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| Ardbraccan Monastery | early monastic site | Arda-Breaain | 53.6578°N -6.7469°W | |||||
| Ardsallagh Monastery | early monastic site | Ard-Brendomnaich; Airdleac; Eascair-Branain | 53.5938°N -6.6853°W | |||||
| Argetbor Monastery | early monastic site, Patrician monks | |||||||
| Athboy Friary =+ | Carmelite Friars founded 1317, license to grant land granted 17 October 1317; dissolved 1539; occupied by farmer Thomas Casey 1540; not in the list of restored convents c.1737; site now occupied by C.I. parish church | Athbuidhe; Aboy; Beallabuy | 53.6217°N -6.9181°W | |||||
| Ballyboggan Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1200?, supposedly by Jordan Comin; dissolved 1537, surrendered by Prior Thomas Bermingham 15 October 1537; church found to be parochial by 1540; granted to Sir William Bermingham, Baron of Carbrie, 1541 | Thoe Holy Trinity ____________________ Baile-ua-bhogain; Balibagan; de Laude Dei | 53.4099°N -7.0439°W | |||||
| Bective Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Mellifont founded 1147 by Murchad O Melaghlin, King of Meath, colonized 14 January 1147; dissolved 6 May 1536; held by John Alen, Lord Chancellor; granted to Andrew Wyse, vice-treasurer c.1552; Alexander Fitton also given as grantee; Bartholomew Dillon given as assignee;[1] (NM) | Beatidudo Dei; Becco Dei; Bectiffe; Brime; Lie-trede | 53.5825°N -6.7027°W | |||||
| Beybeg Cell | Cistercian monks — from Beaubec, France founded before 1216, manor granted by Walter de Lacy to the monks of St Mary and St Laurence de Bellow Becco, confirmed by Henry III; mistaken reference to Benedictines;[2] dissolved 1332, granted to Furness by license 1332; granted to Thomas Cusak 1560Beaubec; Bebeke; de Bello Loco | 53.6949°N -6.326°W (approx) | ||||||
| Calliaghstown Priory | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian — from Duleek? dependent on Clonard-Odder; founded after 1195?, church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard 1195; church possibly shared by canons and canonesses possibly from c.1144 (in the time of St Malachy); dissolved before 1500?, probably abandoned before 1500 | St Mary ____________________ Callystown | 53.6676°N -6.35°W | |||||
| Castlekeeran Monastery | early monastic site, founded 8th century by St Ciaran; plundered by Norsmen 949; burned by MacMurrough 1170 | Caislen-Ciaran; Belach-duin | 53.7409°N -6.9543°W | |||||
| Clonard Abbey | early monastic site, founded c.520 by St Finnian; diocesan cathedral 1111; translated to Trim 1202; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded before 1146 (probably 1144); dissolved 1202?; | St Peter | [3] 53.4507°N -7.0072°W | |||||
| Clonard Abbey | Augustinian Canonesses — Arroasian founded 1144 by Murchad O'Melaghlin, ruler of Meath, at the instance of St Malachy; cell, dependent on Odder from before 1384; dissolved before 1535?, possibly abandoned before 1535; leased to Gerald FitzGerald 1540 | St Mary ____________________ Cluain-Iraird | ||||||
| Clonard Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from St Thomas's, Dublin founded c.1183 (between 1183 and 1186) by Hugh de Lacy; cathedral priory; dissolved 1202? | St John | ||||||
| Clonard Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1202?, St Peter's Abbey and St John's Priory united; dissolved 1540 | SS Peter and John | ||||||
| Clonguffin Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded before 760 by St Fintana? | Cluain-cuibhtin; Cluain-cuifthin | 53.4482°N -6.9069°W (approx) | |||||
| Collumbus Monastery ≈ | early monastic site possibly located in County Meath | |||||||
| Colp Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Llanthony Prima; founded after 1183? by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved 1540; granted to Henry Draycott 1559 | Colps; Culpe | 53.7067°N -6.295°W | |||||
| Courtown Friary | Franciscan Friars[4] | |||||||
| Dall Bronig Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded 5th century?[5] | |||||||
| Disert-moholmoc Monastery ~≈ | early monastic site, possibly located in County Meath | possibly Staholmog, infra | ||||||
| Diore-mac-Aidmecain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Finnian of Clonard) | St Lassara the virgin ____________________ Dairemacnaidmecain | ||||||
| Donacarney Monastery | nuns, ruins purportedly a nunnery[6] | Domnach-cairne; Donnygarney | ||||||
| Donaghmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Cruimthir Cassan (St Cassanus), reputedly Patrick's first foundation in Ireland; erenaghs up to late 11th century; church became parochial after 1171; remains of later church and round tower on site | Domnach-mor-maige-echnach; Domnach-torten; Bile-torten | [7] 53.6704°N -6.6619°W | |||||
| Donaghpatrick Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick, land granted by Conall mac Niall; burned 750; raided a number of times by the Norsemen; plundered by Dermot MacMurrough 1156; church became parochial after 1171; site now occupied by St Patrick's C.I. church | Domnach-patraice; Donogh-patrick | 53.6963°N -6.7599°W | |||||
| Donaghseery Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) | Domnach-sairigi | ||||||
| Donor Friary, ~ Killaconnigan parish | Dominican Friars founded by 1636 | |||||||
| Druim-corcortri Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Diarmait | |||||||
| Druimfinchoil Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded by Columb and Lugad | |||||||
| Druimmacubla Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick)? | Druim-maccu-blai | ||||||
| Dulane Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century?; plundered by the Norsemen 886; plundered by MacMurrough and his knights 1170; church became parochial after 1171 | Tuilean; Tuileim; Tulleean | 53.7536°N -6.8784°W | |||||
| Duleek Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 489 by St Cianan; diocesan cathedral 1111; merged to Meath after 1152? | Dam-liac; Doimliag | ||||||
| Duleek, St Mary's Abbey =+ | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian priory founded after 1140 by O'Kelly, probably Muircertach O'Kelly, King of Bregha; probably double monastery Augustinian Canons Regular and nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard; founded after 1144; church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard 1195; dissolved after 1195, nuns probably transferred to Calliaghstown; raised to abbey status c.1290; dissolved 1537; granted to Edward Becke for 21 years 28 January 1548; lease passed to John Parker 1564; remains incorporatated into C.I. parish church built on site | 53.6552°N -6.4189°W | ||||||
| Duleek, St Michael's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Llanthony Secunda; founded c. 1180 by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved before 1538?; rented by Thomas Cusak and others | St Michael ____________________ Cell of St Cianan | 53.6532°N -6.4182°W | |||||
| Duleek Hospitallers | Knights Hospitaller frankhouse | |||||||
| Dunboyne Cell | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Mullingar; founded after 1230?; dissolved after 1350 | Dun-buinne | 53.4192°N -6.4782°W (approx) | |||||
| Dunshaughlin Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by Senchall (St Secundus) | Domnach-sechnaill | 53.5143°N -6.5392°W | |||||
| Emlagh Monastery | early monastic site, probably founded by a St Beccan (though not Beccan of Cluiain-ard); church becoming parochial after 1171 | Imleach-Beccain; Imblech-fia | 53.7519°N -6.8073°W | |||||
| Feart-Cearbain Monastery ~ | early monastic site | Ferta-cerbain; Ferta-cherpain | ||||||
| Fennor Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Nectan? | Finnabair-abha; Finnabrach | 53.7005°N -6.5393°W | |||||
| Gormanston Friary * | Franciscan Friars; founded 1947; opened as a secondary school 1954; in use as a Franciscan college; extant | [8] | ||||||
| Indeidnen Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 849; erenaghs into 11th century | Indenen; Inan | 53.5017°N -7.036°W (approx) | |||||
| Inishmot Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Mochta | Inis-mochta | 53.8479°N -6.6067°W (approx) | |||||
| Kells Monastery | early monastic site purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille — evidence lacking founded by c.804; diocesan cathedral 1152; merged with Meath c.1211; becoming a parochial church secular college, perpetual chantry in the church; dissolved 1549 | 53.7273°N -6.8795°W | ||||||
| Kells Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded after 1140 (1140-8), at the instance of St Malachy; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian founded after 1144, confirmed to the nuns of Clonard; (possibly a double monastery) nuns probably transferred to Calliaghstown 1195; destroyed by the Anglo-Normans 1176, who proceeded to build a castle, destroyed later that year; apparently refounded by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved 11 November 1539, surrendered by Abbot Richard Plunkett; granted to Sir Gerald Fleminge 1541 | St Mary _____________________ Ceanannus-mor; Cenandas; Kenan; kenlis | 53.7275°N -6.8797°W | |||||
| Kells Priory ≈ | purported Knights Hospitaller — probable confusion with Crutched Friars' house (see immediately below) | St John | ||||||
| Kells Priory Hospital | Crutched Friars founded before 1199 (during the reign of Richard I) by Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath; (erroneously attributed as Trinitarians) dissolved 1539; granted to Richard Slayne 1566 | St John the Baptist | ||||||
| Kilbrew Monastery | early monastic site, founded by 7th century; possibly dissolved after 1018 when many were slain | Cell-fobrich; Cell-foirbrich | 53.5446°N -6.4612°W | |||||
| Kilbride Priory | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian priory? dependent on Trim; founded after 1144, confirmed to nuns of Clonard 1195; probably dissolved sometime after 1310 | St Brigid ____________________ Trim, St Brigid | 53.6006°N -6.8211°W | |||||
| Kildalkey Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Mo-Luog; burned 779; extant 888 | Cell-deilge; Cell-delga | 53.5766°N -6.9062°W (?) | |||||
| Kilglin Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; extant 842 | Celldumagluinn; Kildumhagloinn | 53.4186°N -6.6968°W (approx) | |||||
| Killabban Monastery ~ | early monastic site founded 6th century by St Abban | Cell-abbain | ||||||
| Killaconnigan Friary ≈ | Dominican Friars? | possibly Donore (supra) | ||||||
| Killaine Monastery ~ | early monastic site, nuns; founded by St Enda for his sister Fanchea | Cell-aine | 53.7496°N -6.5077°W (approx possible) | |||||
| Killalga Monastery ~ | early monastic site, supposedly located in County Meath[9] | Cell-elge; Cell-elga | ||||||
| Kilmainhambeg Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller founded before 1199 (during the reign of Richard I) by Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath; dissolved 1499; ruinous by 1588; leased to Sir Patrick Barnewell (renewed 1585 and 1590) | Kilmaynanbeg | 53.7097°N -6.8404°W (approx) | |||||
| Kilmainham Wood Preceptory | Knights Hospitaller purportedly founded after 1212 by the Prestons; probably farmed out 14th century; dissolved before 1500?; lease granted to Callough O'More | Kilmainhamwood Commandery; Kylmaynanwood; Kilmaynanwood | [10] 53.8514°N -6.8106°W (?) | |||||
| Kilmoon Monastery | early monastic site, probably founded 6th century (in the time of St Brendan of Clonfert) by St Moinne (Munni), a Briton; extant 885 | St Moinne ___________________ Cell-monai; Cell-moinne | 53.5696°N -6.4584°W | |||||
| Kilshine Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded before 597? by St Abban for St Segnich (Sinchea) | Cell-ailbe; Cell-sinche; Techsinche | 53.7506°N -6.7339°W | |||||
| Kilskeer Monastery | early monastic site, monks and nuns?; possible double monastery; founded 6th century (in the time of St Colmcille) by Schiria; possibly monks only from 8th century | Cell-scire; Killskyre | 53.6912°N -6.9974°W | |||||
| Leckno Monastery | early monastic site, founded by 750 | Lecknagh; Leckne; possibly Piercetown | 53.5857°N -6.4408°W | |||||
| Lismullin Priory | Augustinian nuns founded c.1240 by Avicia de la Corner (Avice de Lacortier, widow), sister of Richard, Bishop of Meath, who granted the church and manors; dissolved 1539; granted to Sir Thomas Cusack 1547 | The Holy Trinity ____________________ Las-mullen; Les-mullen; Lois-mullen; Kilmullan | [11] 53.5962°N -6.5834°W (?) | |||||
| Lough Sheelin Monastery | early monastic site, founded possibly 6th century by St Carthag, bishop | Inisvachtuir; Inisuachtair; Church Island | [12] 53.8027°N -7.3275°W | |||||
| Lough Sheelin Friary | Friars, possible place of refuge during the reign of Queen Elizabeth | 53.802°N -7.3268°W (approx)? | ||||||
| Mornington Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille | Baile-mernain; Villa Maris; Marinerstown | 53.7216°N -6.2832°W (?) | |||||
| Navan Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded before 1170?, probably on site of earlier monastery (see immediately below), church confirmed to the canons by John de Courcy; surrendered 19 July 1538 by Abbot Thomas Waffe; dissolved 1539; church in parochial use by 1540; occupancy by John Brokes 1540-1 | St Mary ____________________ An Uaim; Nuachongbail; Novbain; Uaim | [13] 53.6558°N -6.6871°W | |||||
| Navan Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century; Augustinian Canons house probably founded on site (see immediately above) | |||||||
| Newtown Trim Cathedral Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine — possibly from St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin founded 1202 by Simon Rochfort, Bishop of Meath, who translated the see here from Clonard; dissolved 1536, suppressed 1 May 1536 | SS Peter and Paul | 53.5557°N -6.772°W | |||||
| Newtown Trim Priory Hospital | Crutched Friars founded after 1206?, possibly by the Bishop of Meath; dissolved 1539; occupier Sir Thomas Cusake 1540-2 | The Priory Hospital of St John the Baptist | ||||||
| Odder Priory | dedication infers early monastic site, nuns Augustinian nuns — Arroasian priory founded c.1144?, confirmed to the nuns of Clonard by Pope Celestine III 1195; raised to abbey status c.1383; dissolved 1539; church parochial by 1540; under occupancy of Nicholas Stanyhurst 1540; leased to James Stanihurst 1557 | St Brigid ____________________ Odra | 53.5675°N -6.6249°W (approx) | |||||
| Oristown Monastery | early monastic site, cella founded by St Finbar of Cork, site granted by a local chieftain | Raith-airthir | 53.7257°N -6.7789°W (?) | |||||
| Piercetown Monastery ≈ | early monastic site | Leckno; Lecknagh; Leckne; Pyerston Laundy | 53.5857°N -6.4408°W (?) 53.5844°N -6.4265°W (?) | |||||
| Rathaige Monastery ≈ | early monastic site, possibly located in County Meath | Raithaidme | ||||||
| Rath-becain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded by St Abban; possibly located in County Meath | Rathbeggan; Rathbeg | ||||||
| Rathmore Abbey ø | "Abbey"[14] not a monastic church, apparently parochial | Ballyboy | 53.6432°N -6.8723°W | |||||
| Rathossain Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 686 by St Ossain | Rathosain | [15] 53.4482°N -6.9069°W (approx) | |||||
| Ratoath Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular cell? dependent on St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin?, possibly a hospital maintained by the canons; founded before c.1300?; dissolved after 1456 | St Mary Magdalene ____________________ Rath-outhe; Ratouth | [16] [17] 53.5084°N -6.4602°W See also |