County Down
| Foundation | Communities/provenance | Alt. Name | Formal Name/Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ards Peninsula abbeys | |||
| Bangor Abbey | latterly Franciscan, site now incorporated into C.I. church | ||
| Comber Abbey# | Cistercian from Whitland 1200-1543, on the site of an earlier monastery founded by St Patrick, site now occupied by St Mary's C.I. church | ||
| Downpatrick monastery# | within the dun or ráth on which the C.I. Cathedral now stands | ||
| Downpatrick Friary# | Franciscan 1235, burned 1316, conventual -Reformation, Observant-Franciscan 1627-1650s | ||
| Grey Abbey | Cistercian, rebuilt and served for a time as a parish church | ||
| Holywood Priory | founded by St Laiseran before 640 on the site of the present ruins of the medieval Old Priory; Holywood (Ard Mhic Nasca in Irish) was named Sanctus Boscus ("Holy Wood") by the Normans after the woodland surrounding the monastery | ||
| Inch Abbey | Cistercian, on the site of an earlier monastery | ||
| Magheralin monastery | site occupied by remains of 15th-C church | ||
| Movilla Abbey | site occupied by 13-15th-C church | ||
| Nendrum Monastery, Mahee Island (Strangford Lough) | Patrician from 6th century, burned 10th century, in late 12th century a small Benedictine cell, by 1306 a parish church, abandoned 15th century | ||
| Newry monastery | Patrician | ||
| Newry Abbey | Cistercian | ||
| Newtownards Priory | Dominican | ||
| Portaferry monastery# | site thought to be now occupied by two small churches |
Read more about this topic: List Of Abbeys And Priories In Northern Ireland
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