Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Youghal — Dominican Friary (North Abbey)
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars founded 1268 (1271[notes 75]) by Thomas fitz Maurice; built 1268 by Maurice, descendant of Lord Offaly; Regular Observant Dominican Friars reformed 1493; dissolved c.1543; granted in perpetuity to…
Youghal — Franciscan Friary (South Abbey)
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars built 1224 by Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1460; dissolved 1541-2: church and cloister demolished, convent withdrew to Curraheen, County Waterford; friars…
Youghal — Franciscan Friary, later site
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars founded 1627 in succession to site abandoned (see immediately above)
Youghal Nunnery
Order: assumed Franciscan nuns
assumed to have been Franciscan? nuns, possibly St Clare (Franciscan Second Order); convent possibly founded during the reign of Henry II; priory founded before 1385; dissolved 1542
Youghal Priory
Order: Benedictine monks
Benedictine monks cell, hospital or Maison Dieu, dependent on Waterford and Bath; founded 1185 before 1306; dissolved 1536?