County Carlow
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Agha Monastery
Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Fintan; possibly not surviving after 10th century; church burnt 1040
Aghade Priory
Augustinian — Arroasian nuns dependent on Dublin; cell of St Mary de Hogges, Dublin; founded 1151 by Dermot mac Murchard, King of Leinster; dissolved before 1500?
Ballymoon Preceptory ø
supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar purportedly founded c.1300 no record of preceptory found
Carlow Monastery
Gaelic monks founded before 601-2 by St Comgal of Bangor, site granted by Cormac, King of Ui Bairrche
Clonmore Monastery
Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Mogue; possibly not surviving after 10th century; church burnt 1040
Domnach-feic Monastery
early monastic site, founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fiace
Kilfortchearn Monastery
early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fortchern, bishop
Killerig Preceptory
Knights Templar founded before 1212 (in the reign of King John) by Gilbert de Borard; Knights Hospitaller dissolved 1540; granted to the wife of Gerard Aylmer 1590; leased to James…
Leighlin Abbey +
Gaelic monks founded c.600 by St Gobban; episcopal diocesan cathedral; destroyed by fire c.1060; new cathedral built 12th-13th century; extant; secular canons purportedly instituted at the cathedral by Bishop John Mulgan (Seaán Ó Maolagáin) c.1422;…
Leighlin Friary ≈
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — erroneous reference to the friary of Bakil, Wicklow[notes 16]
Leighlin Priory
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded after 1163? at the instance of St Lawrence O’Toole (dubious reference to 9th century foundation by Burchard, son of Gurmund, a Norwegian); dissolved c.1392; petition for suppression…
Leighlinbridge Priory
Carmelite monks founded 1265-72 (before the death of Henry III) by a member of the Carew family; dissolved before 1541; converted into a fort; restored, convent in existence c.1737