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Selskar Abbey
Mainistir Sheilsceire
Tower
Selskar Abbey is located in Ireland
Selskar Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Full namePriory of St. Peter and St. Paul
Other namesWexford Priory; Loch-Garman; Loch-Carmen; Weysford; Veyesereford; Viesercford
OrderAugustinian Canons Regular
Establishedc.1190
Disestablished1540
Dedicated toSt. Peter and St. Paul
DioceseFerns
People
Founder(s)Sir Alexander Ferguson
Architecture
Statusruined
StyleNorman architecture
Site
LocationAbbey Street, Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
Coordinates52°20′28.921″N 6°27′57.301″W / 52.34136694°N 6.46591694°W / 52.34136694; -6.46591694
Visible remainschurch with tower
National monument of Ireland
Official nameSt. Selsker's
Reference no.445[1]
Selskar Priory Tower and Church Nave
View of the south wall
East view with red sandstone walls

Selskar Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Sheilsceire) is a ruined Augustinian abbey in Wexford, Ireland. Founded in the twelfth century, the abbey's full name was the Priory of St Peter and St Paul.

The name is derived from Old Norse selr-skar, "seal skerry."[2]

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Wexford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Seilsceir/Saint Selskar's". Logainm.ie.

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