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County Waterford

Discover the sacred heritage of County Waterford

38 Monastic Sites
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Monastic Site Waterford

Achad-crimthain Monastery

Founded: before 829

Early monastic site, founded before 829; possibly located in County Waterford

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Achad-dagain Monastery

Founded: before 639

Early monastic site, founded before 639

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Ardmore Cathedral

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded in the 5th century by St Declan; diocesan cathedral 1152; see united with Lismore after 1210?

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Ardmore Friary

Augustinian Friars

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Ballyvoony Preceptory

Purported Knights Templar ‘Monastery (in ruins)’

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Bewley Camera

Purported Knights Templar foundation unknown; dissolution unknown; remains of monastic building 1774; ‘Abbey’

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Cappagh Preceptory

Purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical

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Carrickbeg Friary

Founded: 1336

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…

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Cathair-mac-conchaid Monastery

Founded: 7th century

Early monastic site, founded by the 7th century

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Clashmore Monastery

Founded: before 646-56

Early monastic site, founded before 646-56 by Cuancheir, a monk, on the instruction of St Mochoemoc of Leamakevoge

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Crooke Preceptory

Founded: c.1180

Knights Templar founded c.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…

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Curraheen Friary

Franciscan Friars — from Youghal placed of settlement after the suppression; in vicinity 1731

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Disert-nairbre Monastery

Early monastic site, cell founded by St Medoc of Ferns

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Dungarvan Monastery

Founded: 7th century

Early monastic site, founded in the 7th century by St Garvan

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Dungarvan Priory

Founded: c.1290

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

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Dungarvan, St Augustine’s Priory

Augustinian Friars extant

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Kilbarry Preceptory

Founded: before 1180

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

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Kilculliheen Abbey

Founded: 1151

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,…

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Killbunny Monastery

Early monastic site

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Killongford Preceptory

By tradition Knights Templar also erroneously given as Knights of St John of Jerusalem

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