List of monastic houses in County Waterford

Overview

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.

Article layout

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.

Abbreviations and Key

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary
remains unless indicated thus:

*	current monastic function
+	current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^	current non-ecclesiastic function
=	remains incorporated into later structure
#	no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~	exact site of monastic foundation unknown
ø	possibly no such monastic foundation at location
¤	no such monastic foundation
≈	identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location)
or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented).

Trusteeship denoted as follows:

NM	National Monument
C.I.	Church of Ireland
R.C.	Roman Catholic Church

Alphabetical listing of establishments

Foundation	Image	Communities & Provenance	Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names	OnLine References & Location
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
Ardmore Friary ~?		Augustinian Friars
Ballyvoony Preceptory		purported Knights Templar "Monastery (in ruins)"
Bewley Camera		purported Knights Templar foundation unknown; dissolution unknown; remains of monastic building 1774; "Abbey""	Beaulieu; Beal
Cappagh Preceptory ø		purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical	Ceapach
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
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
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
Curraheen Friary		Franciscan Friars — from Youghal placed of settlement after the suppression; in vicinity 1731	Keeran
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
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
Dungarvan, St Augustine's Priory *		Augustinian Friars extant
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
Killbunny Monastery		early monastic site	Cell-bhunna
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
Killongford Preceptory?		by tradition Knights Templar also erroneously given as Knights of St John of Jerusalem	Killunkert
Kilmacleague Monastery		early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Mac Liag, disciple of St Declan of Ardmore	Cell-mic-liag
Kilmolash Monastery		early monastic site, founded by St Molaise (of Leighlin?); plundered by the Norsemen 833	Cell-o-laise
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
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	(?)
Little Island Monastery ~		early monastic site, possibly located in County Wexford	Inisdoimle, County Wexford?
Molana Priory		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
Mothel Priory		early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Brogan; early monastery asserted by some to have become Cistercian 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
Mount Melleray Abbey		Cistercian monks founded 1833
Rincrew Abbey, Rincrew Hill		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
Stradbally Abbey ø		erroneously asserted Augustinian Friars; "Abbey" ruins non-monastic
Tallow Carmelite Monastery		Carmelite nuns	St Joseph
Waterford Cathedral		monastic episcopal cathedral founded 1096; diocesan cathedral 1111; see united to Lismore 1363	Cell-mic-liag; Port Lairge
Waterford — St Catherine's Priory		Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine founded before 1207 by an Ostman; 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
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
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
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
Waterford Greyfriars, later site		Franciscan Friars founded 1612
Waterford Franciscan Friary *		Franciscan Friars founded 1830; church completed 1834; extant

Glossary

Orders: Augustinian Augustinian Canons Regular / Austin Canons / Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.) - Arrouasian / (Arroasian) - Victorine - Holy Sepulchre Austin Friars (Augustinian Friars) Augustinian Recollects Benedictine / Order of St Benedict (O.S.B.) Bonshommes Bridgettine / Briggittine Carmelites Carmelites (White Friars) Carthusians Cistercian Cluniac Crutched Friars / (Crouched Friars / Crossed Friars / Fratres Cruciferi / Brethren of the Holy Cross) Culdee Dominican (Black Friars) / Ordinis Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers) (O.P.) / Friars Preachers Franciscan (Grey Friars) Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (The Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) / Ordo Fratrum Minorum) Capuchin (Order of Friars Minor Capuchin) Franciscan Observants Franciscan, Third Order Regular Franciscan Recollects Minoresses (Poor Clares) Friars of the Order of Blessed Mary (Friars of St Mary / Fratres Beatae Mariae) Friars of Penitence of Jesus Christ (Friars of the Sack) Gilbertine Grandmontine Military Orders Knights Hospitaller / Hospitallers / Order of Hospitallers / Knights of Saint John / Order of Saint John Order of the Holy Sepulchre Knights Templar / Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon / Order of the Temple / Templars Order of Saint Lazarus

St. Lazarus Hospitallers Premonstratensian Savignac Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters of St John of Jerusalem Tironensian Trappist Trinitarian (Maturines) Valliscaulian General terms: Abbots / Abbesses / Abbey Alien House Anchorites Camera (pl. Cameræ) Canons Canons Regular cell Commandery Double monastery Friars / Friary Friars Eremites / anchorites Hermits Mendicants Monks Nuns / Nunnery Preceptor / Preceptory Priors / Prioresses / Priory Secular canons

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See also

• List of monastic houses in Ireland