Fermoy Abbey
| Fermoy Cistercian Abbey | |
|---|---|
| location |
 Ireland County Cork |
| Coordinates: | 52 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ W |
| Serial number according to Janauschek |
410 |
| founding year | 1170 |
| Year of dissolution / annulment |
1540 |
| Mother monastery | Inislounaght Abbey |
| Primary Abbey | Clairvaux Monastery |
|
Daughter monasteries |
no |
Fermoy Abbey ( Irish Mainistir Fhear Maí ; Latin Castrum Dei ) is a former Cistercian abbey in Fermoy in County Cork in what is now the Republic of Ireland south of the Blackwater River at what is now called Abbey Street.
history
The monastery was founded in 1170 by Donal Mór O'Brien as a daughter monastery of Inislounaght Abbey and thus belonged to the filiation of the Clairvaux Monastery Primary Abbey . The monastery defied English influences and took part in the Mellifont conspiracy . As a result of this, the Irish abbot was deposed in 1227, an abbot of Anglo-Norman origin was put in his place, but three years later, he was probably murdered by his own monks, and the monastery was subordinated to Furness monastery. In the 14th century, the monastery fell into debt so that finally in 1467 the abbot turned to the pope. The dissolution of the monastery took place between 1539 and 1541. It turned out that the monastery church was already used as a parish church and the other monastery buildings were used for agriculture. After the dissolution of the monastery property came to different families. After the town of Fermoy was founded in 1791, the last traces of the monastery disappeared.
Buildings and plant
There are no remains of the monastery.