1206 – Abbey of St. Mary d’Urso, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Known as the Old Abbey or the Hospital of St. Mary d’Urso,
1207 – Duiske Abbey, Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Irish Builder and Engineer “IN our last number we gave a sketch of the ruins of St.
1218 – Boyle Abbey, Co. Roscommon
Boyle Abbey was established in 1161 under the patronage of the MacDermott’s as a daughter house of Mellifont Abbey and was completed in 1218.
1224 – Dominican Friary, Drogheda, Co. Louth
The Magdalene Tower was the belfry tower of the once extensive Dominican Friary founded here about 1224 by Lucas de Netterville,
1226 – Black Friars Abbey, Waterford
According to Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary “A monastery for Dominican or Black Friars,
1230c – Franciscan Monastery, Claregalway, Co. Galway
Probably founded by a Norman lord, John de Cogan in the first half of the 13th century.
1240 – Ennis Abbey, Co. Clare
The origins of Ennis date back to 1240AD when Donnchadh Caribreach O’Brien helped establish the Franciscan Order in Ennis,
1240 – Greyfriars Abbey, Waterford
Founded by the Franciscans around 1240, only the nave, chancel and an aisle remain of the original complex.
1241 – Athenry Abbey, Co. Galway
In 1241, the Dominican Abbey was founded by Meiler de Bermingham,
1245 – St. Francis Abbey, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
The Franciscans came to Ireland in around 1226, and St Francis’s Abbey was founded sometime between 1231 April 1234.
