List of monastic houses in Ireland
This is a list of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Ireland.
This article provides a gazetteer for the whole of Ireland.
Links to individual county lists
To navigate the listings on this page, use the map or the table of contents. Alternatively, for listings which include the geographical coordinates and online references specific to the listed establishments, or if the entire listing is difficult to navigate, follow the links here :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.
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.
In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges and camerae of the military orders of monks 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, friary or preceptory/commandery.
Abbreviations and key
| * | 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
or non-existent foundations.
| NIEA | Scheduled Monument |
| NM | National Monument |
| C.I. | Church of Ireland |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References |
| Acrimensis Friary ~ | Augustinian Friars | possibly Aughrim, County Galway | ||
| Airdne Dairinnse Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded by 6th century | Ardnense | ||
| Ballineval Abbey ~ | Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Prémonetré; founded before c.1290; dissolution unknown | Balinvalensis; Ballalan? also suggested to be Lough Oughter or Ballymore | ||
| Ballistellensis Friary ~ | Augustinian Friars | Ballistellensis in Connacht | ||
| Belluir Friary ~≈? | Carmelite Friars | possibly Ballinahinch | ||
| Bellufamensis Friary ~≈? | Augustinian Friars | Bellufamensis in Connacht; possibly Ballyhaunis | - | |
| Cluaine-tochne Monastery ~≈? | early monastic site, founded before 765 | |||
| Deroten Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars | |||
| Dissert-Chendubhain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, cell founded 6th century by St Abban | |||
| Dissert-ternog Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 819; situated west of River Barrow | |||
| Dominensis Friary ~≈? | Augustinian Friars; possible former house of Augustinian Canons | possibly Dunmore, County Galway or Devenish, County Fermanagh | ||
| Domnach-ceirne Monastery ~ | early monastic site, nuns | |||
| Glen-fuaid Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 977, suggested to be located near Sliabh Fuaid, County Armagh, or Glenranny, County Waterford | |||
| Imgoe-Mar-Cerrigi Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick, possibly located at Emmoo, County Roscommon | Imgoe-Mar-Cerrigi in Connacht; Imgae-mair-cerrige | ||
| Inisconla Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly Foynes Island, County Limerick, or Carrig Island, County Kerry; "Abbey" | Inis-connla; Inis-cunla | ||
| Letuba Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 773; possibly located near the River Liffey | Leath-abha; Leth-abha | ||
| Mag-Giallain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, mentioned 1310; possibly located in County Mayo or County Roscommon | |||
| Molingar Friary ~ | Carmelite Friars, possible post-Reformation foundation at Mullingar, County Westmeath if not Milltown | Milltown? | ||
| Mont Savachu Friary ~≈? | Carmelite Friars; possibly located in Ulster | Savacensis / Savacense?; | ||
| Savacense Friary ~≈? | Carmelite Friars, probable post-Reormation foundation | Savacense in Ulster; Mont Savachu?; |