List of abbeys and priories in Ireland

Abbeys and priories in Ireland lists abbeys, priories, friaries or other monastic religious houses in Ireland. This article does not include foundations in Northern Ireland, which are covered in List of abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland.
==Overview==
===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, 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 fragmentaryremains 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
 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
==List of Houses by County==
===County Carlow===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Acaun # 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Agha Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Fintan;poss. not fl. post10thC 	Achad-finglass Monastery;Achadfinglass Monastery;Augha Monastery	 	 	
Aghade Priory 	 	Augustinian (Arrouasian) nuns, cell of St Mary de Hogges, Dublinfd. 1151 by Dermot mac Murchard, King of Leinster;dis. ante1500?	Athaddy Priory;Athade Priory;Aghade Nunnery;Aghadh Priory 	 	 	
Ballymoon Preceptory 	 	Supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar fd. c.1300 	Bally MacWilliam-roe Preceptory 	 	 	
Carlow Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Poor Clare Monastery Carlow,Graiguecullen	 	Poor Claresfd. 19thC 	 	 	 	
Clonmore Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC by St Mogue;poss. not fl. post10thC 	 	 	 	
Dunleckney Preceptory 	 	Knights Templarfd. 1300-1308 	 	 	 	
Killerig Preceptory 	 	Knights Templar, later Knights Hospitallerdis. and granted to the wife of Gerard Aylmer 1590 	Killargy Preceptory 	 	 	
Killeshin Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC by St Comghan 	 	 	 	
Leighlin Abbey 	 	Celtic monksfd. 7thC by St Gobban 	Old Leighlin Abbey 	 	 	
Leighlinbridge Monastery 	 	Carmelite monksfd. 13thC by a member of the Carew family;dis. and converted into a fort 	 	 	 	
Lorum Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
St Mullin's Monastery 	100px	Celtic monksfd. 7thC; (NM) 	 	 	 	
St Mullin's Abbey 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 632 by St Molling;plundered and burnt ante1138; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Tullow Abbey # 	 	Knights Hospitallerfd. 1212;Augustinian Canons Regulardis.; granted to Thomas, Earl of Thomond, December 1557 	Tully Abbey;The Black Abbey 	 	 	
===County Cavan===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Cavan Friary 	100px	Dominican Friarsfd. (c.)1300 by Giolla O'Reilly;Franciscan Friars c.1393;Observant-Franciscan Friars ante1516-1826 	 	The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Cavan	 	
Drumlane Abbey 	 	Celtic monksfd. ante550, reputedly by St Maidoc;Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 12thC;dis.; granted for a term of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly c.1570;prob. demolished 16thC	Drumlane Priory	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Drumlane 	 	
Killinagh Monastery	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Kilmore Abbey 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC by St Columb 	 	 	 	
Lough Oughter Abbey	 	Premonstratensian Canonsfd. 1237 by Clarus M. Moylon, Archdeacon of Elphindis. and granted for a period of 21 years to Hugh O'Reilly 1570 	Trinity Priory 	 	 	
Slanore Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by Colman mac Echdach 	 	 	 	
Tomregan Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Urney Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
===County Clare===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Bishop's Island Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC by St Senan 	 	 	 	
Canon Island Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. end12thC by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick; dis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM) 	Inisnegananagh Priory 	 	 	
Clare Abbey, Clarecastle 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 1189 or 1191 by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerickdis.; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) 	Clareabbey 	The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey 	 	
Corcomroe Abbey 	 	Cistercian monksfd. 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	 	
Drumcliff Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC reputedly by St Colmcille 	 	 	 	
Dysert O Dea Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. ante735;remains of 12thC church on site 	Dissert O'Dea Monastery 	 	 	
Ennis Friary * 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. ante1242? by Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien, King of Thomond; c.1284reformed 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 	 	
Ennis Friary * 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1841; acq. 1854;Provincial Novitiate House 1877; Novitiate House of the Irish Province 1902 	 	 	 	
Ennis Monastery * 	 	Poor Clare nuns 	 	 	 	
Enniskerry Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	Mutton Island Monastery 	 	 	
Ennistimon Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Ennistymon Monastery 	 	 	
Feenish Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Glencolumbkille Abbey 	 	Columban monksfd. by St Columcille;CI Church on site 	Glan Columb-chille 	 	 	
Illaunmore Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. not fl. post10thC 	Mucinis Monastery? 	 	 	
Illaunmore #,Lough Derg 	 	poss. monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Inchicronan Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular from Clareabbeyfd. 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 	 	 	
Inishcealtra Monastery, Inishcealtra(Holy Island)	 	fd. 653 by St Camin, buried here 	Iniskeltair Abbey;Iniscealtra Monastery;Inis Cealtra Abbey; Inishcaltra Monastery	 	 	
Inishloe Abbey 	 	Celtic monksfd. by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here 	Inisanlaoi Abbey 	 	 	
Kilcarragh Monastery 	 	Granted to John King 	 	 	 	
Kilfenora Monastery 	 	Celtic monksprob. continuing post1111 	 	 	 	
Kilfenora Abbey 	 	Franciscan friars; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Killadusert Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Killadysert Monastery 	 	 	
Killaloe Monastery 	 	Celtic monksprob. continuing post1111 	 	 	 	
Killone Abbey 	100px	Augustinian nunsfd. 1180 (or monks fd. 1120) by Donald O'Brien, King of Limericknow in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access 	Killoen Abbey 	The Abbey Church of Saint John, Killone 	 	
Kilshanny Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular celldis.; granted to Robert Hickman 	Kilshonny Monastery 	 	 	
Kilnagellech Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	Kinagalliagh Monastery 	 	 	
Kilshanny Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Noughaval Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Outhgmama Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Quin Abbey 	 	Franciscan friarsblt. 1402-1433 by MacNamara;dis.; granted to Sir Tirlagh O'Brien, of Irishdyman 1583;repaired by Roman Catholics 1604; (NM) 	Quin Friary;Quinchy Monastery 	 	 	
Rath Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Rathblathmaic Monastery 	 	 	
Rossmanagher Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Scattery Island Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC by St Senan (or by St Patrick);granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577 	Inishscattery Monastery 	 	 	
Tomfinlough Monastery 	 	Celtic monks; prob. not continuing post10thC;site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church 	Finlough Monastery 	 	 	
Tomgraney Abbey 	 	Celtic monks 	Tomgrany Abbey;Tuamgranney Abbey;Tuamgraney Abbey 	 	 	
Tulla Abbey 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
The following supposed foundation in Co. Clare is prob. a confusion of other sites in Ireland:-
Inchmore Abbey: (fd. by St Senan): An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland:
===County Cork===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Abbeymahon Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monkstrns from Aghamanisterfd. 1278 by Count McSheribay;dis. 1541 	Abbey Mahon Abbey;Maure Abbey 	 	 	
Abbeystrowry Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monksfd. 14thC 	Strowry Abbey 	 	 	'''
Aghadown Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Aughadown Monastery 	 	 	
Aghamanister Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Baltinglass;fd. 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmondtrns to Abbeymahon 1278 	 	 	 	
Ballybeg Priory 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 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) 	 	 	 	
Ballygarvan ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Ballymacadane Abbey 	 	nunsfd. 1450 by Cormac MacCarthy 	Ballymacadane Nunnery 	 	 	
Ballymacadane Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular 	 	 	 	
Ballynoe ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Ballyvourney Abbey 	 	Celtic nunsblt. 650 by St Abban, for St Gobonate;poss. continuing after 1111Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular 	Ballvourney Abbey 	 	 	
Bantry Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1466 by Dermot O'Sullivan Bearedemolished 	 	 	 	
Bawnatemple Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Bridgetown Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. early13thC by Alexander FitzHugh Roche 	Bridge Town Priory 	 	 	
Brigown Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. not continuing post10thC 	 	 	 	
Buttevant Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1251 (or 1290) by David Oge Barry, Lord Buttevant;dis.;re-occupied from Restoration to post1800; (NM) 	Ecclesia Tumulorum 	 	 	
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	 	 	
Castlecor ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Castlelyons Abbey 	 	Carmelite monksfd. from within the de Barry family 	Castle Lyons Abbey 	 	 	
Castlelyons Friary 	 	Dominican friars,fd. 1307 by John de Barry;Dominicans, Franciscans and Carmelites were associated with the foundationdis. 1541; granted to Richard Boyle, Earl of Corka hedge school 18thC 	Castle Lyons Monastery 	 	 	
Castlemartyr Priory 	 	Carmelite monks 	 	 	 	
Cecilstown ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Clear Island Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Clogagh Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular 	 	 	 	
Clonmeen Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. by Mr O'Callaghan 	Clonmere Monastery 	 	 	
Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery	100px	Nunnery; dst. many times by Vikings 	 	 	 	
Coole Abbey 	 	Franciscan friars 	 	 	 	
Cork Augustinian Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 600 by St Finbar;dis.; granted c.1590 to Cormac MacCarthy and Sir Richard GrenvilleCI Church on site 	 	 	 	
Cork Augustinian Priory * 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularblt. 1780 	 	 	 	
Cork Monastery # 	 	site prob. now occupied by St Finbarr's Cathedral 	 	 	 	
Cork Augustinian Monastery 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 14th/15thC by Lord Kinsale;dis.; granted to Cormac MacCarthy c.1576 	Red Abbey Tower 	The Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity 	 	
Cork Black Friary 	 	Dominican friarsfd. 1229 by Philip de Barry;dis.; granted to William Boureman c.1543 	 	 	 	
Cork - Gill Abbey 	 	fd. 7thC;site near University College, Cork 	 	 	 	
Cork - St Stephen's Priory 	 	fd. ante1295;converted to the Blue-coat Hospital 1674 	 	 	 	
Cork Grey Friary 	 	Franciscan friarsfd. 1214 by Dermont MacCarthy Reagh;dis.; granted to Andrew Skydy c.1565 	 	 	 	
Cork Nunnery 	 	nunsfd. c.1327 by William de Barryposs. on site later occupied by Market House 	 	 	 	
Cork Preceptory 	 	Knights Templarblt. 1292 	 	 	 	
Cullen Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Donaghmore Monastery 	 	fd. by St Fingenenow parochial church 	Donoughmore Monastery 	 	 	
Fermoy Monastery #? 	 	Cistercian monksdis.; granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590 	de Castro Dei 	 	 	
Garinish Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Kilchuillin Monastery 	 	 	
Glanworth Abbey 	 	Dominican friarsfd. 1227 by the Roche family 	 	 	 	
Goleen Friary 	 	Franciscan friars 	Gahannyh Friary? 	 	 	
Gouganebarra Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Gougane Barra Monastery 	 	 	
Inishcarra Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Senan;dis. 	Iniscarra Monastery;Iniscara Abbey 	 	 	
Inishleena Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Iniskieran Monastery 	 	Franciscan friarsfd. 1460 by Florence Moar O'Driscoll 	Clear Island Monastery 	 	 	
Kilbeacon Monastery 	 	Celtic monks;fd. 650 by St Abban 	 	 	 	
Kilcatherine Cell 	 	Celtic nunsfd. by St Caitiarn, niece of St Senan; double monastery 	Cell Catigern;Cell-chatiern;Cell-chatigern 	 	 	
Kilcrea Friary 	100px	Franciscan friarsfd. 1465 by Cormac MacCarthy More, King of Desmond;dis. 1577; granted on lease to Sir Cormock MacCarthy who left the Friars in occupancysacked 1599;rst. 1604; exp. c.1614; granted by Oliver Cromwell to Lord Broghill 1641in trusteeship of Commissioners of Public Works 1892; (NM)	 	 	 	
Kilcrea Nunnery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kilcrumper Monastery 	 	Celtic monksBenedictine monks; bestowed on Glascarrig 15thC 	Cill Cruimthir Monastery 	 	 	
Kilkilleen ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Killabraher ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Killaconenagh Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	Killachad conchean? 	 	 	
Killeenemer Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kilmaclenine Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Kilmoney Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Kilnamanagh Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	Kilmana Monastery 	 	 	
Kinneigh Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by ; poss. not surviving post10thC 	 	 	 	
Kinsale Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	St Gobban 	 	
Kinsale Friary* 	 	Carmelite Friarsfd. 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	 	
Kilshanahan ~ 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Labbamolaga Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 7thC by St Molaga, reputedly buried here 	 	 	 	
Legan Abbey, Monkstown 	 	Benedictine monks, daughter house of Waterford Prioryfl. 1301 	 	 	 	
Lueim Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lough Ine Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Templebreedy Monastery 	 	 	
Midleton Abbey # 	 	Cistercian monks from Monasteranenaghfd. 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 	 	
Monanimy Commandery 	 	Knights Templar 	Monanimy Preceptory 	 	 	
Mourne Abbey 	 	Knights Templarfd. 13thC by Alexander de Sancta Helena;later, Knights Hospitaller 	Mourne Preceptory;Ballynamona Preceptory 	 	 	
The Priory, Newmarket 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nohaval Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Nohavaldaly Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Nohaval-daly Monastery 	 	 	
Ross Priory 	 	Benedictine monksfd. 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach 	Rosscarbery Priory;RosailithirRoss Carberry Priory 	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery 	 	
Sherkin Friary 	 	Observant-Franciscan Friarsfd. 1460/1470;dis. 1537; (NM) 	Sherkin Island Abbey 	 	 	
Skeam West Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Spittle Bridge Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Strawhall Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Kilbrenan Monastery 	 	 	
Templefaughtna ~ 	 	supposed Knights Templar foundation 	 	 	 	
Timoleague Friary 	100px	Franciscan Friarstrns from Cregan 1279, blt on the site of an earlier monastery;dis.; passed to Lord Inchiquin; (NM) 	'Timoleague Abbey' 	 	 	
Toames Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? 	 	 	
Tracton Abbey 	 	Cistercian monksblt. 1224 by McCarthydis.; granted to James Craig and Henry Guilford 1568;assigned by Craig to the Earl of Cork 	Albus tractus 	 	 	
Tullylease Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Weeme Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfl. 14thC 	 	 	 	
North Abbey, Youghal 	100px	Dominican monksblt. 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly;dis.; granted to William Walsh c.1580 	 	 	 	
South Abbey, Youghal 	100px	Franciscan monksblt. 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland 	 	 	 	''
Youghal Priory 	100px	Benedictine monks 	 	 	 	
===County Donegal===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs. 	Location
Ard Mhuire Friary* 	 	Capuchin-Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
Assaroe Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Boylefd. 1178 by Roderick O'Cananan, Prince of Tyrconnell;dis. post1597 	Astrath Abbey 	 	 	
Balleeghan Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
Ballymacswiney Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ballymagroarty Monastery 	 	 	Ballymagrorty Monastery 	 	 	
Ballysaggart Friary 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Columb, blt. by M'RuinifaigFranciscan Friarssite now occupied by C.I. church	Fanagarah Friary;Fanegarah Monastery 	 	 	
Bothchonais Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfl. 11thC 	 	 	 	
Clonca Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Clonleigh Monastery 	 	Celtic monksblt. by St Columb c.530;C.I. church on site 	 	 	 	
Clonmany Monastery 	 	Celtic monksblt. by St Columb;prob. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Conwal Abbey 	 	Celtic monksfd. c.587; prob. fl. post1111 	Conwall Monastery 	 	 	
Cnodain Monastery 	 	 	 	 	mentioned by Wm Cobbett	
Desertegny Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Domnachglinne Tochair Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Domnachglinne Tochuir Monastery 	 	 	
Domnach-mor-magene Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Domnachmormagene Monastery 	 	 	
Donagh Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Donegal Friary 	 	Observant-Franciscanfd. 1473/4;dis. 1601; (NM) 	'Donegal Abbey';Donegall Friary 	 	 	
Donagmore Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Drumhome Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Eskaheen 	 	 	Iskaheen Monastery 	 	 	
Fahan Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Columb, poss. fl. post10thCsite now occupied by C.I. church 	 	 	 	
Gartan-Rath Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Columb 521 	Garton Monastery;Gartan Monastery 	 	 	
Glencolumbkille Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. not fl. post10thC 	 	 	 	
Hilfothuir Abbey 	 	Cistercian monksblt. by O'Dogharty 	 	 	 	
Inis Saimer Monastery# 	 	Celtic monks 	Ines Samer Monastery 	 	 	
Inishkeel Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Inis Keel Monastery 	 	 	
Inver Abbey 	 	blt. 563 by St NutalisFranciscan Friary blt. on site (see immediately below) 	 	 	 	
Inver Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars;fd. c.1500 on the remains of an earlier abbey (see immediately above) 	 	 	 	
Kilbarron Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Kilcar Monastery 	 	 	Kilcartaich Monastery 	 	 	
Killybegs Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsblt. by M'Sweeney-bannig 	 	 	 	
Killydonnell Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
Kilmacrenan Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsblt. on the site of earlier abbeyC.I. church on site 	 	 	 	
Kilmacrenan Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Kilmonaster Monastery 	 	Cistercian monksblt. 1194 by O'Dogharty 	Kilfothuir Monastery;Hilfothuir Abbey	 	 	
Lough Derg Monastery, Station Island	 	Celtic monks;Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130,trns to Saints Island 	 	 	 	
Lough Derg Friary, Saints Island 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular c.1130Franciscan Friars fd. ante1631 	 	 	 	
Lough Derg Monastery, Station Island	 	Franciscan Friars 1763 	 	 	 	
Magherabeg Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
Mevagh Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Moville Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Moyra Monastery, Ray 	 	site occupied by remains of a 16thC church 	 	 	 	
Racoon Monastery, nr Ballintra 	 	Patrician monksfd. c.440 	 	 	 	
Raphoe Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. fl. post1111diocesan cathedral built on site 	 	 	 	''
Rathmullan Priory 	 	Carmelite friarsfd. 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeneyplundered by Bingham 1595 	 	 	 	
Raymoghy Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. not fl. post10thC 	 	 	 	
Rossnowlagh Friary* 	 	Franciscan friars 	 	 	 	
Taughboyne Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Temple Douglas 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tory Island Abbey#? 	 	on the site of an earlier monastery Columban (6thC); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Tullaghobegley Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
===County Dublin===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs. 	Location
Balally 	 	supposed Early Christian monastic site 	 	Balally () 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 	 	 	
Ballyboghill Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	Ballyboughal Monastery 	 	 	
Ballymadun 	 	supposed monastic site - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Ballyman 	 	supposed Knights Templar site 	 	 	 	
Castleknock Monastery 	 	Benedictine monks 	 	 	 	
Clondalkin Abbey 	 	Celtic monksposs. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Clontarf Monastery 	 	Celtic monkssite now occupied by C.I. church 	 	 	 	
Clontarf Preceptory 	 	Knights Templarfd. 13thC, later Knights HospitallerClontarf Castle built on site, now the Clontarf Castle Hotel 	 	 	 	
Cruagh Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin 	 	Savignac monks, from Chesterfd. c.1139;Cistercian monks 1147; (NM) 	 	 	 	
St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 1177 by King Henry II 	 	The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas the Martyr, Dublin	 	
Finglas Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd.560 by St Canice; poss. not fl. post10thC;site occupied by remains of a medieval church 	 	 	 	
Glasmore Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Glasnevin Monastery 	 	Celtic monksposs. not fl. post10thC 	 	 	 	
Grace Dieu Abbey, nr. Donabate 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular, Turvey House was build from the remains of the abbey 	 	 	 	
Grange Abbey 	 	(NM) 	 	 	 	
Howth Abbey 	 	 	 	The Collegiate Church of St. Mary, Howth 	 	
Ireland's Eye Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lambay Island Monastery# 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loreto Abbey 	 	Sisters of Loreto 	formerly Rathfarnham House	 	 	
Loreto Abbey, Dalkey 	 	Sisters of Loreto 	 	 	 	
Lusk Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
'The Abbey', Malahide 	 	ruins of a chapel 	 	 	 	
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
Tallaght Monastery# 	 	site now occupied by C.I. church 	 	 	 	
Tallaght Friary 	 	Dominican Friars 	 	 	 	
Tullow/Tully Monastery? 	 	ruined 13th-C church may occupy site of an Early Christian monastic site 	 	 	 	
===County Galway===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Abbeygormacan Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regulardis.; granted to Ulick Bourke, first Earl of Clanrickard 1543/1544 	Gormacan Abbey;Abbey Gormogan Abbey 	The Abbey Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gormacan 	 	
Abbey Grey Monastery 	 	 	Abbeygrey Monastery 	 	 	
Ahascragh Abbey 	 	CI Church on site 	Ahaskeragh Abbey 	 	 	
Annaghdown Priory 	 	Arroasian Canons Regularfd. 13thC; (NM) 	 	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary de Portu Patrum, Annaghdown	 	
Annaghdown nunnery# 	 	Augustinian nuns 578;Arroasian 1144 	 	 	 	
Annaghdown Monastery# 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
Athenry Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1464;(collegiate church of St Mary once thought to have been the friary church) 	 	 	 	
Athenry Priory 	 	Dominican monksfd. 1241;dis. 1574,1627-1652; became a university 1644; used as a barracks 18thC; (NM) 	 	The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 	 	
Aughrim Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 1220 by Theobald Butler;dis.; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricard 	Aghrim Priory 	 	 	
Claregalway Friary 	100px	Franciscan Friarssic1290-1765; (NM) 	Claregalway Abbey 	 	 	
Clonfert Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC 	 	 	 	
Clonfert Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 12thC 	St Mary's de Porto Puro 	 	 	
Clonkeenkerrill Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. c. 1435 	Cloonkeenkerrill Friary, 'St. Kerrill's Abbey'	 	 	
Clontuskert Priory 	100px	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 	 	
Dromacoo Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dunmore Friary and Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular Eremites 1425-1574, -1641; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Galway Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1296dest. 1657church converted into a court house.Current court house on site. 	 	 	 	
Galway Franciscan Abbey 	 	Franciscan Friarsblt. 1660re-blt. 1781 	 	 	 	
Inishbofin Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. by St Coleman, 7thC 	 	 	 	
Inishmicatreer Monastery 	 	 	'Inishmicatreer Abbey' 	 	 	
Inishmore Monastery 	 	 	Na Seacht dTeampaill;(The Seven Churches) 	 	 	
Kilbennan Monastery 	 	Franciscan monksfd. by St Benignus 	 	 	 	
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 Friarsfd. 1353; dis. 1541;on the site of an earlier monastery (6thC); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Killursa Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kinalehin Friary,nr. Abbey 	 	Carthusian monks, poss. from Hintonfd. c.1252;dis. by General Chapter the Grande Chartreuse1321;granted by Gregory XI to Franciscan Friars c. 1371 	Kinaleghin, Kilnalahan 	 	 	
Kilmacduagh Monastery 	 	fd. 7thC by St. Colman son of DuaghCathedral 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.?)	 	 	 	
Knockmoy Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Boyle fd. 1190dis. 1542 (NM) 	Collis Victoriae Abbeyknockmoy;Abbeyknockmoy Abbey 	 	 	
Kylemore Abbey 	 	Benedictine monks;mansion now serves as convent boarding school 	 	 	 	
Loughrea Priory 	 	Carmelite monksfd. c. 1300;Discalced Carmelites since 1640 	 	 	 	
Meelick Friary+ 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1414;Observant-Franciscan 1479-Reformation, 1680, intermittently-1852;now R.C. church 	 	 	 	
Monasternalea Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Portumna Friary 	 	Dominican monks fd. 1426, on the site of the Cistercian monks' priory 	Portumna Abbey 	The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Portumna 	 	
Portumna Priory 	 	Cistercian monks 1254 	Portumna Abbey 	The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Portumna 	 	
Ross Errilly Friary,nr Headford	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. c.1351;Observant-Franciscan 1470-1656, c.1664-1753; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Roundstone Priory 	 	Dominican monks 	 	 	 	
Toombeola Abbey 	 	Dominican monks 	 	 	 	
===County Kerry===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Abbeydorney Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks, daughter house of Monasteranenaghfd. 1154dis. 1537 (though last abbot active until 1577)site now in use as a graveyard 	Odorney;Kyrie Eleison 	 	 	
Aghadoe Monastery 	 	?Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 7thC by St Finan Lobhar; fl. 992;non-monastic church of the Holy Trinity and St Mary built on site 1158; (NM)	 	 	 	
Ardfert Abbey 	 	Georgian mansion 	 	 	 	
Ardfert Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. c.1253; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Ballinskelligs Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 12thC; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Ballyduff Abbey 	 	13thC, 15thC 	 	 	 	
Church Island Monastery, Valencia Harbour 	 	 	 	 	 	
Church Island Monastery, Lough Currane 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derrynane Abbey, nr. Caherdaniel 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
Holy Cross Abbey, Tralee 	 	Dominican monks 	The Dominican Church of Holy Cross Abbey	 	 	
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Innisfallen Abbey, Innisfallen Island 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular, on site of an earlier foundation (7thC); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown 	 	 	 	 	 	
Killagh Priory, Milltown 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularin the grounds of Kilcolman Abbey, Milltown (see immediately above) 	 	 	 	
Kilrellig Monastery, Bolus Head 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lislaughtin Abbey 	 	Franciscan monks 1478-dissolution, 1629-?, prob. blt. on the site of an earlier monastery (7thC); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Muckross Abbey 	 	Franciscan monks 	 	 	 	
Rattoo Monastery, nr. Ballyduff 	 	?Augustinian Canons Regular (NM) 	 	 	 	
Rattoo Abbey, nr. Ballyduff 	 	to the east of monastery (see immediately above) 	 	 	 	
Riasc Monastery 	 	6thC to 12thC 	 	 	 	
Skellig Michael Monastery,Great Skellig Island	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Tralee Priory 	 	Dominican Friars 	 	The Priory of the Holy Cross, Tralee	 	
===County Kildare===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Athy Priory 	 	Dominican monksfd. 1257;dis. 1539 	 	 	 	
Athy Priory 	 	Cruciferi (Augustinian Hospitallers) 	 	 	 	
Castledermot Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. ante1247;dis. 1540 	 	 	 	
Castledermot Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. c.800; prob. fl. post1111 	 	 	 	
Castledermot Priory 	 	Cruciferi (Augustinian Hospitallers) 	 	 	 	
Celbridge Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Clane Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1258;dis. 1540, 1647-c.1650 	 	 	 	
Clane Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 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 	 	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 - order and period unknown 	 	 	 	
Kildare Nunnery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Black Abbey, Kildare 	100px	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 	 	fd. c.470 by St Brigid 	 	 	 	
Kilteel preceptory, Kilteel	 	Knights Hospitaller 	 	 	 	
Leixlip Abbey 	 	 	 	The Abbey Church of Saint Wolstan, Leixlip	 	
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 	 	Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary 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 	 	 	 	
Timolin Monastery# 	 	Timolin = Tigh Moling - 'St. Moling's Monastery' 	Tomolin Monastery	 	 	
===County Kilkenny===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Anothmolt Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks, from Loghmerefd. ante1207;trns to Graiguenamanagh ante1207 	Annamult Abbey 	 	 	
Ballylarkin Abbey 	 	13thC?; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Callan Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. c.1215 	'Callan Abbey' 	 	 	
Callan Augustinian Friary 	 	Observant-Augustinian Canons Regular fd. c.1462 	 	 	 	
Duiske Abbey+, Graiguenamanagh	 	Cistercian monksfd. ante1207;dis. 1536; part of church is in R.C. ecclesiastical use; (NM) 	Graiguenamanagh Abbey	 	 	
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 Regularincorporated into C.I. parish church 	 	 	 	
Jerpoint Abbey 	 	Benedictine monks 1158, Cistercian monks from Baltinglass 1180; occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery, traces of which remain (NM). Thomastown R.C. church contains the high altar from Jerpoint Abbey	 	 	 	
Kells Friary 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Kells Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 1193-1540 (NM) 	 	 	 	
St. John's Priory, Kilkenny 	 	Priory and C.I. parish church 	 	 	 	
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 Stanleyfd. 1202/4;trns to Anothmolt ante1207 	Loughmerans Abbey 	 	 	
Rosbercon Abbey 	 	Dominican friarsfd. 13thC 	 	 	 	
Tibberaghny Monastery 	 	fd. 6thC 	 	 	 	
Tullaherin Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
===County Laois===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Abbeyleix Abbey# 	 	Cistercian monks from Baltinglassfd. 1183/4 by Corcherger O'Moore (Cucogry O’More);dis. 1552 	Leix Abbey;Lex Dei	 	 	
Aghaboe Monastery# 	 	fd. 6thC by St Canice 	 	 	 	
Aghaboe Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 1382;on site of Aghaboe Monastery (above);dis.; granted to Florence FitzPatrick c.1600	 	 	 	
Aghaboe Friary 	 	Dominican friarsfd. 1382 	 	 	 	
Clonenagh Monastery 	 	fd. 6thC by St Fintan;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 	 	fd. c. 595 by St Colman of Oughaval;dissolved by 15th century, buildings dismantled 18th century 	 	 	 	
Rosenallis Monastery	 	fd. by St Brigid of Kildare;dis. 1537 	 	 	 	
Sleaty Monastery 	 	fd. by St Ficah;site occupied by remains of Sleaty Church 	Sletty Monastery 	 	 	
Timahoe Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
===County Leitrim===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Anaghduffe Abbey 	 	fd. 766;CI church on site 	 	 	 	
Creevelea Friary 	 	Franciscan friars 1508-1590, 1618-1837 	Dromahair Friary 	 	 	
Rossclogher Abbey, Kinlough	 	nunsfd. 8thC by St Tigenach, for his mother, St Mella	Doire Melle;Doiremelle Nunnery	 	 	
===County Limerick===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Abbeyfeale Abbey 	 	Cistercian monksfd. 1188 by Brian O'Brien 	 	 	 	
Abington Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Arklow 1205-post1557 	Mainister Uaithne;Woney Abbey;Owney Abbey	 	 	
Adare Friary+ 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular c.1316; now in use as C.I. parish church 	 	 	 	
Adare Friary, (Franciscan) 	 	Franciscan friars 1464; now in the grounds of Adare Manor with public access	'The Black Abbey' 	 	 	
Adare Abbey 	 	Trinitarian friarsfd. c.1230;dis. 1539 	 	 	 	
Ardpatrick Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Askeaton Friary 	 	Franciscan friars 1389; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Ballingarry Friary 	 	Franciscan friars 	 	 	 	
Dysert Monastery,Carrigeen 	 	 	 	 	 	
Glenstal Abbey 	 	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 1148/51-1541; (NM) 	 	 	 	
St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff, nr. Shanagolden	 	Augustinian nunsfd. 1298;dis. 1541 	 	 	 	
Mungret Abbey 	 	(NM) 	 	 	 	
Rathkeale Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 13thC 	Rathkeale Priory 	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Rathkeale	 	
===County Longford===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Abbeyderg Abbey 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Abbeylara Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin 1210/14-1540 	Lara Abbey 	 	 	
Abbeyshrule Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks from Mellifontfd. 1200;dis. 1592; (NM)	Shrule Abbey	 	 	
Ballinasaggart Friary 	 	Franciscan ante15thC-1811 	 	The Friary Church of Saint John the Baptist of Longford	 	
Inchcleraun Monastery, Loughree	 	 	 	 	 	
Inchmore Abbey, Lough Gowna 	 	 	 	 	 	
Longford Friary# 	 	Dominican monks 	 	 	 	
===County Louth===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Carlingford Friary 	 	Dominican monks fd. 1315-1540;disputed between Dominican monks and Franciscan 1670s, Dominican monks -18thC,trns to Dundalk	 	The Friary Church of Saint Malachy, Carlingford	 	
St. Mary's Friary, Drogheda 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
St Mary Magdalene Friary, Drogheda	100px	Observant-Franciscan 1830;Brown friary 1923 	 	 	 	
Drogheda Friary# 	 	Franciscan Friars c.1240;Observant-Franciscan Friars 1506-1540 (c.1545) 	 	 	 	
Dromiskin Monastery 	 	Patrician monks''' 	 	 	 	
Dundalk Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. ante1246;Friars exiled to a small cottage 1539;Observant-Franciscan 1556-1563;returned 1626-1732 	 	 	 	
Faughart Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Louth Monastery 	 	6thC; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Louth Abbey 	 	Dominican monks 	 	 	 	
Mellifont Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks 1142-1743;converted into a house 1556; (NM) 	Old Mellifont Abbey	 	 	
Monasterboice Abbey 	100px	 	 	 	 	
===County Mayo===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Ardnaree Friary, Ballina	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 15thC 	 	 	 	
Balla Monastery 	 	7thC 	 	 	 	
Ballinasmale Abbey 	 	Carmelite monks 1288-1870 	Ballinasmall Friary;Ballinsmaula Friary 	Saint Mary 	 	
Ballinrobe Friary 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular c.1313 	 	 	 	
Ballintubber Abbey+ 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 1216-1452, c.1635-1653, restored 1966; blt. on the site of an earlier monastery; (NM) 	Ballintober Abbey 	 	 	
Ballyhaunis Friary 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 1641, burned 1650, restored 1938; on the site of, and incorporating, an earlier friary 1348	'The Abbey' 	 	 	
Burriscarra Abbey 	 	Carmelite monks; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Burrishoole Friary 	 	Dominican Friars 1469 	'Burrishoole Abbey' 	 	 	
Clare Island Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks, cell of Abbeyknockmoy 13thC (said to have been a Carmelite monks cell 1254) 	'the Abbey';Saint Brigid's Abbey 	The Blessed Virgin Mary (from 1254) 	 	
Cong Abbey 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 12thC?; on the site of an earlier abbey (6thC); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Crossmolina Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. 1300;dis. late1530s by a member of the de Barry family 	Mainishir Taobh Thiar do Shruth;Crossmalyne Abbey	 	 	
Errew abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular, also nearby, remains of a church blt. on the probable site of an earlier foundation 	 	 	 	
High Island Monastery 	 	7thC; (NM) 	Ard Oilean 	 	 	
Inishglora Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Inishmaan Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Inishmaine Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular early15thC, near (/on site of?) earlier monastery (-post1227); (NM) 	 	 	 	
Killala Monastery 	 	Patrician monks 	 	 	 	
Killeenatrava Nunnery 	 	nuns 	 	 	 	
Mayo Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Moyne Abbey 	 	Observant-Franciscan 1460-1590 	 	 	 	
Murrisk Abbey 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 1457 	 	 	 	
Rathfran Friary 	 	Dominican monks 1274-1590 	 	 	 	
Rosserk Friary 	 	Franciscan Third Order Friarsfd. 1440 	 	 	 	
Strade Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. c.1240; becoming Dominican monks 1252 	'Straide Friary' 	 	 	
Urlaur Abbey 	 	Dominican monks 1430 	 	The Abbey Church of Saint Thomas, Urlaur	 	
===County Meath===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Athboy Priory# 	 	Carmelite monkssite now occupied by C.I. church 	 	 	 	
Ballyboggan Abbey 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Bective Abbey 	 	1150-1536;on the site of an earlier abbey; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Ceanannas Mor Monastery 	 	Kells Monastery 	 	 	 	
Clonard Abbey# 	 	 	 	 	 	
Donaghmore Monastery,Navan 	100px	supposed monastic sitefd. by St Patrick, reputedly his first foundation in Ireland;remains of later church and round tower on site	 	 	 	
Donaghpatrick Monastery 	 	site now occupied by St Patrick's C.I. church 	 	 	 	
Duleek Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularsite now occupied by C.I. parish church 	 	 	 	
Duleek Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Duleek	 	 	
Kilcarn Monastery 	 	site of ancient monastery occupied by c.1200 church 	 	 	 	
Newtown Abbey/Priory, Newtown-Trim	 	 	 	 	 	
Hill of Skreen Monastery#,nr. Tara	 	(NM) 	 	 	 	
Slane Abbey# 	 	 	 	 	 	
Slane Friary 	100px	Franciscans 1648-1650 	 	 	 	
Slane Monastery#, Slane 	 	Franciscans 1512-1540;Capuchin 1631-c.1650; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Trim Monastery# ? 	 	 	 	 	 	
St. Mary's Abbey, Trim 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularconverted into a Protestant school 18thC; (NM) 	Talbot Castle 	The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Trim	 	
Trim Friary 	 	Dominican Friarsfd. 1263 by Geoffrey de Geneville, Lord of Meath 	 	 	 	
Trim Friary# 	 	Franciscan Friars c.1282;Observant-Franciscan ante1506 	 	 	 	
===County Monaghan===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Clones Abbey 	 	Celtic monks;Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Clontibret Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Connabury Monastery 	 	Celtic nuns 	 	 	 	
Donagh Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Errigal Trough Monastery	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Inniskeen Monastery 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thC; poss. not surviving post10thC Augustinian Canons Regular	 	 	 	
Monaghan Friary~ 	 	Franciscan Friars c.1462Observant-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===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Birr Monastery# 	 	12thC 	 	 	 	
Clareen Monastery 	 	6th C 	Seir Kieran	St. Kieran's 	 	
Clonmacnoise Cathedral and Monastery	 	 	 	 	 	
Clonmore Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drumcullen Monastery# 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
Durrow Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Durrow nunnery# 	 	Augustinian nuns 	 	 	 	
Gallen Monastery# 	 	15hC 	 	 	 	
Killeigh Nunnery 	 	Augustinian Canonesses 	 	 	 	
Kinnitty Monastery# 	 	557; site poss. marked by a High cross within a churchyard	 	 	 	
Lemanaghan Monastery 	 	early7thC 	 	 	 	
Lynally Monastery# 	 	Columban monksfd. 6thC 	 	 	 	
Monasteroris Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 1325;Observant-Franciscan 1506-1794 	 	 	 	
Mount Joseph Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks 	 	 	 	
Rahan Monastery 	 	c.590-635 	 	 	 	
Seir Kieran Monastery# 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
Tihilly Monastery# 	 	5thC 	 	 	 	
In addition in County Offaly:- 
Gallen Priory: a Georgian house now serving as a convent
===County Roscommon===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Boyle Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Buniffi 1161, on the site of an earlier monastery called Ath-da-Larc; (NM)	Ath-da-Larc Abbey 	 	 	
Cloonshanville Abbey, nr. Frenchpark 	 	 	 	 	 	
Deerane Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drumconaid Abbey 	 	Cistercian monkstrns from Grellechdinach c.1156;trns to Buniffi c.1158/9 	Drumcunny Abbey 	 	 	
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Church Island, Lough Key 	 	Patrician monks fd. 6thC;Augustinian Canons Regularfd. post1140;dis. 1569?; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Kilronan Abbey 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
Roscommon Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regularfd. early8thC, 	 	 	 	
Roscommon Friary 	 	Dominican monks 1253-1872? 	 	The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roscommon 	 	
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	 	
===County Sligo===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Ballindoon Friary 	 	Dominican monks 1507 	 	 	 	
Ballymote Friary 	 	Franciscan Friarsfd. 1442;dst. c.1587 	 	 	 	
Ballysadare Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Banada Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Cloonoghill Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cloonomeehan Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
Court Abbey, Achonry	 	Franciscan 15thC 	 	 	 	
Drumcliff Monastery 	 	fd. 575; remains beside N15 road which bisects the site	 	 	 	
Easky Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Inishmurray 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kilross Monastery 	 	Premonstratensian Canons 	 	 	 	
Knockmore Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Skreen Monastery 	 	site occupied by remains of medieval church 	 	 	 	
Sligo Friary 	 	Dominican monks 1253-18thC,trns 18thC; (NM) 	'Sligo Abbey'	 	 	
Staad Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
===County Tipperary===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Ardfinnan Monastery# 	 	?Augustinian Canonesses 7thC 	 	 	 	
Ardfinnan Abbey 	 	Carmelite nuns 	 	 	 	
Athassel Priory 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regular 1192; (NM) 	 	 	 	
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 	100px	Dominican Friars; (NM) 	 	 	 	
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 	 	
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+ 	100px	Cistercian monks, blt. on site of an earlier Benedictine monastery; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Hore Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks 	 	 	 	
Inishlounaght Abbey, Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks 	 	 	 	
Kilcooly Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Liathmore Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lorrha Monastery 	 	C.I. church thought to occupy site 	 	 	 	
Lorrha Priory 	 	Dominican monks, southwest of Lorrha 	 	 	 	
St. Ruan's 'Abbey', Lorrha 	 	northwest of monastery 	 	 	 	
Mona Incha Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Moor Abbey, Galbally 	 	(NM) 	 	 	 	
Roscrea Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 12thC 	 	 	 	
Roscrea Monastery 	 	6thC 	 	 	 	
St. Cronan's Friary, Roscrea 	 	 	 	 	 	
Templemore Abbey 	 	Knights Templar 	 	 	 	
Terryglass Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Toureen Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tyrone Priory, Nenagh 	 	 	 	 	 	
===County Waterford===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Dungarvan Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Lismore Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Molana Abbey, 	 	Celtic monksfd. 6thCAugustinian Canons Regularfd. 13thC	 	Situated on an island on the Blackwater river near Youghal	 	
Mothel Abbey 	 	(NM) 	 	 	 	
Mount Melleray Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks 	 	 	 	
Rincrew Abbey, Rincrew Hill	 	Knights Templar 	Rincrew Preceptory;Rhincrew Preceptory	 	 	
Waterford Friary 	 	Dominican monks 	 	 	 	
===County Westmeath===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication 	Refs.	Location
Athlone Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Athlone Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 1241-Dissolution 	 	 	 	
Ballyboggan Priory 	100px	Augustinian Canons Regulardis.; granted to Sir William Bermingham 1541	De Laude Dei 	The Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Ballyboggan	 	
Church Island Monastery, Lough Owel	 	 	 	 	 	
Fore Abbey 	100px	Benedictine monks; (NM) 	 	 	 	
Fore Monastery 	 	c.630 	 	The Abbey Church of Saint Fechin, Fore 	 	
Inchbofin Abbey 	 	Celtic monks; later Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Kilbeggan Abbey 	 	a green mound said to mark the site of an ancient abbey 	'The Church of the Relic', Kilbeggan	 	 	
Killare Monastery 	 	site now occupied by remains of old parish church 	 	 	 	
Lough Ennell Monastery 	 	 	 	 	 	
Hare Island Monastery, Loughree 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mullingar Friary 	 	Dominican monks 1239-dissolution 	 	 	 	
Mullingar Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 1227-dissolution 	 	 	 	
Multyfarnham Friary 	100px	Franciscan Friarsfd. 15thC; reoccupied 1827 	 	 	 	
Tristernagh Abbey 	 	12thC, dst. 1783 	Kilbixy Abbey 	 	 	
===County Wexford===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Ballyhack Preceptory# 	 	Knights Templar; now the site of Ballyhack Castle 	 	 	 	
Carnsore Monastery 	 	Celtic monks 	 	 	 	
Dunbrody Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks from St Mary's, Dublin 1175/8-1537	 	 	 	
Ferns Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
St. Mary's Abbey Church, New Ross	 	Anglo-Norman abbey parish church 	 	 	 	
Rosslare Priory 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Selskar Abbey 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Taghmon Monastery 	 	Augustinian Canons Regular 	 	 	 	
Tintern Abbey 	100px	Cistercian monks 1200 	 	 	 	
===County Wicklow===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name 	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Arklow Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Wyresdale ante1204,trns to Abington 1205 	 	 	 	
Arklow Friary 	 	Dominican monksfd. 13thC 	 	 	 	
Baltinglass Abbey 	 	Cistercian monks from Mellifont fd. 1148;dis. 1541;adapted as a private house and Protestant church; abandoned 1883; (NM)	Vallis Salutis Abbey	 	 	
Glendalough Cathedral and Monastery 	100px	St. Kevin 	 	 	 	
St. Saviour's Monastery, nr. Derrybawn	 	 	 	 	 	
Shelton Abbey^ 	 	now a state forestry school 	 	 	 	
Whaley Abbey 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wicklow Friary 	 	Franciscan Friars 	 	 	 	
===Locations to be established===
Foundation 	Image	Communities/provenance 	Alt. Name	Formal Name/dedication	Refs.	Location
Grellechdinach Abbey	 	Cistercian monks from Mellifont1148;trns to Drumconaid c.1156 	 	 	 	
Buniffi Abbey 	 	Cistercian monkstrns from Drumconaid c.1158/9-1161;trns to Boyle 1161	 	 	 	
==References==
* Kathleen Hughes & Ann Hamlin The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church, Four Courts Press (1997). ISBN 1-85182-194-5
==See also==
*List of abbeys and priories
*Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
*Abbeys and priories in Scotland
*Abbeys and priories in Wales
*Abbeys and priories in England
*Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man
*Dominicans in Ireland
*List of cathedrals in Ireland
*List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
*List of castles in the Republic of Ireland
*List of castles in Northern Ireland
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