Skip to content
Home » Monastic Sites » Kilkenny » Kilcolumb Monastery

Kilcolumb Monastery

📍 Kilkenny 📅 founded 6th century by St Colmcille 🏛️ probably continuing after 1161

About This Site

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably continuing after 1161

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably continuing after 1161

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Cell-colum
Communities & Provenance:

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille; probably continuing after 1161

Other Sites in Kilkenny

Fiddown Monastery

early monastic site, founded before late 6th century; coarbs at least until 1073; church demolished 1870

Learn More

Kilkenny Hospital

Knights of St Thomas of Acon founded before 1219 by William Marshall, Earl of Pembroke, confirmed to the knights and brothers by charter of Gilbert Marshall, Earl of Pembroke

Learn More

Tiscoffin Monastery

early monastic site, ‘cella’ founded 6th century by St Scuithin (Scuithin)

Learn More

Achardensis Friary ø~

supposed Augustinian Friars, possibly in the barony of Ossory location unknown

Learn More