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The dissolution of the monasteries, occasionally referred to as the suppression of the monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541, by which Henry VIII disbanded Catholic monasteries, priories, convents, and friaries in England, Wales, and Ireland; seized their wealth; disposed of their assets, and provided for their former personnel and functions.
The Reformation in Ireland was a movement for the reform of religious life and institutions that was introduced into Ireland by the English administration at the behest of King Henry VIII of England. His desire for an annulment of his marriage was known as the King's Great Matter .
The monasteries, being landowners who never died and whose property was therefore never divided among inheritors (as happened to the land of neighboring secular land owners), tended to accumulate and keep considerable lands and properties - which aroused resentment and made them vulnerable to governments confiscating their properties at times of religious or political upheaval, whether to fund ...
These monasteries were dissolved by King Henry VIII of England in the dissolution of the monasteries. The list is by no means exhaustive, since over 800 religious houses existed before the Reformation, and virtually every town, of any size, had at least one abbey, priory, convent or friary in it.
Template: Map link to lists of monastic ... Download as PDF; Printable version ... Map link to lists of monastic houses in Ireland by county . Click on a county to go ...
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Pages in category "Monasteries dissolved under the Irish Reformation" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Monasteries in the Kingdom of Scotland are excluded. For more information, see Dissolution of the Monasteries . The main article for this category is List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England .