Fearna-nor-Maedhog; Ferna-; Fernes, Fernis; St Mary’s Abbey; Saint Aidan's Monastery
Order
Augustinian
Established
c.1160
Disestablished
7 April 1539
People
Founder(s)
Diarmait Mac Murchada
National monument of Ireland
Official name
Ferns Abbey
Reference no.
133[1]
Ferns Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Aodháin)[2] is a ruined Augustinian abbey in Ferns, County Wexford, Ireland. Likely built on the site of an early Christian monastic site founded by Máedóc of Ferns, the standing remains were built by Diarmait Mac Murchada c.1160. The abbey was suppressed on 7 April 1539.
The abbey was claustral in layout, and features an unusual tower that is half square, half round. Partially rebuilt in 1846, many original architectural elements were damaged at this time.
^"National Monuments of County Wexford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^"Mainistir Aodháin/Saint Aidan's Monastery". logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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