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| Achad-crimthain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 829; possibly located in County Waterford | |||||||
| Achad-dagain Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 639 | |||||||
| Ardmore Cathedral | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded in the 5th century by St Declan; diocesan cathedral 1152; see united with Lismore after 1210? | St Declan's Church | 51.9488°N -7.7261°W | |||||
| Ardmore Friary ~? | Augustinian Friars | |||||||
| Ballyvoony Preceptory | purported Knights Templar "Monastery (in ruins)"[1] | 52.1369°N -7.4438°W | ||||||
| Bewley Camera | purported Knights Templar foundation unknown; dissolution unknown; remains of monastic building 1774; "Abbey"[2] | Beaulieu; Beal | 52.1118°N -7.8237°W | |||||
| Cappagh Preceptory ø | purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical | Ceapach | 52.1256°N -7.7456°W | |||||
| Carrickbeg Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1336 by James Butler, Earl of Desmond; dissolved 1540, surrendered by 'Prior' William Cormoke 7 April 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond; the friars returned in 1669, a new church was built in 1822[3] which remained in use until 2006 when the friary was closed.[4] | 52.3442°N -7.4173°W | ||||||
| Cathair-mac-conchaid Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded by the 7th century | Cathair-mic-conaich | ||||||
| Clashmore Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 646-56 by Cuancheir, a monk, on the instruction of St Mochoemoc of Leamakevoge | Glaismor | 52.0096°N -7.8192°W | |||||
| Crooke Preceptory | Knights Templar founded before 1180, by the Barons of Curroghmore?; manor granted by Henry II; dissolved 1308-11; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314; dissolved after 1348; later farmed out; held by William Wyse by 1541 | An Crusc; Cruadach; Cork; Croc | 52.2281°N -6.9797°W | |||||
| Curraheen Friary | Franciscan Friars — from Youghal placed of settlement after the suppression; in vicinity 1731 | Keeran | 52.07°N -7.8229°W | |||||
| Disert-nairbre Monastery | early monastic site, cell founded by St Medoc of Ferns | Bolhendesert; Dysert?; Ballindysart? | ||||||
| Dungarvan Monastery | early monastic site, founded in the 7th century by St Garvan | Dun Garbhan | 52.087°N -7.6183°W | |||||
| Dungarvan Priory | Augustinian Friars founded c.1290 by Thomas, Lord Offaly; dissolved 1541; church found to be parochial by 19 January 1541; leased to Roger Dalton 1595 | 52.0878°N -7.6105°W | ||||||
| Dungarvan, St Augustine's Priory * | Augustinian Friars extant | [5] 52.0885°N -7.619°W | ||||||
| Kilbarry Preceptory | Knights Templar founded before 1180, church granted by deed of Henry II; dissolved 1308-11; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1514; dissolved before 1527, farmed out | Cell-barra | 52.242°N -7.1294°W | |||||
| Killbunny Monastery | early monastic site | Cell-bhunna | 52.2715°N -7.2943°W | |||||
| Kilculliheen Abbey | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on St Mary de Hogges, Dublin; priory founded 1151 by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster; independent, raised to abbey status before 1257; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Abbess Isabella Mothing granted to Sir Edmund Butler 1566; granted to the town of Waterford 1582-3 | Cell-cleeheen; Kellinge; Killaylyhin; Kylkyllin; de Bello Portu | 52.2636°N -7.0927°W | |||||
| Killongford Preceptory? | by tradition Knights Templar also erroneously given as Knights of St John of Jerusalem[6] | Killunkert | ||||||
| Kilmacleague Monastery | early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Mac Liag, disciple of St Declan of Ardmore | Cell-mic-liag | 52.1666°N -7.075°W | |||||
| Kilmolash Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Molaise (of Leighlin?); plundered by the Norsemen 833 | Cell-o-laise | 52.1043°N -7.8094°W | |||||
| Lismore Cathedral =+ | early monastic site, founded 636 by St Carthach (Mo-chuda); diocesan cathedral 1111; see united to Waterford 1362; early monastic site, nuns; Augustinian Friars | St Carthagh; ____________________ Leasa-moir; Liss-mor; Les-mor | 52.1396°N -7.9294°W | |||||
| Lismore Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded in the 7th century, strictly separate from the monks' monastery (see immediately above) | |||||||
| Lismore — St Brigid's Hospital | early leper hospital under a prior, with possible Culdee connections until the 12th century; | St Brigid | [7] [8] [9] 52.1338°N -7.932°W (?) | |||||
| Little Island Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly located in County Wexford | Inisdoimle, County Wexford? | ||||||
| Molana Abbey | early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Molanfide (Maelanfaid); Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140?; dissolved 1541; granted to Sir Walter Raleigh 1587?; passed to others 1588 | Ailen-mail-anfaid; Dairinis Mael-anfaid; Insula St Molanfiede; Moel-anfaidh; Maylanfay; Melahanahyd; Muyllhanuha | 52.0022°N -7.8992°W | |||||
| Mothel Abbey | early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Brogan; early monastery asserted by some to have become Cistercian[10] Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140? dissolved 1540, surrendered by Abbot Edmund Power 7 April 1540; church found to be parochial by 19 January 1541; occupied by Lary Katherine Butler 1548; (NM) | Maothail; Motalia; Mothil; SS Brogan and Cronan; at Ballynevin | 52.2985°N -7.4182°W | |||||
| Mount Melleray Abbey | Cistercian monks founded 1833 | 52.1873°N -7.857°W | ||||||
| Rincrew Abbey, | Knights Templar founded c.1180?, purportedly by Raymond Le Gros; dissolved 1308? 330; traditionally/erroneously Knights Hospitaller Augustinian Canons Regular passed to Molana; dissolved with Molana 1541; granted to Sir Walter Raleigh 1587; assigned to the Earl of Cork | Temple Michael; Rhincrew; Rin-Crioch; Rinncru; Ryncrowe | 51.9803°N -7.8616°W | |||||
| Stradbally Abbey ø | erroneously asserted Augustinian Friars; "Abbey" ruins[11] non-monastic | [12] 52.1298°N -7.4641°W | ||||||
| Tallow Carmelite Monastery | Carmelite nuns | St Joseph | [13] 52.0919°N -8.0075°W | |||||
| Waterford Cathedral | monastic episcopal cathedral founded 1096; diocesan cathedral 1111; see united to Lismore 1363 | Cell-mic-liag; Port Lairge | 52.2599°N -7.1076°W | |||||
| Waterford — St Catherine's Priory | Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded before 1207 by Elias Fitz Norman; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Edmund Power; occupied by James Shurloke, per James White; granted to Lady Elizabeth Butler, alias Sherlock, 1588-9; Augustinian Friars apparently refounded 1629 | St Catherine ____________________ St Catherine's Abbey | 52.2575°N -7.1061°W | |||||
| Waterford — St John's Priory Hospital | Benedictine monks founded c.1190 Benedictine monks and nuns from 1202; cell dependent on Bath from 1204; dissolved 1536; granted to William Wise November 1536 | St John the Evangelist | 52.2571°N -7.1124°W | |||||
| Waterford — St Saviour's Priory | Dominican Friars community founded 1226; approval for priory granted by Henry III 1235 dissolved 1540; church sold to James White, occupier, by 18 January 1541; surrendered by Prior William Marten 2 April 1541; granted to Sir Anthony St Leger; Waterford Dominican community died out 1865; restored 1867 | St Saviour | 52.2634°N -7.1191°W | |||||
| Waterford Greyfriars | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1240-5 by Sir Hugh Purcell, buried here; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1521; dissolved 1540, surrendered by 'Prior' John Linche 2 April 1540; granted to Patrick Walshe and to the brethren and poor of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit 1 September 1541; hospital established in the church — continuing into the 19th century | 52.2605°N -7.1066°W | ||||||
| Waterford Greyfriars, later site | Franciscan Friars founded 1612 | |||||||
| Waterford Franciscan Friary * | Franciscan Friars founded 1830; church completed 1834; extant | [14] 52.2599°N -7.109°W |