This is a list of the monastic houses in County Cork, Ireland.
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| 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] 51.6367°N -8.7363°W | |||||
| Abbeystrowry Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Abbeymahon founded after 1228possibly 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] 51.5518°N -9.2886°W | |||||
| Aghadown Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks round tower standing until 18th century | Aughadown Achad-duine | 51.5386°N -9.3866°W | |||||
| Aghamanister Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Baltinglass; founded 1172 by Dermot MacCormac MacCarthy, King of Desmond dissolved before 1278: transferred to Abbeymahon | Ui Badamna; Abbey | 51.6255°N -8.7743°W | |||||
| 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] 52.2193°N -8.6698°W | |||||
| Ballygarvan Monastery ~, Carrigaline parish | supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown | 51.818°N -8.4886°W (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] 51.8382°N -8.5692°W | |||||
| Ballymacadane Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1539? on site of Augustinian nunnery (see immediately above); dissolved before 1584? | 51.8382°N -8.5692°W | ||||||
| Ballynoe Monastery ~ø | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown, suggested Knights Hospitaller[5] | Baile-nua-na-sagart | [6] 51.9919°N -8.0609°W | |||||
| 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 | [7] 51.9433°N -9.1719°W | |||||
| Bantry Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded c.1460 (existing by 1466), 1307?[8] 1320[9]) Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1482 by Fr David Hiarlaighy; Observant Franciscan Friars 1522-32; nominally suppressed 1541-2; friars reportedly expelled on several occasions[10] 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 | [11] [12] 51.6793°N -9.45°W (approx) | |||||
| Bawnatemple Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks[13] | 51.8873°N -8.8726°W | ||||||
| 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 ____________________ Bridge Town Priory; Baile-an-dorchid; Balindroghed; Balindregh; Pons Fermoy; Villa-Pontis | [14] 52.1494°N -8.45°W | |||||
| 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 | 52.2611°N -8.2685°W | |||||
| Buttevant Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1251[15] (1276-9[16] 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 | [17] 52.2315°N -8.6691°W | |||||
| Buttevant Nunnery | purported nunnery — evidence lacking | St Owen or St John the Baptist | ||||||
| Carrigillihy Monastery ø, | 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[18] (actually Abbeymahon) | Carigillihy; Curraghalicky; Abbey de Sancto Mauro | 51.5397°N -9.1282°W | |||||
| Castlecor ~ | supposed monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown; apparent abbey at Castle Corinth[19] | Castle Corith | 52.2031°N -8.802°W | |||||
| Castlelyons Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1307-9 (1324) from within the de Barry family, (John de Barry[20]), 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; Castelio; Castleyhane; Castelleaghan; Castrileonensis | [21] 52.0891°N -8.234°W | |||||
| Castlemartyr Priory | Carmelite monks | 51.9099°N -8.0586°W | ||||||
| Cecilstown ~ | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown | 52.167°N -8.7704°W | ||||||
| Clear Island Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran | Inis-cleire; Traigh-Chiarain | 51.4382°N -9.5094°W | |||||
| Clogagh Friary ø | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation called a 'little abbey',[22] doubtful a community existed here | Cloggagh; Cloig-theach | 51.6748°N -8.8004°W | |||||
| Clonmeen Monastery ≈ | Augustinian Canons Regular founded by Mr O'Callaghan (the O'Callaghan family,[23] possible erroneous reference to Clonmines, County Wexford[24] "site of monastery"[25] | Clonmere; Cluain-min; Clonmines (County Wexford)?; Clonmine? | 52.1378°N -8.865°W | |||||
| Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery | early monastic site, purported nunnery,[26] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings; | St Ite ____________________ Cluain-uama; Cluain-vama; Killeedy (Cluainchreduil) (County Limerick)? | 51.8617°N -8.1192°W | |||||
| Coole Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban | Cuil-collingi; Cul-collingi; Cul-collainge; Cul-chuillinghe; Cilculen | ||||||
| Coole Abbey | Franciscan Friars | 52.1092°N -8.204°W | ||||||
| Coole Preceptory | Knights Templar founded 1296 by a de Barry | |||||||
| Conna Preceptory ø | purported Knights Hospitaller[27] | |||||||
| Cork Augustinian Priory * | Augustinian Canons Regular built 1780; extant | [28] 51.8981°N -8.4759°W | ||||||
| Cork Monastery # | early monastic site, founded 600 by St Finbar (Bairre); site probably now occupied by St Finbarre's Cathedral | Corcagh; Corcaigh | 51.8943°N -8.4804°W (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[29] (during the reign of Edward I[30]) 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 ____________________ Red Abbey Tower | [31] 51.8941°N -8.4721°W | |||||
| 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 | [32] | |||||
| Cork - St. Mary's Dominican Church and Priory | Dominican Friars Novitate extant | St Mary | ||||||
| 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) ____________________ Antro S. Finarri; Weem; Weym | 51.8939°N -8.4932°W | |||||
| 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 ____________________ Seandun; Shandon | ||||||
| Cork Franciscan Friary * | founded 1609; extant | [33] | 51.8985°N -8.4788°W | |||||
| Cork Nunnery ~ | Benedictine[34] or Augustinian[35] 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[36]) 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 ____________________ 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,[37] latterly under erenaghs | Cuillenn Ui Chiuv | 52.1121°N -9.1191°W (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 | 51.9997°N -8.7389°W (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 | 52.1376°N -8.2817°W | |||||
| Garinish Monastery | Gaelic nuns founded before c.530 | Kilchuillin; Ilane-i-Cullin; Illnacullen | 51.6905°N -9.6184°W | |||||
| Glanworth Abbey | Dominican Friars founded 1475[38] (1227[39]) 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,[40] 1706, T. de Burgo, Hibernica Dominicana, edition of 1762 and Daphne Pochin Mould, The Irish Dominicans, p. 126 | Priory of the Holy Cross ____________________ Glenn-amhnach; Glenn-amain; Glanore | [41] [42] 52.1882°N -8.3547°W | |||||
| Goleen Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1442 | Gahannyh Friary? | 51.4951°N -9.7072°W | |||||
| Gouganebarra Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century, retreat of St Finbarre prior to his founding Cork | Gougane Barra; Gobhagnabarra | 51.8314°N -9.3473°W | |||||
| 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 | 51.9082°N -8.6541°W | |||||
| Inishleena Monastery | Gaelic monks and nuns, reputedly founded by St Finbarre | Cellmagciun | 51.9068°N -8.701°W | |||||
| Iniskieran Monastery | Franciscan friars founded 1460 by Florence Moar O'Driscoll | Clear Island Monastery | 51.4389°N -9.4952°W | |||||
| 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 | [43] 51.7155°N -9.9696°W | |||||
| Kilcrea Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1465-78 (1470,[44] 1478,[45] [46]) 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) | 51.8649°N -8.7112°W | |||||
| Kilcrea Nunnery | purportedly founded 6th century by St Cere | [47] 51.8648°N -8.6946°W 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 | [48] 52.1882°N -8.2691°W | |||||
| Kilkilleen Monastery ø~ | supposed monastic site - order, foundation and period unknown — "Friary in ruins"[49] | 51.5278°N -9.3926°W | ||||||
| Killabraher Monastery ø~ | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown | 52.2629°N -8.803°W | ||||||
| Killaconenagh Monastery | Gaelic nuns founded 6th century? by St Abban, after his founding Magee | Killachad conchean?; Killachadconchean | 51.6387°N -9.9479°W | |||||
| Killeenemer Monastery | ||||||||
| Kilmaclenine Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, probably founded before 606 by St Colman mac Leinin of Cloyne | Cell-mac-leinin | 52.2111°N -8.7523°W (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 | 51.7979°N -8.4044°W | ||||||
| Kilnamanagh Monastery | Gaelic nuns, foundation named for Ana, sister of St Caitiarn of Kilcatherine and niece of St Senan | Kilmana | 51.6319°N -10.0485°W (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" [50] | 52.0353°N -8.3218°W | ||||||
| Kinneigh Monastery | Gaelic monks founded by St Colman; possibly not surviving after 10th century | Cell-mor-Cinnech; Cell-mor-Ceanneich | 51.7673°N -8.9896°W (approx) | |||||
| Kinsale Friary * | Carmelite Friars founded 1334[51] (during the reign of Edward III[52]) 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 ____________________ Kinsale Abbey; Kynsalle; Cenn-saile | [53] [54] [55] 51.7086°N -8.5251°W | |||||
| Kinsale Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St M'Eilte Ogh (M'eltioc) | St Gobban ____________________ Kynsalle; Cenn-saile | 51.7077°N -8.5285°W (approx) | |||||
| Labbamolaga Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 7th century by St Molaga of Timoleague, reputedly buried here | Leaba-molaga; Tampailin; Tulach-min-molaga? | [56] 52.3008°N -8.3415°W (approx) | |||||
| Legan Abbey, | Benedictine monks, daughter house of Waterford Priory dependent on Waterford and Bath; founded sometime before 1301 (after 1204); dissolved before 1350? | Liegane, in Monkstown | [57] 51.8502°N -8.3354°W | |||||
| Loch-eire Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Finbarr | |||||||
| Lough Ine Monastery | probable early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Lough Hyne; Templebreedy | 51.4998°N -9.2976°W | |||||
| Lueim Monastery ø | supposed monastic site — order and foundation unknown; mentioned 1318[58] | |||||||
| Midleton Abbey # | Cistercian monks — from Monasteranenagh founded 1179/80, purportedly by the FitzGerald family[59] (or the Barry family[60]); 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 ____________________ de Choro Sancti Benedicti; Castra-na-chore; Chorus S. Benedicti; Monasterore; Middleton M-na-chore | [61] 51.9137°N -8.1745°W | |||||
| Monanimy Commandery ø | purported Knights Templar | Monanimy Preceptory | [62] [63] | |||||
| Mourne Abbey | (erroneously given as Knights Templar[64]) 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 | 52.081°N -8.6263°W | |||||
| The Priory, Newmarket | 52.2155°N -8.9979°W | |||||||
| Nohaval Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, reputedly founded by St Finian; formerly site of a round tower[65] | Nuachongbhail; Nogoual | 51.7218°N -8.3887°W (approx) | |||||
| Nohavaldaly Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; reported stump of round tower[66] | St Finian ____________________ Nuachongbhail; Nohaval-daly | 52.0974°N -9.2026°W | |||||
| Omolaggie Monastery | early monastic site Augustinian Canons Regular possibly dependent on Cong | |||||||
| Quchwill Abbey | abbey mentioned in 1355[67] — probable reference Gill Abbey, or possibly Youghal | |||||||
| Ross Priory | early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[68] Benedictine monks dependent on St James, Wurzburg; founded before 1148?; reportedly ruinous by February 1541; dissolved 1541 | The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery ____________________ Rosscarbery; Rosailithir; Ross-ailithir; Ruis-ailithir; Ross Carberry | 51.5766°N -9.033°W | |||||
| Ross in Munster | Augustinian Friars, dubious supposed foundation in Ros Carbery | |||||||
| Ross Friary | Franciscan Friars, dubious foundation[69] | |||||||
| Sherkin Friary | Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1460 by Florence O'Driscoll, Magnus[70] or 1470 by Dermit O'Driscoll,[71] 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 | 51.476°N -9.3998°W | |||||
| Skeam West Monastery ø | possible early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Skream Island West | 51.4953°N -9.4364°W | |||||
| Spike Island Monasteryø~ | possible early monastic site, possibly located in County Cork or Carrig Island, County Kerry | Inispict; Inispuinc | ||||||
| Spittle Bridge Monastery | Gaelic monks | 52.2028°N -8.2749°W | ||||||
| Strawhall Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Aed mac Bricc of Killare | Kilbrenan; Enach-mid-brenin | 51.819°N -8.7921°W | |||||
| Templefaughtna ø~ | purported Knights Hospitaller — ruins of an old establishment[72] | 51.5772°N -8.9974°W, | ||||||
| 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 | 51.642°N -8.7648°W | |||||
| Toames Monastery | Gaelic monks | Tuaim-muscraighe Monastery? | 51.8673°N -8.9533°W | |||||
| 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 | 51.7613°N -8.3922°W | |||||
| 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 | 52.3175°N -8.9409°W | |||||
| Weeme Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular extant 14th century | |||||||
| Youghal — Carmelite Friary | post-Reformation foundation purportedly established in the ruins of an earlier Carmelite 'abbey'[73] | |||||||
| Youghal — Dominican Friary (North Abbey) | Dominican Friars founded 1268 (1271[74]) 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; ____________________ Eochaille; Araill; Iochil; Yoghill; Youghuld | 51.9574°N -7.8543°W | |||||
| 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) | 51.9488°N -7.8425°W | ||||||
| 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 | 51.9566°N -7.8515°W | |||||
| 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 1542St Anne | |||||||
| Youghill in Munster Friary | Augustinian Friars possibly founded c.1643 | Youghal | ||||||