County Westmeath

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

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

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

Franciscan Friars, First Order probably Athlone Conventual Franciscan Friary

‘Abbey’, non-monastic ruins

Early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Lomman

Early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by St Colmcille; in existence 779

Early monastic site

Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard founded after 1144, church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard; dissolved after 1195; transferred with Clonard to Odder c.1383-4