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County Tyrone

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35 Monastic Sites
0 Pilgrimage Routes
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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

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Ardstraw Monastery

Early monastic site, founded by St Eugene; diocesan cathedral c.581; see transferred to Maghera c.1152; erenaghs until early 17th century

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Ardtrea Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Early monastic site, nuns founded 5th century by St Trea

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Ballinesaggart Friary

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular?

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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

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Brantry

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual — place of refuge from Armagh

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Cappagh Monastery

Early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; erenaghs until 16th century

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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…

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Clogher Abbey — St Mary

Founded: before 1183

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian transferred from cathedral (see immediately below) before 1183; dissolved before 1600?

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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

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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

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Donaghanie Monastery

Early monastic site, founded by St Patrick

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Donaghedy Monastery

Early monastic site, patron St Caidinus (Bishop Caoiti); erenaghs until early 17th century

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Donaghenry Monastery

Early monastic site, founded by St Patrick

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Donaghrisk Priory

Founded: 1294

Order unknown founded 1294 by a member of the O’Hagan family

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Dromore Abbey

Cistercian monks purportedly founded on the site of early nunnery (see immediately below); burnt 1690;

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Dromore Monastery

Early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Patrick; purportedly on the site of later Cistercian abbey (see immediately above)

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Drumragh Monastery

Early monastic site, patron St Colmcille; erenagh land until 16th/17th century

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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

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Dunmisk Monastery

Early monastic site, founded by St Patrick; patron Presbyter Meascáin

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