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Monastic Sites

Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape

Monastic Site Meath

Killaine Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, nuns; founded by St Enda for his sister Fanchea

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Monastic Site Wicklow

Killaird Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, nuns

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Monastic Site Mayo

Killala Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Order: Patrician Monks

Patrician monks founded in the 5th century, purportedly by St Patrick; diocesan cathedral 1111 to present

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Killalea Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, sometimes mistaken for Killulagh, supra

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Monastic Site Meath

Killalga Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, supposedly located in County Meath

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Killalie Friary

Order: Franciscan

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular — actually Killeenagalive, infra

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Monastic Site Clare

Killaloe Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Lua)

Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546

Monastic Site Kilkenny

Killaloe Monastery

early monastic site, founded c.540 by St Mochua

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Monastic Site

Killaloe Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Lua)

Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546

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Monastic Site

Killaloe Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Lua)

Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546

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Monastic Site

Killaloe Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Lua)

Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546

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Monastic Site

Killaloe Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Lua)

Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546

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