List of monastic houses in County Wexford

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width = 10%|References & locationAhacortensis Friary ≈possible duplication of Enniscorthy or AnnaghdownAugustinian Canons Regular (if Enniscorthy, infra);Augustinian FriarsEnniscorthy?;Annaghdown?, County Galway | Arbrensis Monastery ≈early monastic site, possibly located in County Wexford| Ardamine Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Maedoc of Ferns, granted to St Maedoc by Dyma?Ardladrann;Ardlabran | (approx) Ardcavan Monastery #early monastic site, founded 7th century? by St Coeman mac Colman, or Colmad, brother of St Degan?;plundered 819;erenagh land into mid-11th centuryAirdne-Coemhain;Ardne-Coemhain;Dairinis Coembain | Ardcolm Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century by St ColmcilleAirdne-coluim | Ballyhack PreceptoryKnights Hospitallerfounded before 1212;dissolved after 1375, merged with Kilcloggan;now the site of Ballyhack CastleBalicauk | Ballynaleek Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Mael Ruain of Tallaght?St Mael Ruain of Tallaght_____________________Ballinaleck | (approx) Begerin Prioryearly monastic site and school, founded 5th century by St Ibar;dissolved 1160;Benedictine monkspriory cell dependent on Exeterfounded 1181;dissolved 1400transferred to Augustinian Canons Regular of Selskar — though no record of cell here Becc-eriu;Begeire;Beggerin | Camaross Monasteryearly monastic site, founded 6th century by St AbbanCamacross;Camros | Carnsore Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 585 by St Vogue (Veoc?)| Clonatin PrioryAugustinian Canons RegularRomanesque ruins purported to be cell of Ferns Abbey| Clonmines FriaryAugustinian Friarsfounded 1317;dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Nicholas Wadding; granted to Laurence Newell (Nevill) 1 May 1540granted to John Parker 1543, who had licence to alienate 1546friars expelled 1544, and roamed the countryside for the next three centuries;erroneously purported transferred to Dominican FriarsClomin;Granstown | Clonmore Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Maedoc of FernsCluain-mor-dicholla-gairb | Coolgraney Friarypossible Augustinian Friars;site probably occupied by St Austin's church, Inch| Down Priory Augustinian Canons Regularfounded before 1170, purportedly by the Danes;Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722dissolved c.1567; leased to Thomas Stewcley 1567; held by Richard Maisterson 1608Abbeydown;Downing;Dune;Dunum | Druim-chaoin-cellaig early monastic site, founded 6th century by St AbbanDruim-cair-ceallaig | Dunbrody Abbey Cistercian monks — from St Mary's, Dublindependent on St Mary's, Dublin;founded 1182, land granted to the abbot and monks of Buildwas by Hervé de Monte Marisco 1171-2, confirmed by his nephew, Strongbow;dissolved 6 May 1536; granted to Sir Osbert Itchingham who apparently never resided there, monks purportedly remained in occupation until they abandoned the priory c.1560? de Portu St Mariae;St Mariae;de Portu;Dunbroith;Dunbrot | Dunbrody Priory ø purported Benedictine monks — evidence lacking| Enniscorthy Priory mission house or chapel founded c.510 by St Senan of Scattery;Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorinedependent on St Thomas's, Dublin;cell founded before 1229;dissolved 1539; leased to Edward Spenser 1581;passed to Richard Synnott 1582;granted to Edward Eustace 1593;passed to Sir Henry Wallop 1595;held by Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1605 St John the Evangelist____________________Inis-corthadh;Inis-corty;Inis-choy;St John's | (?) Enniscorthy AbbeyFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded 1460 by Donal, Fuscus (Donal Reagh Cavanagh);Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed c.1460 by Dermit (O Murchu);dissolved 1539; granted to James, Earl of Ormond;destroyed by Henry Wallop 1582;granted to Sir Henry Wallop|Ferns Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasianfounded c.1160-2 by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, buried here;burned 1159 or 1166;rebuilt by Dermot 1169;plundered and burned by Scottish raiders and Irish rebels c.1317dissolved 1538, abbot and canons left the abbey 31 March 1538;granted to Thomas Alen 25 March 1538St Mary____________________Fearna-nor-Maedhog;Ferna-nor-Maedhog;Fernis |Ferns Cathedralearly monastic site, founded c.6th/7th century by St Aidan or M'Aedhoc (Mogue), first bishop of Ferns;diocesan cathedral 1111| Ferns — St Aidan’s Monastery of AdorationFamily of Adoration nunsfounded 1990, on the site of a parochial church (built 1826) demolished 1970sSt Aidan | Fethard Abbeyearly monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban, patronized by St Maedoc Fiodh-ard;Fetherde | Fethard Friary ≈øAugustinian Friarspossible duplication of Fethard, County Tipperary Fetherde;Fethard, County Tipperary? | Finachia Cell ~Augustinian Canons Regularpossible hermit's cell on land endowed to Ferns,possibly located in County WexfordCell Finnmagi? | Finnmag Monastery ~early monastic site, founded 6th century by St AbbanFionmagh | Glascarrig PrioryTironensian monksmade dependent on St Dogmael's, Wales by Griffin Condon, David Roch and others;founded after 1190 (1190 or 1199);dissolved 1541; church found to be parochial 27 January 1541;leased to Walter Pepard of Kilca 1550;abandoned after 1550, last prior in office until 1558St Mary____________________Glascharrac;Glascarrick | Grantstown PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularfounded 1317| Horetown FriaryCarmelite Friarsfounded 1350-87? by the Furlong family, possibly Philip Furlong;dissolved before 1541?; granted to Sir John Davis, assigned to Francis Talbot;friars remained in the district, convent existing c.1737Hoartown;Little Horetown | (?) Inisbeg Monastery ~early monastic site, founded 5th century? (by the time of St Patrick)Beg-erin? | Inisdoimle Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Bairrfhinn, son of Aed, Prince of Dublin;plundered a number of times between 820 and 960Inis-daimle;Inis-teimple;Inch? | Inisfail Monastery ~early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick, to whom land was granted by CremthannInis-feal;Beg-erin? | Kilbraney AbbeyFranciscan Friars, purportedly Third Order RegularAbbey Kilbraney;Abbeybraney | Kilcloggan Preceptory Knights Templarfounded after 1183 (during the reign of King John) by the O'More family, possibly Connor O'More;dissolved 1308-10;Knights Hospitallerfounded after 1314;dissolved 1540; leased to James Sherlock of WaterfordKilcloghan;Templetown | Kilgorman Monasteryearly monastic site, founded 5th century?Cell-gormain | Kilnamanagh Monasteryearly monastic siteKilmanagh | (approx) Lady's Island PrioryAugustinian Canons Regularpossible cell of Ferns prior to 14th century;purportedly Augustinian Friarsdissolved 17th century? (in the time of Cromwell?)Our Lady (purportedly) | New Ross Priory, earlier siteFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventualtransferred to later site (see immediately below) before 1295, probably between 1250 and 1256;| New Ross Prioryearly monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban;Crutched Friarsfounded c.1195, probably by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke;dissolved before 1295;Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualrefounded c.1250 (during the reign of Edward I), purportedly by Sir John Devereaux;transferred from earlier site (see immediately above) before 1295;Crutched Friars appear to have attempted to regain the site from the Franciscans 15th century;dissolved 1540; granted to the Earl of Ormond; assigned to Jasper Duffe;friars evicted 1549-50;suppressed 1558, destroyed by the Protestants;apparently reoccupied during the reign of Queen MaryObservant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1612St Saviour | New Ross Grey FriarsObservant Franciscan Friarsbuilt 1615Ros-mic-treoin;Ross-meic-treoin;Ross-pont | New Ross Franciscan NunneryFranciscan sisters, Third Order Regularfounded between 1625 and 1650| New Ross Austin FriarsAugustinian Friarsfounded before 1320, purportedly by Wiliam de la Roche;Observant Augustinian Friarsreformed 1484?;dissolved 1540; sold to Margaret, Countess of Ormond and Ossory;leased to John Savage 19 August 1540;granted to Richard Butler of Dormereston 16 January 1544;friars later returned to New Ross (see immediately below)| New Ross Austin Friars *Augustinian Friarsextant| New Ross, St Mary's Abbey Anglo-Norman abbey parish church;suggested episcopal diocesan cathedral, Patrick Barrett, Bishop of Ferns, purportedly translated his see to St Mary's church 1400 to 1415 — references probably only pertain to the bishop's residenceMonastery of St Saviour | New Ross, Mount Carmel MonasteryCarmelite nuns| Pill Friary ~Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfoundation unknown;dissolved before 1603 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) 274Pillam | (approx) Rathaspick Monastery early monastic siteRaith-ne-n-epscop | (approx) Rosslare Priory Augustinian Canons Regular| St Saviour's Priory ~≈?Cistercian monksdependent on Dunbrody;possibly located in County Wexford;possible confusion with GraiguenamanaghSt Salvator | Selskar PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre?purportedly founded c.1190 by Sir Alexander de la Roche, after 1216?;dissolved 1540, surrendered by Prior John Heigharne 23 March 1540;occupied by Sir Walter Browne of Malrankan before 1548;granted to John Parker 1548;Augustinian FriarsThe Priory of SS Peter and Paul of Selsker by Wexford____________________Wexford Priory;Loch-Garman;Loch-Carmen;Weysford;Veyesereford;Viesercford | Skreen Priory ~øBenedictine monksgranted to the monks of St Nicholas, Exeter — never a monastic cellSt Nicholas | Taghmon Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular| Templeshanbo Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century by St MaedocSeanboth-Colmain;Senboth-Colmain;Senboth-sine | Tintern AbbeyCistercian monksdependent on Tintern, Monmouthshire;founded 1200 by Wiliam Marshall, Earl of Pembroke;dissolved 1536; monks apparently permitted to remain until after 1539?;abbey seized 25 July 1539;church found to be parochial 22 January 1541;variously leased out;church converted for use as a castle or mansionTintern parva;de Voto | Wexford FriaryFranciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded before 1268? (during the reign of Henry III), attributed to the Geraldine family;Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1486;dissolved 1539-40; granted to Paul Turner and James Devereux 1544;occupied by Thomas Browne and Paul Turnor [Turner] 1548;destroyed by the Protestants 1560; abandoned until new house established 1615 (see immediately below)Lough Garman | Wexford GreyfriarsObservant Franciscan Friarsfounded 1615| Wexford Nunnerynunsfounded after 1625| Wexford TemplarsKnights Templargranted church of St Alloch, mills and land by Henry II|

See also List of monastic houses in Ireland

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