List of monastic houses in County Londonderry

The following is a list of the monastic houses in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width=10%|References & location Aghadowey Monastery # early monastic site;hospital of St Gowry 1603 Achad-dubthaigh;Achedoffey | Aghanloo Monastery early monastic site;under erenaghs until 16th century Ath-luga;Ath-longe;Allowa | Agivey Monastery early monastic site; purportedly founded 7th century by St Guar of Aghadowey;Cistercian monksgrange of Macosquin Augheve;Athgeybi | Ballymagrorty Monastery (Derry Diocese) early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille Baile-meg-robhartaig;Baile-megrabhartaigh | Ballynascreen Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille Scrin-coluim-cille | Banagher Monastery early monastic site, traditionally founded 11th century? by St Muriedbach O'Heney;under erenaghs until early 17th century Bennchor;Bangoria | Bovevagh Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded 575 by St Colmcille;oratory burned 1100;under erenaghs until 17th century Both-mheidhbhe;Both-medhbha | Camus Monastery early monastic site, founded before c.580;under erenaghs until 16th/17th century Camas;Cambos;Camsa | Church Island Monastery, early monastic site;plundered by Ulidians 1129;under erenaghs until early 17th century St Mochonna (possibly St Mochonna of Killyman)____________________Inistaiti;InisTeda;Ballyscullion;Inish Taoide | Coleraine MonasterySt Patrick's early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick;burned 731;suffered destruction 1171 and 1177; Cuil Raithin;Cul-rathain;Colran;Bannin; | Coleraine MonasterySt Carbreus early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Carbreus;dismantled in 1213, Drumtarsey castle erected on site Cuil Raithin;Abbey of the Bann | (approx) Coleraine Friary Dominican Friarsfounded 1244;Dominican Friars, Regular Observantreformed 1484;dissolved 1543 St Mary | (approx) ColeraineKillowen founded 1248 Drumtarsy;Cill Eoghain - Owen's church;Cill-Eogain - St John's Church | (approx) Cumber Monastery early monastic site, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick; under secular erenaghs until early 17th century Combior;Camer;Commyr | Derry Monastery ~ early monastic site, traditionally founded c.546 by St Colmcille, but probably c.590 by Fiachra mac Ciárain mac Ainmerech mac Sétna;St Augustine's C.I. Church or St Columb's Church are cited as alternative possible locations of the monastery Daire-calgach;Doire-Choluim-Chille;Daire Duib-recles;Cella Nigra | possibleor possible Derry Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — affiliated to SS Peter & Paul, Armagh;founded c.1233?;reportedly in very poor state of repair by 1411, due to warfare and adversity;churches desecrated and community expelled 1566; under occupation by English troops under Colonel Edward Randolph;restored? canons possibly briefly returned;dissolved 1576?; reoccupied by the English;Augustinian Friarsrefounded c.1643 Cella Nigra | Derry Priory Cistercian nunsfounded 1218;dissolved 1512| Derry Franciscan Priory purported foundation of Franciscan Friars;(in 1609 the commissioners erroneously took the ruins of the Blackfriars house (see immediately below) to be Franciscan) Derry — St Dominic's Priory spurious accounts of earlier Dominican foundation;Dominican Friarsfounded 1274;dissolved 1576;briefly restored? St Dominic | Desertmartin Monastery early monastic site, apparently founded by a member of the O'Lynn family (suggested by the name Mainister O'Fhloinn);erenaghs until 16th century Mainister O'Fhloinn;Moneysterlin | Desertoghill Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Colmcille;erenaghs until 16th century Disert-ui-tuathghaill;Desert-O'Tuohill | Donnybrewer Monastery early monastic site Domnach-dala;Domnach-dola | (approx) Drumachose Abbey early monastic site, patronised 6th century by St Cainnech Druimcoos;Dirumcoos;Dronagh;Drungrosa;Roa | Dunboe Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Adamnan;erenaghs until 16th century Dun-bo;~co Dun-mbó i n-Dal riatai;Duna-uó, a tempull;Durrbo, par. ecclesie de | Duncrun Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Patrick Dun-cruithne | (approx) Dungiven Monastery early monastic site, founded 7th century, by St Naechtain? Dun-geimin;Dun-giobhin;Dun-gevin |rowspan=2|Priory at Dungiven Dungiven Priory Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?founded after 1140? (after 1138?), purportedly by the O'Cahan family;dissolved before 1603;round tower incorporated into church, but collapsed c.1784 St Mary Errigal Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille;destroyed by Norsemen 9th century;erenaghs until 16th/17th century Airecal-Adamnan;Arragel;Temple Erigall;Airecuil, Cainnech | (approx) Faughanvale Monastery early monastic site, erenaghs until 16th century St Canice (St Conici)____________________Nuachongbail;Fochwayll;Killeitra;Tircaerthian | Kilcronaghan Monastery early monastic site, patronised by St Cruithnechan;erenaghs until early 17th century Cell-cruithneachain | Killelagh Monastery erroneously given as County Derry in Gwynn & Hadcock index — actually County Donegal Kilrea Monastery early monastic site; erenagh land until 1609 Cell-reagh | Lan More Friary ~ Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfoundation unknown;dissolution unknown;possibly County Londonderry or County Antrim Landmore? | Lissan Monastery early monastic site, founded before 744 Lessan;~Lessain episcopi;~Lesan i Sliabh Callann,ó;~o Lesan i Sliabh Callan | (approx) Macosquin Abbey + Cistercian monks — from Morimond, Francefounded 1218;dissolved before 1600; granted to the London Companies (Merchant Taylors) authorities for the plantation of Derry;house named 'Glebe House' built on site of claustral buildings c.1770;scant remains of monastic church incorporated into St Mary's C.I. parish church, built on site Clarus Fons;Magoscain;Moycoscain |Cistercian Abbeys: MACOSQUIN Maghera Monastery + early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lurach;plundeded by the Norsemen 832;church burnt 1135;diocesan cathedralsee transferred from Ardstraw c.1152;see transferred to Derry 1254 Machaire-ratha-luraig;Rath-Luraig;Rath-lure | Magilligan Monastery early monastic site, erenagh land until early 17th century Aird-megiollagain;Ardia;Scrin-i-nArdia;Ballynascreen-ardia;Tamlachta-ard;Tamlaght-ard;The Shrine of St Columb | (approx) Tamlaght Finlagan Monastery early monastic site, founded 585 by St Fionn-logha;erenaghs until early 17th century;site occupied by remains of a church destroyed 1641 Tamlacht-fionloga;Templefinlagan;Ballykelly | Tamlaght O'Crilly Monastery early monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th century Ta, lachta-mac-ninaich | Termoneeny Monastery early monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th century ~in Enga;Termon-anyEanegea |

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See also List of monastic houses in Ireland