County Tyrone
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Ardboe Monastery
Founded: late 6th century
Early monastic site, founded late 6th century; burned 1166; destroyed by John de Courcey in 1198
Ardstraw Monastery
Early monastic site, founded by St Eugene; diocesan cathedral c.581; see transferred to Maghera c.1152; erenaghs until early 17th century
Bodoney Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; St Patrick’s C.I. parish church possibly built on site
Clogher Abbey — St Macarten’s Cathedral
Founded: 5th century
Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1135; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian adopted after 1140; see transferred to…
Clogher Abbey — St Mary
Founded: before 1183
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian transferred from cathedral (see immediately below) before 1183; dissolved before 1600?
Clonfeacle Monastery
Founded: before 597
Early monastic site, founded before 597; Culdees united to Armagh c.950; site possibly occupied by St Jarlath’s RC Church
Corickmore Abbey
Founded: before 1500
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1500; dissolved c.1603; granted to Sir Henry Piers; assignee Sir Daniel Lee
Donaghedy Monastery
Early monastic site, patron St Caidinus (Bishop Caoiti); erenaghs until early 17th century
Dromore Abbey
Cistercian monks purportedly founded on the site of early nunnery (see immediately below); burnt 1690;
Dromore Monastery
Early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Patrick; purportedly on the site of later Cistercian abbey (see immediately above)
Drumragh Monastery
Early monastic site, patron St Colmcille; erenagh land until 16th/17th century
Dungannon Friary
Founded: c.1489
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded c.1489 by Con O’Neal; dissolved 1607; granted to Richard Nugent, Baron of Delvin 1611