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County Mayo

Discover the sacred heritage of County Mayo

73 Monastic Sites
1 Pilgrimage Routes
0 Christian Sites
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Aghagower Abbey

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, Patrician monks founded in the 5th century by St Patrick; Augustinian Canons Regular

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Aghamore Monastery

Founded: unknown

Early monastic site, founded by St Patrick for Loam

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Airne Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, probably founded in the 5th century, in the time of St Patrick

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Annagh ‘Abbey’, Kilmaine

Founded: before 1440

Augustinian nuns — Arroasian — from Cong cell, dependent on Kilcreevanty; founded before 1440; dissolved before 1543? – Augustinian Friars? Franciscan Friars? possibly occupied site after suppression of the nunnery

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Annagh, Costello

Augustinian Canons Regular supposed cell dependent on Cong; possible confusion with Annagh, Kilmaine

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Ardnaree Friary, Ballina

Founded: before 1400

Augustinian Friars founded before 1400 by the O’Dowda family; partial collapse and rebuilding, possibly refounded by Tagd O’Dowda; dissolution unknown, friars thought to have retained until 1577–82, remaining in the…

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Balla Monastery

Founded: before 637

Early monastic site, founded before 637 by St Mochua (Cronan); burned 780; coarbs into the 13th century

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Ballentully Monastery

Unknown order and foundation; given as Franciscan Friars — evidence lacking

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Ballina Monastery

Unknown order and foundation — (Augustinian Canons Regular if Ardnaree), probably Ardnaree (q.v.)

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Ballinasmale Friary

Founded: 1288-9

Carmelite Friars founded 1288-9 by the Prendergast family; dissolved 1605?; granted to Sir John King c. 1605–06; passed to Francis Barkly 1585; convent restored by c. 1737; dissolved 1870

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Ballinrobe Priory

Founded: c. 1312

Augustinian Friars founded c. 1312? probably by a de Burgo, possibly Elizabeth de Clare (also suggestedly Maurice Fitzgerald) dissolved c. 1584?; Augustinian Friars restored after 1641 rebellion

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Ballinrobe St John the Baptist

Knights Hospitaller member of the Priory of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem

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Ballintubber Abbey

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, founded in the 5th century, in the time of St Patrick – Augustinian Canons Regular founded 1216 by Cathal (Crobderg) O’Conor, King of Connacht; burned 1265; surrendered…

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Ballyhaunis Friary

Founded: c. 1430

Augustinian Friars founded c. 1430 supposedly by the Angulos (the Nangle-Mac Costello family), traditionally by a descendant of Jordan Dubh Mac Costello; granted to the Earl of Clanricarde 1570; friars…

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Ballyhean Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, supposedly founded in the 5th century by St Patrick

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Burriscarra Abbey

Founded: 1298

Early monastic site Carmelite Friars founded 1298, probably by Adam, son of Philip de Staunton; dissolved c. 1377, abandoned for over 30 years; Augustinian Friars founded 1413, granted at the…

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Burriscarra Friary

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular

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Burrishoole Friary

Founded: c. 1469

Dominican Friars founded c. 1469 by Richard de Burgo of Turlough, Lord Mac William Oughter, who died here, papal consent 1486; dissolved 1580; granted to Nicholas Weston and assigned to…

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Carheen Friary

Suggested Dominican Friars before moving to Urlaur

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Carn Abbey

Unknown order, foundation and period, ‘Abbey in ruins’

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