{{Infobox monastery , name = Hore Abbey , other_names = Hoare Abbey
St Mary's , native_name = Mainistir Iubhair , native_name_lang = ga , image = Hore Abbey.jpg , caption = Hore Abbey from the path towards it , order =

Cistercians The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

, founder = Archbishop

David Mac Cerbaill David Mac Cerbaill (also called MacCarwill or MacCarwell), O.Cist (died 1289), was Archbishop of Cashel from 1254 until his death. He was by all accounts a quarrelsome, arrogant and assertive man, who clashed with most of the leading Irish polit ...

, established = 1270 , disestablished = 1540 , diocese = Cashel and Emly , status = Inactive , style =

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint B ...

, people = , location = Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland , coordinates = {{coord, 52.5175, N, 7.9, W, region:IE-TA_type:landmark, display=inline,title , map_type = Ireland , public_access = Yes , website = , remains = , embedded = {{Infobox designation list , embed =yes , designation2 = National Monument of Ireland , designation2_offname = Hore Abbey , designation2_number = 127 , heritage_designation = National Monument of Ireland (#127) Hore Abbey (also Hoare Abbey, sometimes known as St Mary's) is a ruined

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

near the

Rock of Cashel The Rock of Cashel ( ga, Carraig Phádraig ), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historic site located at Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. History According to local legends, the Rock of Cashel originated in th ...

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after ...

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. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' –

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tree. The former

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abbey at Hore was given to the

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(in 1270), who later entered the

, and was buried there in 1289. He endowed the Abbey generously with land, mills and other benefices previously belonging to the town. A story that is much cited by tour guides is that he evicted the

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after a dream that they were about to kill him. This is unlikely to be true and probably arises from the Archbishop's 'interference' with the commerce of the city of Cashel. His disfavour of the established orders in Cashel certainly caused local resentment. He was resented by some of the townspeople, being considered too much in favour of the Irish by the more Anglicised. This is evident in the objection by the thirty-eight local brewers to the levy of two flagons out of every brewing and in the murder of two monks who were visiting the town. He was by all accounts an exceptionally quarrelsome man, who in his long career clashed with the

Dean of Cashel The Dean of Cashel is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist and St Patrick's Rock, Cashel, one of the Church of Ireland cathedrals of the united Diocese of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory. The Deanery is vacant. ...

, his fellow bishops and the Dublin administration. Hoare-Abbey-From-Rock-Of-Cashel-2012

Chronology

*1269 Archbishop

made profession of the Cistercian rule, though remaining as

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*1270 Founded from

Mellifont Mellifont Abbey ( ga, An Mhainistir Mhór, literally 'the Big Monastery'), was a Cistercian abbey located close to Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It was the first abbey of the order to be built in Ireland. In 1152, it hosted the Synod of ...

" the last Cistercian foundation in Ireland before the dissolution of the monasteries *1540 Dissolved and property transferred to

James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory ( – 1546), known as the Lame ( Irish: ''Bacach''), was in 1541 confirmed as Earl of Ormond thereby ending the dispute over the Ormond earldom between his father, Piers Butler, 8th Earl ...

. Monks continued to serve the local

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. ''Later occupied as private dwellings'' *1561 Lands granted by

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to Sir Henry Radcliffe

Architecture

Hore Abbey is distinctive among Irish Cistercian monasteries in that the

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lies to the north. The siting of the Abbey, with the Rock of Cashel close by to the north, may explain this departure from the usual arrangement.

Sources

*Breen, Aidan "Mac Cerbaill (MacCarwell), David" ''Cambridge Dictionary of Irish Biography'' *Otway-Ruthven, A. J. ''A History of Medieval Ireland'' Barnes and Noble reissue New York 1993 Benedictine monasteries in the Republic of Ireland Cistercian monasteries in the Republic of Ireland Religion in County Tipperary National Monuments in County Tipperary Ruins in the Republic of Ireland Religious organizations established in the 1260s Ruined abbeys and monasteries

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Architecture

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