FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names ! style="width:10%;"|References & location Aghnakilla Monastery ø supposed early monastery dissolved before 11th century Achad-cinn;Achad-na-cille;Aughnakeely | (approx.) Antrim Monastery Gaelic monkspossibly founded by St Comgall of Bangor;plundered 824;plundered 1018;destroyed 1147 Oen-truib;Aen-truib;Aentreb;Aontruibh;Eantrobh;Oentrebh | Ardclinis Friary ø tradition of house of Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — evidence lacking| Armoy Monastery ø supposed early monastery, founded by St Olcan;dissolved before 11th century Airthir-maige;Domnach-;Ethirmoy | Ballycastle Friary ≈ building called 'abbey', apparently built 1612 by Randal Mac Donnell, Earl of Antrim;standing until the Reformation; probably Bonamargy Friary (v. infra)| Ballyprior Priory Premonstratensian Canons — from Woodburn(community founded at Woodburn before 1326);transferred here 1542-3;dissolved after 1565 Magee Island Priory | Bonamargy Friary, Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded c.1500 (c.1475) by Rory MacQuillan, Lord of Reute (or Mac Donell);dissolved 1584; burned 1589; granted to the descendants of the founderFranciscan Friars, First Order Regularrepaired & re-occupied at the petition of Father Conor Mac a'Bhaird, as a rest centre for missionaries 1626–1642, restored 1931; (NIEA) Bunanmargaigh | Carrickfergus Abbey Premonstratensian Canonsdaughter house of Dryburgh;priory founded before c.1183;raised to abbey status 1212;dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra)| Carrickfergus Friary # Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded 1232–48 by Hugh Lacy, Earl of Ulster;Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1497;dissolved 1540;restored by Queen Mary 1557;friars expelled 1560;granted to Sir Edmund Fitzgerald, who assigned it to Sir Arthur Chichester, who built a castle on site 1610;used as a munitions store, rebuilt as Joymount House 1618;new house built by friars 1626 Carrac-fergusa;Cragfargas;Gracfergos;Grafergosensis | Church Island Monastery, |rowspan=2 | Church Island Abbey, Clondrumalis Abbey ~≈?Premonstratensian Canons, possibly located in County Antrim, possibly Woodburn Woodburn? | Cluain Monastery ø+ supposed early monastery founded by St Oclan;dissolved before 11th century;C.I. parish church built on site Kilcluain;Cell-chluaine | Connor Monastery church probably founded early 6th century by Mac Nissi (St Macnisse) (Oengus or Coemahan Breac);episcopal diocesan cathedral;diocese united with Down 1453 Coinnere;Condere;Coinnee | Cranfield Monastery early monastic site, patron St Eoghan;by tradition the burial place of St Olcan Maigi Cremc;Cremh-caille;Ecclesiaa de Crewill | Culfeightrin Monastery ø supposed early monastery founded 5th century by St Patrick;dissolved before 11th century Culechtrann;Kilfeutre;Magherintemple | Drumeeny Monastery ø supposed early monastery early monastic site, monks;founded 5th century by St Patrick, who left bishop Enan in charge;dissolved before 11th century Druim-findich;Druim-indeich;Druim Findich, Enán in;inDruim [Fh]indich, Enán;Ecclesia de Drum-Indich;KilleenaGobbin's Heir Castle | Druim La Croix Abbey Premonstratensian Canonsdaughter house of Dryburgh;founded before c.1250;dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra) Druim La Croix;White Abbey | Drumtullagh Monastery grange founded 5th century by St Patrick Telagh-Ceneoil-Oingusa;Tulach | (approx.) Dundesert Monastery early monastic site, monks;coptic tradition?Disert Ilidh?Disert Uilaigh? | Dunseverick Monastery early monastic site, monksfounded 5th century by St Patrick;first taken by Norsemen 871;destroyed 926 Dun-sebuirgi;Dun-sobairche | (approx.)Erdamh Monastery ~early monastic site, suggested to be County AntrimMervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, however not mentioned by W. Reeves, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1847| Glenarm Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded 1465 by Robert Bissett, cousin of Robert Bissett, Provincial of the Third Order in Ireland;dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Alexander MacDonnell, ancestor to the Earl of Antrim;site now occupied by St. Patrick's C.I. parish church Gleann-arm | Glenavy Monastery early monastic site founded by St Patrick; patron St Aidan, son of Colga;by tradition the burial place of the three daughters of St Comgall founder of Bangor Monastery Laathrach PatraicLennewy, Ecclesia de, cum capellaLettir-phadruicGleann AbhaichLann Abhaigh | Glynn Monastery early monastic site monks;church founded 5th century by St Patrick GlinnGlenn-Fineachta;Glenn-Indechta | (approx.) Inispollan Monastery early monastic site, monksin existence 5th century, in the time of St Patrick Inis-pollen | (approx.) Inver Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded 1500 by a Scottish nobleman, Phelim O'Neil;dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?also erroneously given as Inver, County Donegal;granted to James V. Claneboys| (approx.) Kells Abbey purportedly founded before 514 (in the time of St Macnise); apparently a hermitage by 828 of Ceallach mac Condmaigh, anchorite of Disirt Ceallaigh (possible confusion with same place name in County Galway);Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?founded after 1140;destroyed 1316 by Edward Bruce;rebuilt early 15th century?;dissolved 1 February 1542, surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII;extant remains on site of textile factory St Mary;The Augustinian monastery of Saint John the Baptist (1415)____________________Disert Abbey;de Diserto fonte-Conneri;Ceneles | (approx.) Kilboedain Monastery ~ early monastic site, monkschurch founded by St Boedan, abbot Cell-baedain;Cell-buadain;Kilscoba;possibly Ballywodan in Ardquin, or Ballibodan;Eiloseoba | Kilroot Monastery early monastic site, founded in or after 412 by St Colman who was sent by St Ailbe of Emly Cell-ruaid;Cell-ruad | (approx.) Lambeg Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded c.1500 by Phelim O'Neil (or M'Donnell);dissolved before 1572, probably destroyed by O'Neil to prevent use as a fort by the English Lambegg Friary;Limbeg Friary | Layd Friary ø tradition of church now ruined belonging to Franciscan Friarspurportedly founded by the sept of McFall (Macfaull)evidence lacking;also suggested as nuns or Dominican Friars Lead;Lede;Port Obe | Linally Monastery erroneous reference to Lynally, County Offaly | Linn Monastery early monastic site, nuns| Magheramorne Monastery early monastic site, monksfounded 5th century by St Patrick Domnach-mor-maige-damoerna | Massereene Friary Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded 1500 by Phelim O'Neil;dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Sir Arthur Chichester, Baron of Belfast 1621 Mas-a-rioghna;Masraona;Masseryne;Masevin | (approx.) Muckamore Monastery # Gaelic monksfounded 585? (550) By St Colman Elo Mag-comair;Moccumur;Mocmur;Mucimore;Muckmore;Mugcomuir |rowspan=2 | Muckamore Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorinefounded before 1185;dissolved 1540-1;granted to the Longford family 1639;thatched house built on site 17th century replaced by house built and landscaped gardens before 1833, extant, without public access Portglenone Abbey Church * Cistercian monks, O.C.S.O.founded 1948 from Baltinglass Abbey, Co Waterford;extant Abbey of Our Lady of Bethlehem, Portglenone; | Portmore Monastery Ballinderry early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lua;St Lua known in Scotland as St Moluag Laloo;Lann Lua;La Lu | Portmuck 'Abbey' Cistercian monksapparently a grange of Inch| Rams Island Monastery early monastic site, monksfounded before 1056? by Gormgal? Inis-darcairgrenn in Loch-n-Echach;Lann-Abhaid;Inisgatden | Rashee Monastery early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick Raith-sithe;Rath-sithe | (approx.) Rath-easpuic-innic Monastery early monastic site, founded 5th century by St PatrickRaith-Epscuip-Fhindich;Capella de Corcrib;Corgrippe;Gortgrib | (approx.) Rathlin Monastery attempted foundation c.546 by St Comgal of Bangor thwarted when driven away by armed men;church of Rechrann (identified as RathlinRathlin — identified with Rechrann by J. O'Donovan (identifications from notes in the Annals of the Four Masters, edited by J. O'Donnovan, 1848–51) and W. Reeves, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1847) founded 635 by Segene, Abbot of Iona;burned by Norsemen 795;Reachru (identified as RathlinRathlin — identified with Reachru by J. O'Donovan (identifications from notes in the Annals of the Four Masters, ed. J. O'Donnovan, 1848–51)) plundered 1038;possession of the island gained by Earl of Essex, Lord Deputy, 1558 Reachrain;Raghera;Rachlainn;Rachlin;Rachlin Island;Raghlin | Rathmore Monastery suggested to be Ratheaspuicinnic,Rathmore identified as Ratheaspuicinnic — M. Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786 an early fortressRatheaspuicinnic — W. Reeves, Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Down, Connor and Dromore, 1847, pp.279–81| Serade Kaill and Bedamegcan Friary ~ Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded 1445, Archdeacon of Connor appointed to license the building of a monastery by Eugenius IV;dissolved ? BademeghcadabStraid Friary? | Skerry Monastery founded by St. Patrick;mentioned by Tírechan c.670 as – ad montem Scirte ad locum petrae.. vestigium pedis; N/E of the old church ruins lies a patch of rock with a depression known as St Patrick's footprint; close by the church is Tubernacool holy well;Slemish mountain lies two miles south-east across the river Braid valley. Schire Padruic;Shirec Archaille;rock of Skirit;Schirich | Templepatrick Preceptory ø town said to be named for a Knights Hospitaller foundation — evidence lacking Villa Hugonis de Logan | Woodburn Abbey Premonstratensian Canonsdaughter house of Dryburgh, Scotland;founded before 1326 (1242), by John de Courcy, in succession to Carrickfergus and Druim La Croix (v. supra);dissolved 1 March 1542 [sic] (1542–3), surrendered to the commissioners of Henry VIII;canons transferred to Ballyprior;partly demolished after 1558;site now occupied by Carrickfergus Industrial Centre The Holy Trinity;St Mary;____________________Goodborn Priory
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See also List of monastic houses in Ireland