County Galway

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170?; dissolved 1543; granted to Ulick Bourke (William Ulick de Burgo Mac William), first Earl of Clanrickard (Clanricarde) 1543/1544, who probably did not evict the…

order, period and foundation unknown “Abbey (in ruins)”[notes 94]

early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Cuan; C.I. church on site

Augustinian Canons and Canonesses Regular — Arroasian founded after c.1140, possibly by Turlough O’Conor at the instance of St Malachy; identification sometimes confused with the Premonstratensian foundation to the north; dissolved before 1578, granted to…

Premonstratensian Canons daughter house of Tuam; founded before 1224; raised to abbey status c.1236; dissolved after 1542?; apparently the abbey was the most northerly of the ruins (known as ‘the…

early monastic site, Gaelic nuns founded 6th (before 578) century by St Brendan for his sister Briga, site traditionally granted by the King of Connacht; Augustinian nuns — Arroaisian adopted after 1144; priory,…

erroneously listed as Franciscan Friars[notes 95]

possible monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown, “Ardnabara Abbey, in ruins”[notes 96]

early monastic site; stump of round tower[notes 97]

erroneous reference to Franciscan Friars — mistaken identification of Adare Friary[notes 98]

Dominican Friars founded 1241; dissolved 1574; granted to the town; reoccupied 1595; Regular Observant date unknown; dissolved c.1597, burned with the town during hostilities; friars granted a new site at Coilascail, infra;…

early monastic site, founded before 741; Augustinian Canons Regular – (?)Arroasian founded before 1170? or 1220, doubtfully purportedy by a Butler (Theobald Walter, first Butler of Ireland[notes 99]), more likely by…

Carmelite Friars founded 1356 by O’Flaherty; dissolved during the reign of Elizabeth I; convent listed as re-established c.1737[notes 100]

“”Abbey””,[notes 101] “”Ellomaine Graveyard””[notes 102]

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved before 1585; granted to John Newton

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — erroneous reference to the friary in the Barony of Clare (see immediately above)

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual — actually Claregalway — erronesously identified as a separate foundation[notes 103]

Dominican Friars — from Portumna apparently founded early 18th century

early monastic site

Carmelite Friars founded not later than 1336 (c.1320) by the Berminghams, barons of Athenry; dissolved 1589; granted to John Rawson 1589; restored 1735 (c.1737); closed c.1775