List of monastic houses in County Armagh

Inclusion

In this article, smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights 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.

Abbreviations and Key

Alphabetical listing of establishments

ARMAGH (see right)
Ballymoyer Monastery
Creggan (approx.)
Derrynoose Monastery
Eglais Monastery
Killevy Abbey
Kilmore Monastery
Kilnasaggart Monastery (approx.)
Mullaghbrack
Seagoe Monastery
Tartaraghan Grange
Tassagh Priory
Tynan Abbey
Locations of monastic houses in County Armagh
Armagh Abbey (approx.)
Armagh Priory of Culdees (approx.)
Temple-na Ferta (approx.)
Armagh Temple Brigit (approx.)
Armagh Friary
Armagh Church of Columcille (approx.)
Locations of monastic houses in Armagh
Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
Armagh Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular
founded before 1126, consecrated by Archbishop Cellach 1126;
refounded 1134;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
adopted c.1140 at the instigation of St Malachy;
dissolved 1562; re-established		 SS Peter and Paul [1]
54°20′58″N 6°39′22″W (approx)
Armagh Blackfriars ø suggested community of Dominican Friars
purportedly founded c.1264 by Patrick O'Scanlon;
evidence lacking
Armagh Priory of Culdees Culdees
founded before 779		 Ard-macha
Altum Machae;
Emain-Macha;
Druim Saillech 		[2]
54°20′49″N 6°39′25″W (approx)
Armagh Temple-na-Ferta ?Abbey Gaelic nuns
founded 5th century by St Patrick;
Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian?
apparently refounded c.1144?;
dissolved 1562?; granted to Francis Annesley, Esq. by King James 1618		 Temple Fortagh [3][4]
54°20′49″N 6°39′07″W (approx)
Armagh Temple Brigid ?Priory Gaelic nuns
dependent on Temple-na-Ferta
founded 5th century by St Patrick;
Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian?
apparently refounded c.1144?;
dissolved 1562?		 Templebreed Priory [5]
54°20′51″N 6°39′17″W (approx)
Armagh Friary # Franciscan Friars
founded 1263/4-1551 by Archbishop Patrick O’Scannail;
dissolved 1542, though some religious life continued;
buildings were used for welfare purposes later in the 16th century; ruinous by 1600		 [6]
54°20′38″N 6°39′11″W
Armagh Abbey of Columcille founded before 1010; noted as St Columba’s Church - Rocque’s 1760 map of Armagh Templecolumkilly in Bore-netrian-sassenach [7]
54°20′59″N 6°39′24″W (approx)
Ballymoyer Monastery ≈ early monastic site, founded by St Patrick,[notes 1] possibly Tehallan, County Monaghan[notes 2] Baile-mac-maier;
Ballymyre;
Tech-talain?;
Tahellen? 		[8][9][10]
54°13′02″N 6°31′22″W
Creggan Franciscan Friars, First Order — place of refuge Cregan [11][12]
54°04′57″N 6°34′34″W (approx)
Derrynoose Monastery ~ early monastic site, founded 6th century by Mochua of Dairinis;
later Culdees of Armagh
also suggested to be located in County Cavan[notes 3]		 Dairinis;
Derinish;
Derenoyse;
Toaghy 		[13][14]
54°13′57″N 6°47′04″W
Eglish Monastery early monastic site; remains of two high crosses on site[notes 4] Eglais [15]
54°23′39″N 6°45′35″W
Killevy Friary ≈¤ Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
actually Killeenbrenan, County Mayo — the house at Killevy being a convent of nuns		 Kilslere Friary
Killevy Abbey Gaelic nuns
(community founded c.484 at Faughart; transferred to Beg-erin, County Wexford)
transferred from Beg-erin: founded c.500 (517) by St Moninna (Darerca);
Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian?
refounded after 1171?
C.I. parish church built on site		 Cell Sleibe Cuilin;
Cell-shleibe;
Cell-shleibe-mor-Cuillin;
Mons-Cuillinn;
Kilsleve;
Belslebhe;
Killeavy 		[16]
54°08′14″N 6°24′33″W
Kill-unche Monastery ~ founded by St Nectan in reg. Conalliae Murthemhne, possibly located in County Armagh
Kilmore Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Mochta
burned 749;
also identified as Kilmore, County Monaghan;
Church of Ireland church built on site		 Cellmor-einer;
Cellmor-muighe-emhir;
Cellmor-Ua-Niallain;
Cellmor-inir;
Cellmor-Aedhan;
Kilmore Aedhan;
cell-mor;
Cella Magna?;
Lismor?;
Killmor-Aedhan? 		[17]
54°24′01″N 6°32′53″W
Kilnasaggart Monastery # site occupied by the Kilnasaggart Stone Ternocc mac Ciarain dećc;
i Cill na Saccart 		[18][19]
54°04′18″N 6°22′46″W (approx)
Mullaghbrack Armagh Culdees - the Prebendary of Mullaghbrack Mullach Breac [20][21]
54°19′13″N 6°31′40″W
Seagoe Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Gobhan, abbot Suidhe Gobha;
Tech-da-Gobha;
Tegh-da-Gobha 		[22]
54°26′15″N 6°25′28″W
Straidbail-Loyse Friary ≈ given as friary of Franciscans
founded 1282;
probable mistaken reference to Stradbally, County Laois
Tartaraghan Grange of the Abbey of St. Peter and St. Paul in Armagh [23][24][25]
54°26′59″N 6°33′12″W
Tassagh Priory Culdees,dependent on Armagh and Derrynoose;
St Tassach?
Culdee cemetery		 Ballintassa;
Tassaghowtragh 		[26][27]
54°16′50″N 6°40′20″W
Tech-fethgnai Monastery early monastic site, possibly a cell near Armagh monastery, founded by Mael-muire, erenagh
Tynan Abbey # Gaelic monks
founded before 1072;
mansion named 'Fairview' built on site c.1750; remodelled in the monastic-gothic style, residence of the Stronge family;
part in use by the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1923;
bombed by the IRA 21 January 1981;
demolished 1998		 Tiudhnidha;
Tuidnigha 		[28]
54°19′52″N 6°49′23″W
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Notes
  1. Ballymyre identified with Tahellin — J.B. Leslie, Armagh Clergy and Parishes, 1911
  2. Ballymyre identified with Tehallin — G. T. Stokes and Hennessy
  3. Derrynoose identified with Dairinis, County Cavan — Plummer; Rev. T. Fee, communications, identifies 'in terra Ergallensium' as Derrynoose, County Armagh
  4. Eglish — Rev. T. Fee, communications

References
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  2. James Stuart (1819). Historical Memoirs of the City of Armagh. A. Wilkinson. pp. 96–.
  3. Seán Duffy (15 January 2005). Medieval Ireland. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-1-135-94824-5.
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  5. Mervyn Archdall (1873). Monasticon Hibernicum. W. B. Kelly. pp. 49–.
  6. Lynn, C. J.; Simms, Katharine; Paterson, T. G. F.; Bateson, Donal; Dolley, Michael (1975). "Excavation in the Franciscan Friary Church, Armagh". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 38: 61–80. JSTOR 20567749.
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  10. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record. Browne and Nolan. 1870. pp. 47–.
  11. ó Fiaich, Tomas (1956). "From Creggan to Louvain". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 2 (1): 90–113. doi:10.2307/29740625. JSTOR 29740625.
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  15. http://blackwaterregion.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/HeritageGuide.pdf
  16. Killevy (Killeavy) Old Churches
  17. "History | Kilmore Parish, Armagh".
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  21. McGleenon, C. F. (1987). "The Medieval Parishes of Ballymore and Mullabrack". Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society. 12 (2): 11–54. doi:10.2307/29745259. JSTOR 29745259.
  22. http://www.lisburn.com/books/dromore-diocese/parish-seagoe.html
  23. "Tartaraghan Precinct".
  24. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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