Molana Abbey
📍 County Waterford, Ireland
About
Molana Abbey is a 6th-century Abbey located on the south coast of Ireland in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore, near Youghal. The abbey lies on an island in the River Blackwater. The monks of the monastery helped co-edit Collectio canonum Hibernensis in the 8th century. It came under the control of the Augustinian canons in the 12th century before being seized by the English Crown during the Reformation and gradually falling into ruin.
Founded in the 6th century on an island in the River Blackwater near Youghal, Molana Abbey became an Augustinian priory in the 12th century. The extensive ruins include a church, cloister, and fine collection of medieval tomb effigies. Raymond le Gros, the Norman knight who led the invasion of Ireland, is traditionally said to be buried here. The island setting adds to the atmosphere of seclusion.
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