List of monastic houses in County Cork

Overview

In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and 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, friary or preceptory/commandery.

Article 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.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.


Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary
remains unless indicated thus:
* 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

Alphabetical listing of establishments

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
Abbeymahon Abbey Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass, County Wicklow;
(community founded at Aghamanister 1172);
transferred from Aghamanister before 1278;
founded 1278 by Count McSheribay;
jurors deemed the church to have been in parochial use from time immemorial February 1541;
dissolved 1541;
leased to Viscount Barrymore 1568;
leased to Nicholas Walshe, Justice of Munster, 1584;
granted in perpetuity to Walshe 1587		 Abbey Mahon Abbey;
Fons Vivus;
Maun;
Maure;
O'Manne;
Ui-Badamna;
O'Badvine;
Obalvine 		[1]

51°38′12″N 8°44′11″W / 51.6367183°N 8.7362766°W / 51.6367183; -8.7362766 (Abbeymahon Abbey)
Abbeystrowry Abbey Cistercian monks — from Abbeymahon
founded after 1228

possibly restored as an abbey before 1281, and shortly failed;
dissolved after 1281;
cell of Abbeymahon from 1281;
dissolved c.1541

 Strowry Abbey;
Mainistre-Inscorrye;
Shrowry;
Flumen Vivum? 		[2]

51°33′06″N 9°17′19″W / 51.5517524°N 9.2885542°W / 51.5517524; -9.2885542 (Abbeystrowry Abbey)
Aghadown Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
round tower standing until 18th century		 Aughadown
Achad-duine 		51°32′19″N 9°23′12″W / 51.5385948°N 9.3866158°W / 51.5385948; -9.3866158 (Aghadown Monastery)
Aghamanister Abbey Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass;
founded 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmond
dissolved before 1278: transferred to Abbeymahon		 Ui Badamna;
Abbey 		[1]

51°37′32″N 8°46′28″W / 51.625527°N 8.774344°W / 51.625527; -8.774344 (Aghamanister Abbey)
Ballybeg Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
founded 1229 by Philip de Barry;
dissolved 1541; granted to George Bouchier, Esq c.1573 (who forfeited for non-payment of rent);
granted to Stephen Walter of Cork in 1583		 St Thomas [3]

52°13′10″N 8°40′11″W / 52.219334°N 8.669831°W / 52.219334; -8.669831 (Ballybeg Priory)
Ballygarvan Monastery ~, Carrigaline parish supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown 51°49′05″N 8°29′19″W / 51.817960°N 8.488569°W / 51.817960; -8.488569 (Ballygarvan, supposed monastic site (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Ballymacadane Abbey Augustinian nuns
founded c.1450? by Cormac MacCarthy MacTiege Laider;
dissolved1539?; site granted to Franciscan Friars (see immediately below)		 Balie-macedan;
Bally-macedan;
Bally-magadain;
Bally-vacadane 		[4]

51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W / 51.8382072; -8.5692394 (Ballymacadane Abbey)
Ballymacadane Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
founded after 1539? on site of Augustinian nunnery (see immediately above);
dissolved before 1584? 		51°50′18″N 8°34′09″W / 51.8382072°N 8.5692394°W / 51.8382072; -8.5692394 (Ballymacadane Friary)
Ballynoe Monastery ~ø supposed monastic site — order and period unknown, suggested Knights Hospitaller[notes 1] Baile-nua-na-sagart [5]

51°59′31″N 8°03′39″W / 51.9918572°N 8.0608749°W / 51.9918572; -8.0608749 (Ballynoe, supposed monastic site)
Ballyvourney Abbey Gaelic nuns
founded 650 (6th or 7th century) by St Abban, for St Gobonate;
possibly continuing after 1111;
dissolved before 1172?
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular		 Ballvourney
Baile-Mhuirne;
Baile-boirne 		[6]

51°56′36″N 9°10′19″W / 51.9433125°N 9.1718674°W / 51.9433125; -9.1718674 (Ballyvourney Abbey)
Bantry Friary Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded c.1460 (existing by 1466), 1307?[notes 2] 1320[notes 3])
Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1482 by Fr David Hiarlaighy;
Observant Franciscan Friars 1522-32;
nominally suppressed 1541-2; friars reportedly expelled on several occasions[notes 4] by the English during the reign of Elizabeth I;
demolished by Daniel O'Sullivan of Beare;
refounded;
dissolved 1580 and occupied by the English;
O'Sullivan promised to rebuild house 1602		 Beanntraighe;
Bendtraigi 		[7][8]

51°40′45″N 9°27′00″W / 51.6792614°N 9.4499588°W / 51.6792614; -9.4499588 (Bantry Friary (approx.)) (approx)

Bawnatemple Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks[notes 5] 51°53′14″N 8°52′22″W / 51.8872993°N 8.8726401°W / 51.8872993; -8.8726401 (Bawnatemple Monastery)
Bridgetown Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine — from Newtown Trim and St Thomas, Dublin
founded 1206-16 by Alexander Fitz Hugh;
dissolved c.1545; obtained by Roger Pope of Grangegorman, surrendered to Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy, 1576-7; held by Viscount of Fermoy 1588; granted to Ludovick Briskell 1595		 St Mary
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Bridge Town Priory;
Baile-an-dorchid;
Balindroghed;
Balindregh;
Pons Fermoy;
Villa-Pontis 		[9]

52°08′58″N 8°27′00″W / 52.149396°N 8.4499884°W / 52.149396; -8.4499884 (Bridgetown Abbey)
Brigown Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded by 6th century? St Abban;
possibly not continuing after 10th century;
round tower fell 1720		 Brigobann;
Mitchelstown 		52°15′40″N 8°16′07″W / 52.2610659°N 8.2684994°W / 52.2610659; -8.2684994 (Brigown Monastery)
Buttevant Friary Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded 1251[notes 6] (1276-9[notes 7] or 1290) by David Oge Barry (David de Barry), Lord Buttevant;
nominally suppressed 1540;
dissolved 1559 (during the reign of Elizabeth I);
Observant Franciscan Friars
refounded 1609-29;
re-occupied from Restoration to after 1800; (NM)		 Ecclesia Tumulorum;
Bothon;
Buton;
Killenenagh;
Killnamullagh;
Botha-finn 		[10]

52°13′54″N 8°40′09″W / 52.231536°N 8.669136°W / 52.231536; -8.669136 (Buttevant Friary)
Buttevant Nunnery purported nunnery — evidence lacking St Owen or St John the Baptist
Carrigillihy Monastery ø,
Myross parish		 unknown or doubtful establishment, supposedly Cistercian monks;
founded 1172 by Dermot MacCarthy, King of Desmond;
dissolved; granted to Nicholas Walshe, in perpetuity c.1587;
ruins erroneously attributed as Maure Abbey[notes 8] (actually Abbeymahon)		 Carigillihy;
Curraghalicky;
Abbey de Sancto Mauro 		51°32′23″N 9°07′41″W / 51.5396625°N 9.1281796°W / 51.5396625; -9.1281796 (Carrigillihy Monastery, supposed monastic site)
Castlecor ~ supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown; apparent abbey at Castle Corinth[notes 9] Castle Corith 52°12′11″N 8°48′07″W / 52.2030831°N 8.8020229°W / 52.2030831; -8.8020229 (Castlecor, supposed monastic site)
Castlelyons Friary Carmelite Friars
founded 1307-9 (1324) from within the de Barry family, (John de Barry[notes 10]), who had been granted license to alienate an area of land for a Carmelite friary 11 August 1309, but inhibited being without papal license;
dissolved c.1541;
granted to Viscount Barrymore 1568;
restored by c.1737; now Castlemartyr		 Castle Lyons [11]

52°05′21″N 8°14′02″W / 52.0891217°N 8.2339901°W / 52.0891217; -8.2339901 (Castlelyons Abbey)
Castlemartyr Priory Carmelite monks 51°54′36″N 8°03′31″W / 51.9099142°N 8.0585575°W / 51.9099142; -8.0585575 (Castlemartyr Priory)
Cecilstown ~ supposed monastic site — order and period unknown 52°10′01″N 8°46′13″W / 52.1670357°N 8.7703514°W / 52.1670357; -8.7703514 (Cecilstown, supposed monastic site)
Clear Island Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran		 Inis-cleire;
Traigh-Chiarain 		51°26′18″N 9°30′34″W / 51.4382262°N 9.5094395°W / 51.4382262; -9.5094395 (Clear Island Monastery)
Clogagh Friary ø Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
foundation called a 'little abbey',[notes 11] doubtful a community existed here		 Cloggagh;
Cloig-theach 		51°40′29″N 8°48′01″W / 51.6747907°N 8.8003922°W / 51.6747907; -8.8003922 (Clogagh Friary)
Clonmeen Monastery ≈ Augustinian Canons Regular
founded by Mr O'Callaghan (the O'Callaghan family,[notes 12] possible erroneous reference to Clonmines, County Wexford[notes 13]
"site of monastery"[notes 14]		 Clonmere;
Cluain-min;
Clonmines (County Wexford)?;
Clonmine? 		52°08′16″N 8°51′54″W / 52.137808°N 8.8650227°W / 52.137808; -8.8650227 (Clonmeen Monastery)
Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery early monastic site,
purported nunnery,[notes 15] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick;
founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine;
destroyed many times by Vikings;		 St Ite
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Cluain-uama;
Cluain-vama;
Killeedy (Cluainchreduil) (County Limerick)? 		51°51′42″N 8°07′09″W / 51.861735°N 8.119227°W / 51.861735; -8.119227 (Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery)
Coole Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban Cuil-collingi;
Cul-collingi;
Cul-collainge;
Cul-chuillinghe;
Cilculen
Coole Abbey Franciscan Friars 52°06′33″N 8°12′14″W / 52.109154°N 8.203955°W / 52.109154; -8.203955 (Coole Abbey)
Coole Preceptory Knights Templar
founded 1296 by a de Barry
Conna Preceptory ø purported Knights Hospitaller[notes 16]
Cork Augustinian Priory * Augustinian Canons Regular
built 1780; extant		 [12]

51°53′53″N 8°28′33″W / 51.8980885°N 8.4759468°W / 51.8980885; -8.4759468 (Cork Augustinian Priory)
Cork Monastery # early monastic site, founded 600 by St Finbar (Bairre);
site probably now occupied by St Finbarre's Cathedral		 Corcagh;
Corcaigh 		51°53′40″N 8°28′49″W / 51.8943246°N 8.4803617°W / 51.8943246; -8.4803617 (Cork Monastery - probable loc.) (probable)
Cork Hospital and Cell Benedictine monks
dependent on Waterford
founded c.1191;
united to Bath before 1204;
dissolved 1536		 Cell or hospital of St John the Evangelist, Cork
Cork — St Sepulchre's Priory ø Benedictine monks — held by St Nicholas's Priory, Exeter, sometime having a prior, though no community here
Cork Priory Benedictine?-Augustinian nuns
founded 1297 on the wishes of Agnes de Hareford, on the findings of enquiry by John Wogan, Justiciar, on direction of the Crown;
dissolved before 1540?		 St John the Baptist
Cork Augustinian Abbey Augustinian Friars
founded 14th/15th century
before 1306[notes 17] (during the reign of Edward I[notes 18]) by Lord Kinsale;
Observant Augustinian Friars 1472 to 1475 and 1484;
dissolved 1540; granted to Cormac MacCarthy c.1576		 The Abbey Church of the Most Holy Trinity
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Red Abbey Tower 		[13]

51°53′39″N 8°28′20″W / 51.8940896°N 8.472138°W / 51.8940896; -8.472138 (Cork Augustinian Abbey)
Cork Black Friary Dominican Friars
founded 1229 by Lord Philip de Barry;
Observant Dominican Friars
reformed 1484;
dissolved 1540-1; granted to William Boureman 20 December 1543;
bought by Brown and Goule;
request by the Earl of Desmond to return the friary to the Dominicans 1557 - uncertain whether the Dominicans regained the friary from the purchasers;
granted to Sir John King 1616;
(subsequent history J. P. O'Heyne, O.P. Irish Dominicans (Epilogue Chronology ...), translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902, 1706 and A. Coleman, O.P., The Ancient Dominican Foundations of Ireland, 1902)		 St Mary de Insula [14]
Cork — Gill Abbey daughter house of Cong;
founded 1136-7? by Cormac Mac Carthy;
dissolved 1542-4; granted c.1590 to Cormac MacCarthy and Sir Richard Grenville;
CI Church on site		 St John the baptist (correctly St John the Evangelist)
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Antro S. Finarri;
Weem;
Weym 		51°53′38″N 8°29′35″W / 51.8938678°N 8.4931827°W / 51.8938678; -8.4931827 (Cork, Gill Abbey)
Cork — St Stephen's Priory founded before 1295;
converted to the Blue-coat Hospital 1674
Cork Grey Friary Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded 1214 by Dermot Mor MacCarthy Reagh;
built c.1229-31, benefactors the de Barrys and Prendergasts;
Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1500;
dissolved and abandoned 1540; granted to Andrew Skydy c.1565		 St Mary's Shandon
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Seandun;
Shandon 		[14]
Cork Franciscan Friary * founded 1609;
extant		 51°53′55″N 8°28′44″W / 51.898515°N 8.478806°W / 51.898515; -8.478806 (Cork Franciscan Friary)
Cork Nunnery ~ Benedictine[notes 19] or Augustinian[notes 20] nuns
license granted following petition by Agnes de Hareford, a recluse of Cork, and enquiry by John Wogan, Justiciar 1297, on the direction of the Crown;
founded c.1327 by William de Barry who, with John de Barry, John FitzGilbert and Philip FitzRobert granted endowments to Agnes and others nuns;
possibly on site later occupied by Market House		 St John the Baptist
Cork Nunnery ø supposed Benedictine nuns
Cork Preceptory Knights Hospitaller (mistakenly given as Knights Templar[notes 21])
hospice rather than regular preceptory, founded before 1212, confirmed to the Hospitallers by Innocent III; built 1292;
dissolved 16th century?; passed to the Crown		 St John the Baptist
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Sancti Johannis de Corcag
Creggane Friary supposed Franciscan Friars transferred from Timoleague, arising from a misreading Crecan in Ibane;
Cregane
Cullen Monastery ø purported Gaelic nuns, founded by St Laitrian (Lasair Fhiona) — ruins near a church held to have belonged to an ancient nunnery,[notes 22] latterly under erenaghs Cuillenn Ui Chiuv 52°06′44″N 9°07′09″W / 52.1121455°N 9.1190815°W / 52.1121455; -9.1190815 (Cullen Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Dal Modula ~ early monastic site, possibly located in County Cork
Donaghmore Monastery founded by St Fingene or St Laichtin (Lachtain) of Freshford;
now parochial church		 Donoughmore;
Donnoughmore;
Domnach-mor-mitaine 		51°59′59″N 8°44′20″W / 51.999679°N 8.738937°W / 51.999679; -8.738937 (Donaghmore Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Fermoy Monastery #? Cistercian monks — from Inishlounaght
founded 1170 by Donal Mor O'Brien;
dissolved 1542;
granted to Tibold Roch, son of Viscount Roch, before 1570;
granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590		 Castrum Dei;
M-fearmaighe;
Armoy;
Fearmaigh;
Iormoy 		52°08′15″N 8°16′54″W / 52.137596°N 8.281717°W / 52.137596; -8.281717 (Fermoy Monastery)
Garinish Monastery Gaelic nuns
founded before c.530		 Kilchuillin;
Ilane-i-Cullin;
Illnacullen 		51°41′26″N 9°37′06″W / 51.6904895°N 9.6183586°W / 51.6904895; -9.6183586 (Garinish Monastery)
Glanworth Abbey Dominican Friars
founded 1475[notes 23] (1227[notes 24]) by the Roche family;
officially suppressed February 1541, though apparently still in occupation during the reign of Elizabeth I;
restored;
dissolved c.1578, leased to three laymen;
held by the Viscount of Fermoy 1588; subsequent history J. P. O'Heyne, O.P. Irish Dominicans,[notes 25] 1706, T. de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, edition of 1762 and Daphne Pochin Mould, The Irish Dominicans, p. 126		 Priory of the Holy Cross
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Glenn-amhnach;
Glenn-amain;
Glanore 		[15][16]

52°11′18″N 8°21′17″W / 52.1882°N 8.3547°W / 52.1882; -8.3547 (Glanworth Abbey)
Goleen Friary Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded before 1442		 Gahannyh Friary? 51°29′42″N 9°42′26″W / 51.4950914°N 9.7071934°W / 51.4950914; -9.7071934 (Goleen Friary)
Gouganebarra Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded 6th century, retreat of St Finbarre prior to his founding Cork		 Gougane Barra;
Gobhagnabarra 		51°49′53″N 9°20′50″W / 51.8313753°N 9.3473053°W / 51.8313753; -9.3473053 (Gouganebarra Monastery)
Inishcarra Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded by St Senan, who left a community of disciples;
dissolved		 Iniscarra;
Iniscara;
Inis-cara by Lua;
Tuaim-nava 		51°54′30″N 8°39′15″W / 51.9082198°N 8.6540508°W / 51.9082198; -8.6540508 (Inishcarra Monastery)
Inishleena Monastery Gaelic monks and nuns, reputedly founded by St Finbarre Cellmagciun 51°54′25″N 8°42′04″W / 51.906843°N 8.7010002°W / 51.906843; -8.7010002 (Inishleena Monastery)
Iniskieran Monastery Franciscan friars
founded 1460 by Florence Moar O'Driscoll		 Clear Island Monastery 51°26′20″N 9°29′43″W / 51.4388682°N 9.4951916°W / 51.4388682; -9.4951916 (Iniskieran Monastery)
Kilbeacon Monastery Gaelic monks;
founded 650 by St Abban
Kilcatherine Cell Celtic nuns
founded by St Caitiarn, niece of St Senan; double monastery		 Cell Catigern;
Cell-chatiern;
Cell-chatigern 		[17]

51°42′56″N 9°58′10″W / 51.7155366°N 9.969551°W / 51.7155366; -9.969551 (Kilcatherine Cell)
Kilcrea Friary Observant Franciscan Friars
founded 1465-78 (1470,[notes 26] 1478,[notes 27][notes 28]) by Cormac Mac Thady MacCarthy More, King of Desmond, Lord of Muskerry;
officially suppressed 1542, friars remaining in occupancy under the protection of the MacCarthy family;
dissolved 1577; granted on lease for 21 years to Sir Cormock MacCarthy (Cormac mac Teige MacCarthy), who left the Friars in occupancy;
church plundered by English soldiers 1584;
restored 1589 under Cormac mac Dermot MacCarthy;
sacked 1599;
restored 1604;
dissolved 1614, fell into Protestant possession, friars expelled c.1614;
damaged buildings repaired by Fr. John Gold, 1621;
granted by Oliver Cromwell to Lord Broghill 1641;
in trusteeship of Commissioners of Public Works 1892; (NM)		 Cell-credhe;
(cf. Kilkeary) 		51°51′54″N 8°42′40″W / 51.864888°N 8.711177°W / 51.864888; -8.711177 (Kilcrea Friary)
Kilcrea Nunnery purportedly founded 6th century by St Cere [18]

51°51′53″N 8°41′41″W / 51.864832°N 8.694649°W / 51.864832; -8.694649 (Kilcrea Nunnery (approx.)) approx
Kilcrumper Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded 6th century? by St Abban, probably on a site north of Ui Liathain;
Benedictine monks; bestowed on Glascarrig 15th century		 Cill Cruimthir;
Ceallcruimthir 		[19]

52°11′18″N 8°16′09″W / 52.1882467°N 8.2691002°W / 52.1882467; -8.2691002 (Kilcrumper Monastery)
Kilkilleen Monastery ø~ supposed monastic site - order, foundation and period unknown —
"Friary in ruins"[notes 29]		 51°31′40″N 9°23′33″W / 51.5278096°N 9.3926239°W / 51.5278096; -9.3926239 (Kilkilleen, supposed monastic site)
Killabraher Monastery ø~ supposed monastic site — order and period unknown 52°15′46″N 8°48′11″W / 52.2629045°N 8.8029671°W / 52.2629045; -8.8029671 (Killabraher, supposed monastic site)
Killaconenagh Monastery Gaelic nuns
founded 6th century? by St Abban, after his founding Magee		 Killachad conchean?;
Killachadconchean 		51°38′19″N 9°56′53″W / 51.6386893°N 9.9479485°W / 51.6386893; -9.9479485 (Killaconenagh Monastery)
Killeenemer Monastery
Kilmaclenine Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks, probably founded before 606 by St Colman mac Leinin of Cloyne Cell-mac-leinin 52°12′40″N 8°45′08″W / 52.211078°N 8.752327°W / 52.211078; -8.752327 (Kilmaclenine Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Kilmoney Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
cell, dependent on Gill Abbey
founded ?;
probably a vicarage after mid-14th century;
dissolved before 1400(?);
'Abbey' site given in Memorial Atlas of Ireland 1901		 51°47′53″N 8°24′16″W / 51.7979468°N 8.4043694°W / 51.7979468; -8.4043694 (Kilmoney Priory)
Kilnamanagh Monastery Gaelic nuns, foundation named for Ana, sister of St Caitiarn of Kilcatherine and niece of St Senan Kilmana 51°37′55″N 10°02′55″W / 51.6319237°N 10.048542°W / 51.6319237; -10.048542 (Kilnamanagh Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Kilnamarbhan Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban
Kilshanahan Monastery ø~ supposed monastic site — unknown order or foundation, "Ruined abbey and church" [notes 30] 52°02′07″N 8°19′18″W / 52.0352807°N 8.3218002°W / 52.0352807; -8.3218002 (Kilshanahan, supposed monastic site)
Kinneigh Monastery Gaelic monks
founded by St Colman; possibly not surviving after 10th century		 Cell-mor-Cinnech;
Cell-mor-Ceanneich 		51°46′02″N 8°59′23″W / 51.7672556°N 8.9896488°W / 51.7672556; -8.9896488 (Kinneigh Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Kinsale Friary * Carmelite Friars
founded 1334[notes 31] (during the reign of Edward III[notes 32]) by Robert fitz Richard Balrain;
dissolved 1541 (1543); Queen Elizabeth I;
rebuilt 2003-2006; extant		 The Friary Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
the Friary Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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Kinsale Abbey;
Kynsalle;
Cenn-saile 		[20][21][22]

51°42′31″N 8°31′30″W / 51.708622°N 8.525131°W / 51.708622; -8.525131 (Kinsale Friary)
Kinsale Monastery early monastic site, founded by St M'Eilte Ogh (M'eltioc) St Gobban
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Kynsalle;
Cenn-saile 		51°42′28″N 8°31′43″W / 51.7076855°N 8.528502°W / 51.7076855; -8.528502 (Kinsale Priory (approx.)) (approx)
Labbamolaga Monastery Gaelic monks
founded 7th century by St Molaga of Timoleague, reputedly buried here		 Leaba-molaga;
Tampailin;
Tulach-min-molaga? 		[23]

52°18′03″N 8°20′30″W / 52.3008162°N 8.3415413°W / 52.3008162; -8.3415413 (Labbamolaga Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Legan Abbey,
Monkstown		 Benedictine monks, daughter of Waterford Priory
dependent on Waterford and Bath;
founded sometime before 1301 (after 1204);
dissolved before 1350?		 Liegane, in Monkstown [24]

51°51′01″N 8°20′07″W / 51.8502276°N 8.3354044°W / 51.8502276; -8.3354044 (Legan Abbey)
Loch-eire Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Finbarr
Lough Ine Monastery probable early monastic site, Gaelic monks Lough Hyne;
Templebreedy 		51°29′59″N 9°17′51″W / 51.4997669°N 9.2976093°W / 51.4997669; -9.2976093 (Lough Ine Monastery)
Lueim Monastery ø supposed monastic site — order and foundation unknown; mentioned 1318[notes 33]
Midleton Abbey # Cistercian monks — from Monasteranenagh
founded 1179/80, purportedly by the FitzGerald family[notes 34] (or the Barry family[notes 35]); transferred from Monasteranenagh 1180;
dissolved before 1573 (1543); abbot and convent remained as tenants after 1548; granted to John FitzEdmond FitzGerald 1573 and 1575;
destroyed 19th century;
Baptist church of St John reputedly occupies the site		 The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of Chore
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de Choro Sancti Benedicti;
Castra-na-chore;
Chorus S. Benedicti;
Monasterore;
Middleton
M-na-chore 		[25]

51°54′49″N 8°10′28″W / 51.9136966°N 8.1744826°W / 51.9136966; -8.1744826 (Midleton Abbey)
Monanimy Commandery ø purported Knights Templar Monanimy Preceptory [26][27]
Mourne Abbey (erroneously given as Knights Templar[notes 36])
founded before 1216 (during the reign of King John) by Alexander de Sancta Helena;
later, Knights Hospitaller		 Mourne Preceptory;
Ballynamona Preceptory;
M-na-mona;
Morne;
Meny Nymone;
Ballinemony 		52°04′52″N 8°37′35″W / 52.0810489°N 8.626349°W / 52.0810489; -8.626349 (Mourne Abbey)
The Priory, Newmarket 52°12′56″N 8°59′52″W / 52.2154956°N 8.9978886°W / 52.2154956; -8.9978886 (The Priory, Newmark)
Nohaval Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks, reputedly founded by St Finian; formerly site of a round tower[notes 37] Nuachongbhail;
Nogoual 		51°43′19″N 8°23′19″W / 51.7218178°N 8.3886623°W / 51.7218178; -8.3886623 (Nohaval Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Nohavaldaly Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks;
reported stump of round tower[notes 38]		 St Finian
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Nuachongbhail;
Nohaval-daly 		52°05′51″N 9°12′09″W / 52.097437°N 9.2025948°W / 52.097437; -9.2025948 (Nohavaldaly Monastery)
Omolaggie Monastery early monastic site
Augustinian Canons Regular
possibly dependent on Cong
Quchwill Abbey abbey mentioned in 1355[notes 39] — probable reference Gill Abbey, or possibly Youghal
Ross Priory early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach
unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 40]
Benedictine monks
dependent on St James, Wurzburg;
founded before 1148?;
reportedly ruinous by February 1541;
dissolved 1541		 The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery
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Rosscarbery;
Rosailithir;
Ross-ailithir;
Ruis-ailithir;
Ross Carberry 		51°34′36″N 9°01′59″W / 51.5766428°N 9.0329933°W / 51.5766428; -9.0329933 (Ross Priory)
Ross in Munster Augustinian Friars, dubious supposed foundation in Ros Carbery
Ross Friary Franciscan Friars, dubious foundation[notes 41]
Sherkin Friary Observant Franciscan Friars
founded 1460 by Florence O'Driscoll,Magnus[notes 42] or 1470 by Dermit O'Driscoll,[notes 43] papal license granted 1449, at the petition of Fynin Ohedustoy (Fineen O'Driscoll), to found an Observant friary; though no reference to building before 1460 or 1462;
dissolved: plundered and burnt 1537 (or 1538), friars removed to the mainland;
rebuilt;
1578 restored;
granted to John Bealing 1590;
friars began to rebuild friary 1627; (NM)		 Sherkin Island Abbey 51°28′34″N 9°23′59″W / 51.475981°N 9.399796°W / 51.475981; -9.399796 (Sherkin Friary)
Skeam West Monastery ø possible early monastic site, Gaelic monks Skream Island West 51°29′43″N 9°26′11″W / 51.4953319°N 9.4363976°W / 51.4953319; -9.4363976 (Skeam West Monastery)
Spike Island Monasteryø~ possible early monastic site, possibly located in County Cork or Carrig Island, County Kerry Inispict;
Inispuinc
Spittle Bridge Monastery Gaelic monks 52°12′10″N 8°16′30″W / 52.2027675°N 8.2749367°W / 52.2027675; -8.2749367 (Spittle Bridge Monastery)
Strawhall Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded by St Aed mac Bricc of Killare		 Kilbrenan;
Enach-mid-brenin 		51°49′08″N 8°47′31″W / 51.8190149°N 8.7920666°W / 51.8190149; -8.7920666 (Strawhall Monastery)
Templefaughtna ø~ purported Knights Hospitaller — ruins of an old establishment[notes 44] 51°34′38″N 8°59′51″W / 51.5772296°N 8.9973736°W / 51.5772296; -8.9973736 (Templefaughtna (purported monastic site)),
Timoleague Friary Franciscan Friars
founded 1240 by McCarthy Riabach or L William James Barry or c.1307-16 by Margery de Courci, wife of William Barry;
built on the site of an earlier monastery;
transferred from Cregan 1279
Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1460;
dissolved 1542, Friars in occupancy 1626 and 1641
dissolved; passed to Lord Inchiquin; (NM)		 Timoleague Abbey;
Tech-molaiga;
Tech-molagga;
Temolagi;
Thatmelage;
Thimolagi 		51°38′31″N 8°45′53″W / 51.6419918°N 8.7647724°W / 51.6419918; -8.7647724 (Timoleague Friary)
Toames Monastery Gaelic monks Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? 51°52′02″N 8°57′12″W / 51.8672701°N 8.9533424°W / 51.8672701; -8.9533424 (Toames Monastery)
Tracton Abbey Cistercian monks — from Whitland
built 1224 by McCarthy;
1225, Cistercian chapter general approved petition from Odo de Barru 1222 and 1223 to found abbey;
colonized 22 February 1225;
suppressed 1540-1, though monks possibly remained;
dissolved after 1541; granted to James Craig and Henry (Gylford (Guilford) 1568;
Elizabeth I directed Henry Gylford to have 60-year lease 1568;
assigned by Craig to the Earl of Cork		 Albus tractus;
Traghton 		51°45′41″N 8°23′32″W / 51.7612862°N 8.3921921°W / 51.7612862; -8.3921921 (Tracton Abbey)
Tulach-min-Molaga ~ early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Molagga of Timoleague and ann Beachaire, possibly located near Mitchelstown or Fermoy, probably Labbamolaga (supra) ?Labbamolaga
Tullylease Abbey early monastic site, founded by St Berechert, an Anglo-Saxon;
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1170?, built by Mathew, son of Griffin;
cell dependent on Kells Ossory after 1193;
dissolved (?)		 Tulach-leis;
Tealach-leas;
Tealach-lias;
Tulales;
Tullelash;
Tollelyche;
Tolleleyleyse 		52°19′03″N 8°56′27″W / 52.317452°N 8.940897°W / 52.317452; -8.940897 (Tullylease Abbey)
Weeme Priory Augustinian Canons Regular
extant 14th century
Youghal — Carmelite Friary post-Reformation foundation purportedly established in the ruins of an earlier Carmelite 'abbey'[notes 45]
Youghal — Dominican Friary (North Abbey) Dominican Friars
founded 1268 (1271[notes 46]) by Thomas fitz Maurice;
built 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly;
Regular Observant Dominican Friars
reformed 1493;
dissolved c.1543; granted in perpetuity to William Walshe c.1580; friars probably expelled 1583;
granted to John Thickpenny, a soldier, 1584;
granted, in the occupation of Thickpenny's widow, to Sir Walter Raleigh, 1587, whereupon the buildings were destroyed, the friars remaining in or near the town		 Holy Cross Priory
Our Lady of Graces Priory;
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Eochaille;
Araill;
Iochil;
Yoghill;
Youghuld 		51°57′27″N 7°51′15″W / 51.9574371°N 7.854259°W / 51.9574371; -7.854259 (North Abbey, Youghal)
Youghal — Franciscan Friary (South Abbey) Franciscan Friars
built 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland;
Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1460;
dissolved 1541-2: church and cloister demolished, convent withdrew to Curraheen, County Waterford;
friars apparently returned soon afterwards, with Coraheen retained for use as a refuge in emergency;
dissolved 1583, friars expelled or killed and buildings destroyed by English Protestants;
abandoned until another house established 1627 (see immediately below)		 51°56′56″N 7°50′33″W / 51.9488148°N 7.8425431°W / 51.9488148; -7.8425431 (South Abbey, Youghal)
Youghal — Franciscan Friary, later site Franciscan Friars
founded 1627 in succession to site abandoned (see immediately above)
Youghal Priory Benedictine monks
cell, hospital or Maison Dieu, dependent on Waterford and Bath;
founded 1185 before 1306;
dissolved 1536?		 St John's House 51°57′24″N 7°51′05″W / 51.956600°N 7.851467°W / 51.956600; -7.851467 (Youghal Priory)
Youghal Nunnery assumed to have been Franciscan? nuns, possibly St Clare (Franciscan Second Order);
convent possibly founded during the reign of Henry II;
priory founded before 1385;
dissolved 1542

St Anne
Youghill in Munster Friary Augustinian Friars
possibly founded c.1643		 Youghal

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Notes

  1. ↑ Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xxiv, p.129
  2. ↑ Luke Wadding: Analecta Hibernica No.6, vol ii, p.156
  3. ↑ Analecta Hibernica No.6, vol iii p.195
  4. ↑ Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722
  5. ↑ Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967) p.166
  6. ↑ Annals of the Four Masters, ed. J. O'Donovan, 1848-51
  7. ↑ Canice Mooney, OFM, Terminus; vol i, p.128
  8. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), ed. 1815 i. p.263
  9. ↑ given in plea roll 30, K. Ed I
  10. ↑ James Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654, p.198 - mistook order as Franciscans: cf E. B. Fitzmaurice & A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland, 1920, p.90
  11. ↑ 17 K.James I: 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (Mervyn Achdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786)
  12. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i, p.294 - listed at Clonmine by Lubin
  13. ↑ Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722
  14. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  15. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i p.138
  16. ↑ Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xxxiv. p.129
  17. ↑ Cork Historical Journal, 61 (1956), earliest contemporary record, Will of John de Wynchedon, bequests to the friary and requesting burial in there)
  18. ↑ James Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
  19. ↑ William Dugdale, Monasticon Anglicanum, edited by Dodsworth & Dugdale, i, edition of 1682, ii edition of 1673 — possible reference to sisters at Benedictine hospital-cell
  20. ↑ Dr. Cochrane (Cork Archaeological and Historical Society, xviii, p.124)
  21. ↑ Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1768, p.68
  22. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815, i, p.294
  23. ↑ Urban Flanagan, O.P.
  24. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edited 1815
  25. ↑ (Epilogue Chronology ...), translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902
  26. ↑ James Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquatibus ejus, edition of 1654
  27. ↑ Harris's Table in Ware-Harris, Antiquities, 1745
  28. ↑ Canice Mooney, O.F.M., Terminus, 1954, pp. 248–9
  29. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  30. ↑ Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901
  31. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edition of 1815, i, p.219
  32. ↑ James Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
  33. ↑ 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (as cited by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786) p.74
  34. ↑ Leopold Janauschek, Originum Cisterciensium, 1877
  35. ↑ Gasparis Jongelini, Notitia Abbatiarum ordines Cisterciensis per orbem universum, 1640 (Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722)
  36. ↑ erroneous reference by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.75
  37. ↑ Ordnance Survey
  38. ↑ Charles Smith, MD, The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork (1750), edition of 1815, i, p.294
  39. ↑ 'King's Collections', manuscripts compiled by Dr Madden, late 17th century, revised by Harris, NLI and TCD (as cited by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786), p.76
  40. ↑ Dr Cochrane, Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, xviii, p.125
  41. ↑ tentative reference, Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722, pp.249, 266
  42. ↑ Analecta Hibernica (Irish Manuscript Commission), No.6, Nov. 1934, ii, p.157
  43. ↑ James Ware, De Hibernia, et Antiquitatibus ejus, edition of 1654
  44. ↑ John Cooke, Handbook for Travellers in Ireland, 1910, p.447
  45. ↑ no name similar to Youghal listed either in Fonds Grand Carmes or Arch. Ord. Rome (Carmelite Order), Manuscripts. II, C.O. II. 26, p.13, written 1739-59
  46. ↑ Clyn

References

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  2. ↑ The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law ... - Google Books
  3. ↑ Ballybeg Priory
  4. ↑ IBERIUS (ST.) to IVERUS index
  5. ↑ BALLYNOE, a parish
  6. ↑ St. Gobnata at Ballyvourney | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
  7. ↑ Guide through Ireland - James Fraser (of Dublin.) - Google Books
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  9. ↑ GoIreland Blog Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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  11. ↑ http://www.castlelyonsparish.com/abbey.html. Retrieved May 6, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ St. Augustine's Church, Cork
  13. ↑ Tour of St Augustine's Church Cork
  14. 1 2 A History of Cork, Ireland
  15. ↑ Churchtown.Net
  16. ↑ Glanworth Abbey
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  18. ↑ Kilcrea
  19. ↑ Ballygarrett.com
  20. ↑ Carmelites Kinsale - New Webpage
  21. ↑ Carmelites Kinsale - New Webpage Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  22. ↑ History of Friars Lodge - Accommodation Kinsale
  23. ↑ Historical Churches In Ireland - GoIreland
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  25. ↑ Midleton - Ring Of Cork
  26. ↑ History
  27. ↑

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