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| Abbeyfeale Abbey | Cistercian monks founded 1188 by Brian O'Brien; dissolved c.1209; cell dependent on Monasteranenagh c.1209; dissolved c.1350?; probably residential grange leased to laymen; possibly obtained by Carmelite Friars (v. Felense in Munster, infra) | Feale; Monaster-na-Feile; Felense? | [1] 52.3857°N -9.3008°W | |||||
| Abington Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Arklow (community founded at Wyresdale, Lancashire c.1196 from Furness, transferred to Arklow before 1204) transferred here 1205, land granted by Theobald Walter, Butler of Ireland; dissolved 1540; secular 1540; restored — recolonized from Furness/Savigny; granted to Walter Aphoell by Edward VI, confirmed by Queen Mary 1553; dissolved after 1557; lease passed to Piers (Peter) Walshe 1562 | St Mary ____________________ Mainister-uaithne; Owney; Unquchin; Vetinex; Vogney; Woney; Wotheney; Huena | [2] 52.6332°N -8.4222°W | |||||
| Adare Friary + | Augustinian Friars founded before 1316 by John Fitz Thomas Fitzgerald; Observant Augustinian Friars 1472; dissolved 1539-40; friars probably still in occupation until 1559; dissolved c.1581?; leased to John Gold and others before 1583; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; conventual church now in use as C.I. parish church | Black Abbey | [3] 52.5678°N -8.7848°W | |||||
| Adare Friary, (Franciscan) | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1464 by Thomas Fitz Gerald, Earl of Kildare and his wife Johanna; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1466; dissolved 1539-40; apparently unoccupied by 1559; restored by 1579; expelled c.1581 during the Desmond war; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; (re-established at a new location in Adare 1633) now in the grounds of Adare Manor, within a golf course, with public access | The church of Saint Michael Archangel of the Friars Minor ____________________ Athdara; Atdare | [4] 52.5691°N -8.7764°W | |||||
| Adare Trinitarian Monastery | Trinitarian Friars founded c.1230 (before 1226?); dissolved after 1539? (officially February 1539); granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595; ruinous church repaired by the Earl of Dunraven 1811; in use as R.C. church | St James; The Holy Trinity ____________________ White Abbey | [5] [6] 52.5649°N -8.7889°W | |||||
| Adare Dominican Friary ≈ | Dominican Friars — erroneous reference to Trinitarian Friary[7] | |||||||
| Adare Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller (listed c.1658[8]) | |||||||
| Any Friary | purported Augustinian Friars[9] founded during the reign of Edward II, by John, son of Robert and others; | Knockainy; Ballynamona? | 52.4975°N -8.4552°W | |||||
| Ardaneer Priory | Benedictine monks founded c.1202, land and church granted by William de Burgo to Richard, monk of Glastonbury; dependent on Glastonbury; dissolved 1205? | St Mary ____________________ ?Ardimur; Ardinuir; Oculnid | ||||||
| Ardpatrick Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century by St Patrick; monastic lands recorded as late as 1597 | Ardpatricke; Ard-Padraig | [10] 52.3385°N -8.5312°W | |||||
| Askeaton Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1389?,[11] or before 1400[12]) by Gearóid Iarla (Gerald), 4th Earl of Desmond,[13] or 1420 by James Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond;[14] Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1497; reformed 1513; dissolved 1575; (NM) | Athskettin; Easa-geibhteine; Es-geibhteine; Inis-geibhthine; Easa-gebryny | [15] [16] 52.604°N -8.9754°W | |||||
| Askeaton Commandery | Knights Templar[17] founded 1298, attached to the parochial church,[18] now the C.I. parish church of St Mary | [19] 52.6004°N -8.9706°W | ||||||
| Ballinegaul Friary | early monastic site Dominican Friars founded 1296, rebuilt by the Geraldines; dependent on Kilmallock; granted to Richard Lawless 1551-2; dissolved before 1586, ruinous by 1586; listed as Carmelite 1597 (see immediately below) | Monaster-na-ngall; Burgus Anglorum; Braber duff (Black friars); Ballinegall | 52.332°N -8.4677°W (approx) | |||||
| Ballinegaul White Friary | Carmelite Friars former Dominican house (see immediately above) listed as White Friars 1597 | Monaster-na-ngall; Burgus Anglorum | ||||||
| Ballingarry Abbey | 'abbey',[20] unknown order and foundation Franciscan Friars? | [21] 52.4771°N -8.8566°W | ||||||
| Ballingarry Nunnery ~ | supposed nuns — order and foundation unknown | dedication unknown | ||||||
| Ballintubber Monastery ≈ | purported Carmelite Friars or Knights Templar granted to Robert Browne possible reference to Rochestown Dominican Friary | |||||||
| Ballybrood Friary | Franciscan Friars — possible refuge 17th century; purportedly all slaughtered by Oliver Cromwell | |||||||
| Ballycahane Preceptory? | Knights Templar church confirmed to the Knights Hospitaller 1212 — no record of preceptory | Cathan | ||||||
| Ballynagallagh Priory | Augustinian nuns convent founded 1283 by a FitzGibbon; land here in possession of Llanthony Priory 1360; dissolved before 1548; granted to Edmund Sexton c.1548; some confusion with St Catherine de O'Conyl; | Monaster-nagalliaghduff; Monaster-necallowduffe; Monaster-nicalliagh | [22] 52.5201°N -8.5416°W (approx) | |||||
| Ballyorgan Friary ¤≈ | Trinitarian — erroneous reference to Ballinegaul Dominican Friary, supra | Baile-aragain | ||||||
| Ballyorgan Friary | early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Finnian | 52.3114°N -8.466°W | ||||||
| Bruree Preceptory? | Knights Templar castle purportedly built 12th century by the order; no record of a preceptory | Brugh-righ | ||||||
| Carrigogunnell Preceptory? | Knights Templar[23] | Carraic-O-gCoinneal | ||||||
| Castleconnell Friary? | unknown order purported Augustinian Friars founded c.1300;[24] "remains of a monastery"[25] | Caislen-ui-chonaing; Castle-Connell in Munster | 52.7153°N -8.503°W (approx) | |||||
| Castletown-mac-eneiry Monastery | remains of a purported large monastery,[26] doubtful | Roque (Castletown, Corcomohide parish) | ||||||
| Clarina Monastery | Autustinian Canons Regular nuns | Cluain-Credhil;[27] Killeedy? | ||||||
| Cloch-na-monach Abbey | Cistercian monks supposed abbey remains;[28] grange of Monasteranenagh | Cloghnamanagh | ||||||
| Cloncagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 625 by St Maedoc of Ferns | [29] | ||||||
| Clonkeen Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th/7th century by St Mo-Diomog[30] | 52.6439°N -8.4597°W | ||||||
| Doon Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century (in existence in the time of St Colmcille) | Dunbleschiae | 52.6043°N -8.2438°W | |||||
| Dysert Monastery, | early monastic site, founded by a St Oengus (purportedly the Culdee) | Disert-aengusa | 52.521°N -8.7448°W | |||||
| Felense Friary ~≈? | Carmelite Friars possibly located in County Limerick, possibly former site of Abbeyfeale Cistercians, supra, otherwise county and location unknown | Felense in Munster; Abbeyfeale? | ||||||
| Friarstown Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1450? (or 13th century by the Clan-Gibbons); dissolved 1544; possibly vacant by 1450; held in rebellion by Gerald Baluff f. Philip until after 1590? | St Francis de Ballynebrahrair ____________________ Ballynabrahrair; Baile-ne-braher; Bally-ne-braher; Clochnamanach Abbey | [31] [32] 52.5932°N -8.6103°W | |||||
| Galbally Friary | village location — friary located across the county border: see Moor Abbey, List of monastic houses in County Tipperary | |||||||
| Glenstal Abbey * | Benedictine monks; extant; mansion in monastic use, also serving as a school | [33] 52.6617°N -8.3881°W | ||||||
| Hospital Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1215 (during the reign of King John) by Geoffrey de Mariscis, the Knights being granted royal privileges 1215; dissolved before 1540; farmed out by Pr Rawson; granted to Sir Valentine Browne by Queen Elizabeth; Kenmare Castle built on site by Browne; leased before 1603; granted to Thomas Brown (ancestor of the Earls of Kenmare) 1604 | The Preceptory of Saint John the Baptist, Any ____________________ Ane; Any; Hospital of Any; Anye | [34] 52.4762°N -8.4324°W | |||||
| Hyde Ita Nunnery? | Augustinian Canons Regular nuns,[35] apparently Cell Ita (v. Killedy) | Hydh Ita; (probably Cell Ita, properly Killeedy)? | ||||||
| Kellis Priory | properly Kells, County Kilkenny[36] | |||||||
| Killeedy Monastery | early monastic site, monks and nuns founded c.546 by St Ita; possibly not continuing after the 10th century | Cell-ite; Cluain-chredail; Killita | 52.3819°N -9.0712°W | |||||
| Kilmacanearla Abbey, Ballingarry parish | "Abbey (in ruins)"[37] | 52.477°N -8.8567°W | ||||||
| Kilmallock Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1291, land purchased from John Bluet, burgess, with the consent of Edward I; dissolved 1541; leased to James FitzJohn, Earl of Desmond 1548; passed to the Crown and the commonality of Kilmallock 1569-70; friars probably expelled 1571 when the town was sacked; granted to Nicholas Miagh, sovereign of Kilmallock, and to the brethren and community 1594; (NM) | Flacispaghe | 52.4025°N -8.575°W | |||||
| Kilmallock Monastery | early monastic site, founded early half of the 7th century by St Mochelloch; plundered 1015 | Cell-mochelloc; Cell-dacheallog; Killochy | 52.4093°N -8.5824°W | |||||
| Kilmallock Monastery | purported Augustinian Canons Regular[38] | |||||||
| Kilmallock Monastery | purported Augustinian Friars,[39] in which case founded after 1630 | |||||||
| Kilpeacon Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 690 by St Becan (Mo-Becoc) | Cluain-ard-Mobecoc | 52.5821°N -8.6317°W (approx) | |||||
| Kilrath Monastery | early monastic site, County Limerick?[40] | Cella Rath | ||||||
| Kilsane Nunnery ≈¤ | nuns, (misreading of source)[41] | properly St Catherine de O'Conyl, infra | ||||||
| Kilshane Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Corcomroe (County Clare)[42] daughter of Corcomroe; founded 1198 by Donnchad Cairbreach O'Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1200, united to Monasteranenagh | Cell-scanaig; Kil-son; Kil-sonna; Ballingarry; Garra | ||||||
| Kilshane Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1426? by Fitzgerald, Lord of Clenlis[43] dissolved after 1584 | |||||||
| Kilteely Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Patrick | Cell-tidil; Kilteidhill | ||||||
| Kilteely Commandery | Knights Templar chapel,[44] purported commandery[45] founded 1291[46] | Kildromin Church | [47] 52.5194°N -8.4023°W | |||||
| King's Island | Franciscan Friars, (misreading of source)[48] | Island near Limerick[49] properly Limerick Franciscan Friars, infra | ||||||
| Knockainy Monastery ø~ | purported early monastic site — dubious[50] unknown order, period or foundation | Cnoc-aine;; Aine-cliath; cf Any; Hospital of Any | ||||||
| Kynnethin Monastery ø≈ | purported Augustinian Canons Regular — possible reference to Keynsham, Somerset, England, which had property in County Limerick | Kynnythin | ||||||
| Lehense Monastery ≈ | Carmelite Friars — possible duplication of reference to Barvegalense (Milltown) | possibly Barvegalense (Milltown) | ||||||
| Limerick Crutched Friars Priory Hospital | Crutched Friars founded before 1216 (during the reign of King John) by Simon Minor; dissolved 1537; passed to Augustinian Friars 1632 (see immediately below) | St Mary and St Edmund, King, and the Holy Cross | 52.6674°N -8.6194°W | |||||
| Limerick Monastery of the Holy Cross | Augustinian Friars founded 1632, previously Crutched Friars (see immediately above) | St Mary and St Edward | ||||||
| Limerick Blackfriars | Dominican Friars founded 1227 by Donogh Carbreach O'Brien, King of Thomond, buried here; (Edward I claimed his own ancestors were the founders); Dominican Friars, Regular Observant reformed 1504; dissolved 1543; granted to James, Earl of Desmond, who restored the friars; forfeited to the Crown 1569-72; granted to Robert Ansley 1589; held by James Gould until his death 1600; (subsequent history O'Heyne, Burgo and Coleman) | St Saviour | ||||||
| Limerick Franciscan Friars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1267 (during the reign of Henry III) by the de Burgo family[51] (Thomas de Burgo[52] or William de Burgo[53]); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1534; dissolved 1534; granted to Edmund Sexton; restored 1540-8; friars expelled by the Protestants 1548; ruinous, owned by Stephen Sexton prior to his death in 1595; abandoned until 1615 | |||||||
| Limerick Priory | Augustinian nuns founded 1171? by Donal O'Brien, King of Limerick; dependent on Killone c.1189; dissolved 1541; farmed out by Edmund Sexton 1548 | St Peter ____________________ probably Monaster ne Callow Duffe (Black Abbey) | ||||||
| Limerick Monaster ne Callow Duffe ø~ | nuns — (probable misinterpretation) | probably Limerick Priory | ||||||
| Limerick Preceptory? ø | Knights Templar or Knights Hospitaller probable Frank House | Luimneach; Lumniac; Limbricen | ||||||
| Lough Gur, ø near Loghgir | purported Franciscan Friars | probably Friarstown (Ballynabrahrair) | ||||||
| Luddenbeg Monastery ø | purported monastery[54] — remains appear to be a parochial church | |||||||
| Milltown Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1459-60, land granted to Carmelites Donald Ygormellay and William de Burgo by James Deles, donsel of Emly Diocese, and Kennedy Macbriayn and his brother Torieleus, to build a monastery; dissolved before 1544; restored also mistakenly given as Carthusian[55] | Ballinegall; Barvegalense; Ballywullan; Villa Mollendini; Molingar | 52.5324°N -8.4028°W | |||||
| Monasteranenagh Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Mellifont founded 1148 (1148/51) by Turlough O'Brien, King of Thomond, confirmed by King John; dissolved 1540; granted to Sir Osborne Echingham 1543; monks apparently continued to occupy until 1579; captured by the English 3 April 1580, during the Desmond rebellion and the monks massacred; (NM) | Monaster-an-Aonagh; Eanach; Monaster-na-maighe; Maigue; Maio; Manister; Nenagh; Nenay | [56] 52.5169°N -8.6629°W | |||||
| St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff, | Augustinian nuns founded 1298; dissolved 1541 | |||||||
| Mungret Abbey | early monastic site, founded before 551 by St Nessan the Deacon; plundered on several occasions 9th-12th century; possible Augustinian Canons Regular for a time, 12th century — documentary evidence lacking; claimed episcopal status 1152 — deemed too close to the see at Limerick to substantiate the claim; (NM) | Mungairit; Moungairid | [57] 52.6341°N -8.6756°W | |||||
| Newcastle Camera ø | Knights Templar[58] founded 1184, castle of the earls of Desmond built by the Templars, who were stationed here; dissolved before 1308? | Caislen-nua | 52.4505°N -9.0607°W | |||||
| Old Kildimo Monastery ~ | early monastic site, purportedly founded prior to arrival of St Patrick in Munster,[59] by Dimma | Cell-diomma; Kildimma | ||||||
| Old Kildimo Preceptory | Knights Templar[60] Court Castle founded by the Templars | 52.612°N -8.8078°W (approx) | ||||||
| Rathkeale Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — possibly from Rattoo purportedly founded c.1210? by Gilbert Harvey; dissolved 1542; restored, small community possibly in occupation until the Desmond rebellion, c.1581; granted to Sir Henry Wallop c.1594-5 | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Rathkeale ____________________ Rathkeale Abbey; Ragelli; Ragille; Ragkely; Rakil; Rathgial | 52.5237°N -8.9325°W | |||||
| Rathkeale Friary ø | Franciscan Friars[61] — no such establishment here | |||||||
| Rochestown Friary | Dominican Friars founded ?; dependent on Limerick?; dissolved c.1544; granted to Robert Browne | Friarstown Friary, Rocheston; Rocheston; Ballyniwillin; Ballywilliam; Bailenambratharbeg; Mainistirnambratharbeg | 52.5423°N -8.5356°W | |||||
| St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff, | Augustinian nuns founded before 1261; dissolved before 1567; granted to Sir Warham St Leger 1567; sometime owned by Sir John Desmond leased to James Gold 1583; granted to Sir Hugh Wallop 1594 | St Catherine ____________________ St Catherine de O'Conyl Priory; Monasternecallow-duffe; Monasternagalliaghduff; Ballanegillagh | 52.5716°N -9.0628°W | |||||