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County Carlow

Discover the sacred heritage of County Carlow

35 Monastic Sites
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Acaun Monastery #, Rathvilly Parish

supposed monastic site — order and period unknown

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Agha Monastery

Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Fintan; possibly not surviving after 10th century; church burnt 1040

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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?

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Athkiltan ~

Knights Templar manor, possibly located in County Carlow

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Ballymoon Preceptory ø

supposed (though dubious) establishment of Knights Templar purportedly founded c.1300 no record of preceptory found

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Carlow Monastery

Gaelic monks founded before 601-2 by St Comgal of Bangor, site granted by Cormac, King of Ui Bairrche

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Clonmore Monastery

Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Mogue; possibly not surviving after 10th century; church burnt 1040

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Domnach-feic Monastery

early monastic site, founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fiace

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Dunleckney Preceptory #

purported Knights Templar founded 1300; dissolved 1308[notes 15]

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Kilfortchearn Monastery

early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fortchern, bishop

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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…

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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;…

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Leighlin Friary ≈

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — erroneous reference to the friary of Bakil, Wicklow[notes 16]

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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…

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Leighlinbridge Preceptory ≈

apparently same as Dunleckney Preceptory (supra)

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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

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Lorum Monastery

Gaelic monks patron St Laseroam (Molaise)

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Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen

Poor Clares founded 19th century

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Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen

Poor Clares founded 19th century

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Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen

Poor Clares founded 19th century

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