Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Moor Abbey, parish of Athenry
Cistiercian monks? possibly chapel of Moor Aughrim at a grange of Knockmoy
Moore Abbey *, Monasterevin
Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary founded 1945; extant; stately home (thought to be) built on the site of Monasterevin Monastery (above), in use as a hospice 1945–present (below)
Mornington Monastery
Founded: 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille
Mothel Abbey
Founded: 6th century
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Brogan; early monastery asserted by some to have become Cistercian Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140? dissolved 1540, surrendered by…
Mountrath Monastery
early monastic site, monks, possibly founded 6th century by St Patrick
Mourne Abbey
Order: erroneously given as Knights Templar
(erroneously given as Knights Templar[notes 65]) founded before 1216 (during the reign of King John) by Alexander de Sancta Helena; later, Knights Hospitaller
Movilla Abbey
Order: Arroasian
early monastic site, founded before 579 by St Finnian of Moville; burnt by Norsemen 825; revived by St Malachy after 1124; Augustinian Canons Regular refounded after 1135?; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?…
Moyne Abbey
Founded: before 1455
Order: Conventual
Possibly Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual? founded before 24 March 1455 by Lord Mac William de Burgo, purportedly at the instance of Father Nehemias O’Donohue, or 1458 by Thomas de Burgo,…
Moyne Friary
Founded: 1618
Order: Franciscan
Observant Franciscan Friars — from Moyne Abbey (see immediately above) founded 1618