County Westmeath

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Early monastic site — actually located in County Roscommon

Carmelite Friars founded c.1291 by Robert Dillon, Lord of Drumrany, possibly without license; (erroneously purported Dominican Friars) possibly the house licensed 1329; dissolved c.1540; granted to Robert Dillon 1546 friars…

Augustinian Friars founded on the Roscommon side of Athlone

Poor Clares nuns founded between c.1725 and c.1750

Franciscan Friars founded c.1723; extant

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded c.1239 by Charles de Burgo or the Dillon family (possibly Sir Henry Dillon) or the Digby family (earlier attribution of founding 1224 by Cathal Crovderg…

Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1626

Early monastic site according to tradition (historically County Roscommon)

Cluniac monks possibly from France traditionally founded c.1150 by Turlough O’Conor, High King of Ireland; in existence before 1208-10; dissolved c.1542, before 1567; granted to Sir Richard Bingham, Commissioner for…

Dominican Friars — confusion of Ardnacrany Carmelites, supra

Holy well located S of the village of Tyrrellspass in a small woodland. Known locally as St. Stephen’s Well. Tyrrellspass Castle (WM039-001—-) located 300m to the NW. Circular pool (diam. 0.9m; D 1m) of water lined with stones and is accessed by a s Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment […]

Early monastic site, purportedly founded c.700

Erroneous record of Cistercian monks — actually the canons’ priory, supra

Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1250?; possibly connected to Tristernagh, and possible chaplains to Cistercian nuns (see immediately below); dissolved 1540, church ruinous; leased to Francis Shaen 1593

Holy well originally dedicated to St. Brigid but changed to St Matthew in the post 1700 period (Walsh 1957, 103). This holy well is depicted as ‘Bridgets Well’ on the 1654-59 Down Survey map of Kilmacnevan parish (NLI, MS 723-4). The terrier of this pa Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic […]

High Cross located in Westmeath.

Poor Clares nuns founded between c.1725 and c.1750

The precise location of the holy well in the townland of Bigwood has not been identified. In 1937-9 the following folklore about this holy well was recorded from Finea National School; ‘St. Bridgets Well is situated on Maoil Hill, Carlanstown, Castletow Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer

Situated on the summit of a hill known locally as ‘The Hill of Mael’ with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside in all directions. Cashel (WM003-008—-) standing inside a large possible trivallate hillfort (overall diam. 370m E-W) with possibl Monument Type: Ritual site – holy well View on Historic Environment Viewer