Mainistir Sheilsceire | |
 Tower | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Priory of St. Peter and St. Paul |
| Other names | Wexford Priory; Loch-Garman; Loch-Carmen; Weysford; Veyesereford; Viesercford |
| Order | Augustinian Canons Regular |
| Established | c.1190 |
| Disestablished | 1540 |
| Dedicated to | St. Peter and St. Paul |
| Diocese | Ferns |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Sir Alexander Ferguson |
| Architecture | |
| Status | ruined |
| Style | Norman architecture |
| Site | |
| Location | Abbey Street, Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°20′28.921″N 6°27′57.301″W / 52.34136694°N 6.46591694°W |
| Visible remains | church with tower |
| Official name | St. Selsker's |
| Reference no. | 445[1] |
Selskar Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Sheilsceire) is a ruined Augustinian abbey in Wexford, Ireland. Founded in the twelfth century, the abbey's full name was the Priory of St Peter and St Paul.
The name is derived from Old Norse selr-skar, "seal skerry."[2]
- ^ "National Monuments of County Wexford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Seilsceir/Saint Selskar's". Logainm.ie.