Inislounaght Abbey

Inislounaght Abbey
Inis Leamhnachta
Inscribed stone, thought to be grave marker of Crusader interred at Abbey.[1]
Inislounaght Abbey is located in Ireland
Inislounaght Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesde Surio
OrderCistercian
DenominationCatholic
Establishedbefore AD 656
Disestablished1540
Reestablished1147/48
Mother houseMonasteranenagh Abbey
Dedicated toVirgin Mary
DioceseCashel and Emly
People
Founder(s)Saint Pulcherius
Architecture
StatusRuined
Functional statusInactive
StyleLate Gothic
Site
LocationInislounaght, Marlfield, Clonmel, County Tipperary
CountryIreland
Coordinates52°20′55″N 7°44′39″W / 52.34856°N 7.74425°W / 52.34856; -7.74425
Visible remainsNo visible remains
View of St Patrick's Church and the formey abbeylands at Inishlounaght

Inislounaght Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Inis Leamhnachta - "monastery on the island of fresh milk"), also referred to as Innislounaght, Inislounacht and De Surio, was a 12th-century Cistercian settlement on the river Suir, near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. It was originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.

  1. ^ "Marlfield Golf club takes shape". Tipperary Star. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.