mills and land by Henry II | | |

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