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County Roscommon

Discover the sacred heritage of County Roscommon

57 Monastic Sites
0 Pilgrimage Routes
90 Christian Sites
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Achonry Abbey

‘Abbey (in ruins)’

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Achonry Monastery

Founded: 7th century

Early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Finnian of Clonard; diocesan cathedral 1152

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AGHACURREEN Mass Rock

At the crest of the E-facing slope of a NW-SE ridge, at the SE end, and just 9m SE of the perimeter of cashel (RO014-041001-). A stone (L 2.8m; Wth 1.2m; H 0.7m) is regarded locally as a mass rock. 124235,RO01956,MARO,RO018-010002-,ROSCOMMON,CLOONCOMMON MORE,R164186,600151,792640,53.883180260000003,-7.997703330000000,Mass-rock,Not indicated,Not indicated,https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CRO018-010002-,On the SW-facing slope of a low drumlin Monument Type: Mass-rock View […]

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Aghanagh Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Bishop Manus (Maine) and Gentene

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Alternan Monastery

Founded: 6th century

Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille or St Farranan; granted to St Farranan by St Colmcille

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Annaghloy Abbey

‘Abbey’, unknown foundation, order or period; Lough Arrow

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ARDAGH Holy Well

Reference to a well (Tober Lupit) at Ardagh by J. O’Donovan in 1837 (O’Flanagan, 1931, vol. 1, 4). It is not located and there is no local knowledge of a holy well. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

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Athmoy Cell

Founded: 1232

Premonstratensian Canons dependent on Loughkey; cell, probably non-conventual, founded 1232 by Clarus MacMailin, archdeacon of Elphin; dissolved before 1594; granted to Robert Harrison 1594

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Aughris Priory

Founded: before 1172

Early monastic site, founded by St Molaise of Inishmurray; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1172? by the Macdonalds, Irish noblemen; dissolved c.1584

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Ballindoon Priory

Founded: 1507

Dominican Friars possibly licensed from Athenry 1427 founded 1507 purportedly by a Mac Donogh, begun by Thomas O’Farrell; founded 1507; dissolved c. 1585; granted to Sir Francis Crofton (Grofton) after…

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Ballinley Abbey

Suggested Cistercian monks prior to settling at Boyle — dubious; ‘ruins of an abbey’

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BALLINTOBER Holy Well

At the bottom of a S-facing slope, c. 30m W of the church (RO027-048005-). This is an oval well (dims 2.2m E-W; 1.05m N-S) recently conserved and surrounded by a path (Wth 1m) and an outer wall (Wth 0.5m; H 0.25m) S-W-N. The stream flows S, and the well Monument Type: Ritual site – holy […]

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Ballymote Friary

Founded: before 1442

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1442 by Cugawrag M’Donough; burned, plundered and exiled by Donarus Macdonkayd 1483; dissolved before 1584; granted to Sir Henry Broncard, assigned to Sir…

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Ballymote Preceptory

Suggested Knights Hospitaller — possibly Temple House, infra

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Ballynagalliagh Priory

Founded: after 1223

Nuns at Keelty possibly transferred here; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Kilcreevanty; founded after 1223?; dissolved before 1562?

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Ballysadare Abbey

Founded: 7th century

Early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded before 1166?; dissolved 1588?; leased to Bryan FitzWilliam 1588; Augustinian Friars

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Banada Priory

Founded: 1423

Augustinian Friars founded 1423 by Donough O’Hara (Donatus Heagiaa) (son of John (Joannis Pheadgra)) who granted site; Observant Augustinian Friars reform adopted by decree of the prior general 29 December…

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Billa Monastery

Founded: 7th century

Early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore

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Bride’s Well

Incorporated into a low stone wall (L 5.35m; H 0.3-0.6m) aligned NE-SW at the bottom of a gentle NW-facing slope that has a small wood in a pasture landscape. The well is dedicated to St Bridget and was recorded by John O’Donovan in the 1830s (O’Flan Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on […]

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Buniffi Abbey

Founded: c.1158/9

Cistercian monks — transferred from Drumconaid; probably Bunfhinne, Dromard Parish, County Sligo; dissolved 1161, transferred to Boyle

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