This is a list of the monastic houses in County Wicklow, Ireland
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Aghowle Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Finnian of Clonard; in existence 1017, erenaghs at least to 1050 | Achad-abhall; Achag-abla; Aghold | 52.7643°N -6.6046°W (approx) | |||||
Arklow Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Wyresdale; founded before 1204; dissolved 1205, transferred to Abington | Arcloa; Arkelo; Envermor; Invermor | ||||||
Arklow Priory | Dominican Friars founded 1264 by Thomas Theobald fitz Walter, Pincerna (Butler) of Ireland, buried here; dissolved 1539; granted to John Travers 1544 | The Holy Cross The True Cross | [1] 52.7973°N -6.1545°W | |||||
Ballinabarny Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars, First Order founded before 1650 | |||||||
Ballykine Monastery | early monastic site, purportedly founded by a brother of St Kevin; private residence named Whaley Abbey built on site | Baile-coemgen | 52.8912°N -6.2577°W | |||||
Baltinglass Abbey | Cistercian monks — from Mellifont founded 1148 by Dermot Mac Murrough; briefly dependent on Furness 1277; dissolved 1536; granted to Sir Edmond Butler 1536; converted into a private house and Protestant church; abandoned 1883; (NM) | Belachconglais; Vallis Salutis | 52.9439°N -6.7097°W | |||||
Bray Monastery | early monastic house, bishops recorded | Brae; Bree | 53.2071°N -6.1175°W (approx) | |||||
Delgany Carmelite Monastery | Carmelite nuns | [2] [3] 53.1349°N -6.0922°W | ||||||
Delgany Monastery | early monastic site, possibly founded by St Coemgen of Glendalough, or by (or for) St Mogoroc (Chuarog) | Deilgne-mochorog; Dergne | 53.1327°N -6.0928°W | |||||
Ennereilly Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 639 | Inber-daoille; Inber-daele; Inber-daga; Inverdoil | 52.8433°N -6.1002°W | |||||
Ennisboyne Monastery | early monastic site | 52.9246°N -6.0409°W | ||||||
Ferrybank Abbey | Cistercian monks | [4] 52.8001°N -6.1496°W | ||||||
Glendalough Cathedral and Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Kevin (Coemgen); diocesan cathedral 1111; burned 1163; Augustinian Canons Regular abbeyfounded after 1163?; merged with Dublin 1216; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian priory founded before 1306; dissolved 1398?, burned by the English; | St Kevin ____________________ Glen-da-locha; Glinne-da-loch; Glydelagh | 53.0106°N -6.3269°W | |||||
St Saviour's Priory, | Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Holy Trinity, Dublin; purportedly founded before 1162? by St Laurence O'Toole; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian reformed probably soon after 1163; dependent on All Saints', Dublin from before 1216; dissolved 1398 | Glenlorcan; Regles; St Saviour Priory | 53.0079°N -6.3122°W | |||||
Killaird Monastery ~ | early monastic site, nuns | Cell-aine | ||||||
Killodry Priory ~ | Augustinian Canons Regular cell, dependent on St Thomas's, Dublin; foundation unknown; possibly located in County Wicklow dissolved 1539 | |||||||
Rathnew Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 779, patronised by St Ernin | Raithnua | 52.9933°N -6.0796°W | |||||
Shelton Abbey ^ | now a state forestry school | 52.8161°N -6.1907°W | ||||||
Tigroney Monastery ø~ | purported early monastic site, possibly founded by St Palladus possibly non-monastic | Tech-na-roman; Teachromam | 52.8626°N -6.2071°W (possible) | |||||
Wicklow Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1268? (during the reign of Henry III); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed after 1521?; dissolved c.1551; leased to Henry Harrington 1575 | Cell-mantain; Cell-mentain; Bachilow; Bichilo; Wykynlow | 52.9813°N -6.0463°W | |||||
Wicklow Priory | Benedictine nuns founded c.1448; dissolved c.1470 |