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Ross Priory

📍 Cork ⛪ Benedictine monks 🏛️ dissolved 1541

About This Site

early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 69] Benedictine monks dependent on St James, Wurzburg; founded before 1148?; reportedly ruinous by February 1541; dissolved 1541

early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 69] Benedictine monks dependent on St James, Wurzburg; founded before 1148?; reportedly ruinous by February 1541; dissolved 1541

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • The Priory Church of Saint Mary, Rosscarbery
  • Rosscarbery
  • Rosailithir
  • Ross-ailithir
  • Ruis-ailithir
  • Ross Carberry
Communities & Provenance:

early monastic site, founded 590 by Saint Fachnan Mougach unconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons Regular[notes 69] Benedictine monks dependent on St James, Wurzburg; founded before 1148?; reportedly ruinous by February 1541; dissolved 1541