| width=15% | Foundation | width=5% | Image | width=30% | Communities & Provenance | width=20% | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | Online References & Location |
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| Aghnakilla Monastery ø | supposed early monastery dissolved before 11th century | Achad-cinn; Achad-na-cille; Aughnakeely | [1] [2] 54.9094°N -6.3948°W (approx) | |||||
| Antrim Monastery | Gaelic monks possibly founded by St Comgall of Bangor; plundered 824; plundered 1018; destroyed 1147 | Oen-truib; Aen-truib; Aentreb; Aontruibh; Eantrobh; Oentrebh | [3] 54.724°N -6.2089°W | |||||
| Ardclinis Friary ø | tradition of house of Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — evidence lacking | [4] 55.0565°N -6.0112°W | ||||||
| Armoy Monastery ø | supposed early monastery, founded by St Olcan; dissolved before 11th century | Airthir-maige; Domnach-; Ethirmoy | [5] [6] 55.1347°N -6.3106°W | |||||
| Ballycastle Friary ≈ | building called 'abbey', apparently built 1612 by Randal Mac Donnell, Earl of Antrim; standing until the Reformation; probably Bonamargy Friary (v. infra) | |||||||
| Ballyprior Priory | Premonstratensian Canons — from Woodburn (community founded at Woodburn before 1326); transferred here 1542-3; dissolved after 1565 | Magee Island Priory | [7] [8] 54.8348°N -5.7403°W | |||||
| Bonamargy Friary, | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1500 (c.1475) by Rory MacQuillan, Lord of Reute (or Mac Donell); dissolved 1584; burned 1589; granted to the descendants of the founder Franciscan Friars, First Order Regular repaired & re-occupied at the petition of Father Conor Mac a'Bhaird, as a rest centre for missionaries 1626–1642, restored 1931; (NIEA) | Bunanmargaigh | [9] 55.202°N -6.231°W | |||||
| Carrickfergus Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter house of Dryburgh; priory founded before c.1183; raised to abbey status 1212; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) | |||||||
| Carrickfergus Friary # | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1232–48 by Hugh Lacy, Earl of Ulster; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1497; dissolved 1540; restored by Queen Mary 1557; friars expelled 1560; granted to Sir Edmund Fitzgerald, who assigned it to Sir Arthur Chichester, who built a castle on site 1610; used as a munitions store, rebuilt as Joymount House 1618; new house built by friars 1626 | Carrac-fergusa; Cragfargas; Gracfergos; Grafergosensis | 54.7154°N -5.8054°W | |||||
| Church Island Monastery, | 54.79°N -6.4848°W | |||||||
| Church Island Abbey, | ||||||||
| Clondrumalis Abbey ~≈? | Premonstratensian Canons, possibly located in County Antrim, possibly Woodburn | Woodburn? | ||||||
| Cluain Monastery ø+ | supposed early monastery founded by St Oclan; dissolved before 11th century; C.I. parish church built on site | Kilcluain; Cell-chluaine | [10] | |||||
| Connor Monastery | church probably founded early 6th century by Mac Nissi (St Macnisse) (Oengus or Coemahan Breac); episcopal diocesan cathedral; diocese united with Down 1453 | Coinnere; Condere; Coinnee | [11] 54.8073°N -6.2124°W | |||||
| Cranfield Monastery | early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; by tradition the burial place of St Olcan | Maigi Cremc; Cremh-caille; Ecclesiaa de Crewill | [12] [13] [14] 54.7041°N -6.3637°W | |||||
| Culfeightrin Monastery ø | supposed early monastery founded 5th century by St Patrick; dissolved before 11th century | Culechtrann; Kilfeutre; Magherintemple | [15] [16] 55.1922°N -6.2121°W | |||||
| Drumeeny Monastery ø | supposed early monastery early monastic site, monks; founded 5th century by St Patrick, who left bishop Enan in charge; dissolved before 11th century | Druim-findich; Druim-indeich; Druim Findich, Enán in; inDruim [Fh]indich, Enán; Ecclesia de Drum-Indich; Killeena Gobbin's Heir Castle | [17] [18] [19] [20] 55.1831°N -6.2219°W | |||||
| Druim La Croix Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter house of Dryburgh; founded before c.1250; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) | Druim La Croix; White Abbey | [21] 54.6681°N -5.9083°W | |||||
| Drumtullagh Monastery | grange founded 5th century by St Patrick | Telagh-Ceneoil-Oingusa; Tulach | [22] [23] 55.1585°N -6.3932°W (approx) | |||||
| Dundesert Monastery | early monastic site, monks; coptic tradition? | Disert Ilidh? Disert Uilaigh? | [24] [25] [26] 54.6257°N -6.2035°W | |||||
| Dunseverick Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded 5th century by St Patrick; first taken by Norsemen 871; destroyed 926 | Dun-sebuirgi; Dun-sobairche | 55.2372°N -6.4416°W (approx) | |||||
| Erdamh Monastery ~ | early monastic site, suggested to be County Antrim[27] | |||||||
| Glenarm Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1465 by Robert Bissett, cousin of Robert Bissett, Provincial of the Third Order in Ireland; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Alexander MacDonnell, ancestor to the Earl of Antrim; site now occupied by St. Patrick's C.I. parish church | Gleann-arm | [28] [29] 54.9682°N -5.9546°W | |||||
| Glenavy Monastery | early monastic site founded by St Patrick; patron St Aidan, son of Colga; by tradition the burial place of the three daughters of St Comgall founder of Bangor Monastery | Laathrach Patraic Lennewy, Ecclesia de, cum capella Lettir-phadruic Gleann Abhaich Lann Abhaigh | [30] [31] [32] 54.5941°N -6.2157°W | |||||
| Glynn Monastery | early monastic site monks; church founded 5th century by St Patrick | Glinn Glenn-Fineachta; Glenn-Indechta | [33] 54.8226°N -5.8197°W (approx) | |||||
| Inispollan Monastery | early monastic site, monks in existence 5th century, in the time of St Patrick | Inis-pollen | 55.1209°N -6.0707°W (approx) | |||||
| Inver Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1500 by a Scottish nobleman, Phelim O'Neil; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth? also erroneously given as Inver, County Donegal; granted to James V. Claneboys | 54.8475°N -5.84°W (approx) | ||||||
| Kells Abbey | purportedly founded before 514 (in the time of St Macnise); apparently a hermitage by 828 of Ceallach mac Condmaigh, anchorite of Disirt Ceallaigh (possible confusion with same place name in County Galway); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded after 1140; destroyed 1316 by Edward Bruce; rebuilt early 15th century?; dissolved 1 February 1542, surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII; extant remains on site of textile factory | St Mary; The Augustinian monastery of Saint John the Baptist (1415) ____________________ Disert Abbey; de Diserto fonte-Conneri; Ceneles | 54.8098°N -6.2204°W (approx) | |||||
| Kilboedain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, monks church founded by St Boedan, abbot | Cell-baedain; Cell-buadain; Kilscoba; possibly Ballywodan in Ardquin, or Ballibodan; Eiloseoba | ||||||
| Kilroot Monastery | early monastic site, founded in or after 412 by St Colman who was sent by St Ailbe of Emly | Cell-ruaid; Cell-ruad | 54.7295°N -5.7617°W (approx) | |||||
| Lambeg Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1500 by Phelim O'Neil (or M'Donnell); dissolved before 1572, probably destroyed by O'Neil to prevent use as a fort by the English | Lambegg Friary; Limbeg Friary | [34] 54.5319°N -6.017°W | |||||
| Layd Friary ø | tradition of church now ruined belonging to Franciscan Friars purportedly founded by the sept of McFall (Macfaull) evidence lacking; also suggested as nuns or Dominican Friars | Lead; Lede; Port Obe | [35] 55.092°N -6.05°W | |||||
| Linally Monastery | erroneous reference to Lynally, County Offaly | |||||||
| Linn Monastery | early monastic site, nuns | |||||||
| Magheramorne Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded 5th century by St Patrick | Domnach-mor-maige-damoerna | 54.8137°N -5.7675°W | |||||
| Massereene Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1500 by Phelim O'Neil; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, Baron of Belfast 1621 | Mas-a-rioghna; Masraona; Masseryne; Masevin | [36] 54.7083°N -6.2286°W (approx) | |||||
| Muckamore Monastery # | Gaelic monks founded 585? (550) By St Colman Elo | Mag-comair; Moccumur; Mocmur; Mucimore; Muckmore; Mugcomuir | [37] 54.7015°N -6.1889°W | |||||
| Muckamore Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded before 1185; dissolved 1540-1; granted to the Longford family 1639; thatched house built on site 17th century replaced by house built and landscaped gardens before 1833, extant, without public access | |||||||
| Portglenone Abbey Church * | Cistercian monks, O.C.S.O. founded 1948 from Baltinglass Abbey, Co Waterford; extant | Abbey of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Portglenone; | [38] 54.8703°N -6.4754°W | |||||
| Portmore Monastery Ballinderry | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lua; St Lua known in Scotland as St Moluag | Laloo; Lann Lua; La Lu | [39] [40] [41] 54.5502°N -6.2747°W | |||||
| Portmuck 'Abbey' | Cistercian monks apparently a grange of Inch | |||||||
| Rams Island Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded before 1056? by Gormgal? | Inis-darcairgrenn in Loch-n-Echach; Lann-Abhaid; Inisgatden | [42] 54.5851°N -6.3055°W | |||||
| Rashee Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick | Raith-sithe; Rath-sithe | [43] [44] 54.7721°N -6.0245°W (approx) | |||||
| Rath-easpuic-innic Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick | Raith-Epscuip-Fhindich; Capella de Corcrib; Corgrippe; Gortgrib | [45] [46] [47] 54.587°N -5.8395°W (approx) | |||||
| Rathlin Monastery | attempted foundation c.546 by St Comgal of Bangor thwarted when driven away by armed men; church of Rechrann (identified as Rathlin[48]) founded 635 by Segene, Abbot of Iona; burned by Norsemen 795; Reachru (identified as Rathlin[49]) plundered 1038; possession of the island gained by Earl of Essex, Lord Deputy, 1558 | Reachrain; Raghera; Rachlainn; Rachlin; Rachlin Island; Raghlin | [50] [51] 55.2934°N -6.1978°W | |||||
| Rathmore Monastery | suggested to be Ratheaspuicinnic,[52] an early fortress[53] | |||||||
| Serade Kaill and Bedamegcan Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1445, Archdeacon of Connor appointed to license the building of a monastery by Eugenius IV; dissolved ? | Bademeghcadab Straid Friary? | ||||||
| Skerry Monastery | founded by St. Patrick; mentioned by Tírechan c.670 as – ad montem Scirte ad locum petrae.. vestigium pedis; N/E of the old church ruins lies a patch of rock with a depression known as St Patrick's footprint; close by the church is Tubernacool holy well; Slemish mountain lies two miles south-east across the river Braid valley. | Schire Padruic; Shirec Archaille; rock of Skirit; Schirich | [54] [55] [56] [57] 54.914°N -6.1458°W | |||||
| Templepatrick Preceptory ø | town said to be named for a Knights Hospitaller foundation — evidence lacking | Villa Hugonis de Logan | ||||||
| Woodburn Abbey | Premonstratensian Canons daughter house of Dryburgh, Scotland; founded before 1326 (1242), by John de Courcy, in succession to Carrickfergus and Druim La Croix (v. supra); dissolved 1 March 1542 [''sic''] (1542–3), surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII; canons transferred to Ballyprior; partly demolished after 1558; site now occupied by Carrickfergus Industrial Centre | The Holy Trinity; St Mary; ____________________ Goodborn Priory | [58] 54.7082°N -5.8367°W | |||||