Mainistir Thriostarnaí | |
 The remaining ruins of Tristernagh Abbey (left), and part of the Georgian house built on the site (right). | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Augustinian |
| Established | c. 1190[1] |
| Disestablished | 30 November 1539 |
| Dedicated to | The Blessed Virgin Mary |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Geoffrey de Costentin |
Tristernagh Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Thriostarnaí, IPA: ˈmˠanʲəʃtʲəɾʲˈhɾʲɪsˠt̪ˠəɾˠn̪ˠiː), also known as the Priory of Kilbixy or Kilbisky,[2][3] Tristernagh Priory, or the priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Tristernagh,[4] is a ruined Augustinian monastery in the townland of Tristernagh in the barony of Kilbixy in County Westmeath, Ireland.[5] It is situated on the shores of Lough Iron, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north east of the village of Ballynacargy.
The name "Tristernagh" comes from the Irish triostarnach, "place of thorns".[6]
- ^ Overbey (2012), p. 140
- ^ "Midland Regional Authority". 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Scott 2005, p. 267.
- ^ Eagar 1989, p. 25.
- ^ "Triostarnach/Tristernagh". logainm.ie. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Abbey of Tristernaugh, Co. Westmeath". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 17 November 2022