List of monastic houses in Ireland

Links to individual county lists

To navigate the listings on this page, use the map or the table of contents. Alternatively, for listings which include the geographical coordinates and online references specific to the listed establishments, or if the entire listing is difficult to navigate, follow the links here (these links are also provided in the headings to each county in the main listing on this page):

Article layout

The list is presented alphabetically by County. Foundations are listed alphabetically within each county.

Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.

Formal Name or Dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.

Alternative Names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.

Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.

In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers) are included. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.

County Antrim

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Antrim ^edit)

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County Armagh

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Armagh ^edit)

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County Down

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Down ^edit)

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County Fermanagh

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Fermanagh ^edit)

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County Londonderry

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Londonderry ^edit)

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County Tyrone

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Tyrone ^edit)

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County Carlow

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Carlow ^edit)

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County Cavan

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Cavan ^edit)

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County Clare

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Clare ^edit)

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County Cork

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Cork ^edit)

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County Donegal

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Donegal ^edit)

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County Dublin

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Dublin ^edit)

The following location in County Dublin lacks monastic connection:

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County Galway

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Galway ^edit)

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County Kerry

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Kerry ^edit)

The following locaction in County Kerry lacks monastic connection:

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County Kildare

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Kildare ^edit)

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County Kilkenny

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Kilkenny ^edit)

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County Laois

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Laois ^edit)

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County Leitrim

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Leitrim ^edit)

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County Limerick

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Limerick ^edit)

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County Longford

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Longford ^edit)

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County Louth

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Louth ^edit)

The following location in County Louth lacks monastic connection:
* Knock Abbey

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County Mayo

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Mayo ^edit)

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County Meath

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Meath ^edit)

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County Monaghan

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Monaghan ^edit)

The following location in County Monaghan lacks monastic connection:

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County Offaly

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Offaly ^edit)

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County Roscommon

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Roscommon ^edit)

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County Sligo

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Sligo ^edit)

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County Tipperary

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Tipperary ^edit)

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County Waterford

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Waterford ^edit)

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County Westmeath

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Westmeath ^edit)

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County Wexford

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Wexford ^edit)

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County Wicklow

(For references and location detail see List of monastic houses in County Wicklow ^edit)

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