1139 – St Mary’s Abbey Chapter House, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin
In the early 1880s, seven feet beneath street level, the Chapter House of St Mary’s Abbey was rediscovered under a bakery.
1142 – Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth
Mellifont was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in Ireland.
1150 – Baltinglass Abbey, Co. Wicklow
Baltinglass Abbey is one of the most important Cistercian abbeys of Leinster.
1180 – Jerpoint Abbey, Co. Kilkenny
Jerpoint Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey, constructed by around 1180,
1189 – Clare Abbey, Clarecastle, Co. Clare
Established by Donal Mor O’Brien in 1189, the abbey at Clarecastle,
1190 – Knockmoy Abbey, Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway
The Cistercian Abbey of Knockmoy was founded in 1189-90 by the King of Connacht (Cathal Crovdearg O Connor,
1193 – Grey Abbey, Greyabbey, Co. Down
Grey Abbey was founded in 1193, by John de Courcy’s wife,
1195 – Corcomroe Abbey, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare
Officially “Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili” or “Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock”.
11th C. – Gateway, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow
The Gateway, the only surviving example in Ireland, was the main entrance to the monastic enclosure.
1200c – Dysert O Dea Monastery, Co. Clare
The Dysert O Dea Monastic Site is home to the Dysert O Dea Church and the remains of a Round Tower.
