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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Derry

Killelagh Monastery

erroneously given as County Derry in Gwynn & Hadcock index — actually County Donegal

Monastic Site Kildare

Killelan ‘Abbey’

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Hospitaller hospital confirmed by Innocent III 1212

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Monastic Site Kerry

Killemlagh Monastery ~

early monastic site, founded by St Finan the Leper, or chapel by St Finan Cam

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Monastic Site Kilkenny

Killenny Abbey

Order: Cistercian monks

possible Benedictine monks founded 1162-5, site granted by Dermot O’Ryan, liegeman of Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, to Felix Ua Duib Sláin, Abbot of Ossory, confirmed by Dermot; Cistercian monks — from Jerpoint founded 1184; united…

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Monastic Site Carlow

Killerig Preceptory

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Templar founded before 1212 (in the reign of King John) by Gilbert de Borard; Knights Hospitaller dissolved 1540; granted to the wife of Gerard Aylmer 1590; leased to James…

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Monastic Site Laois

Killermoghe Abbey

early monastic site, founded 558 by St Colmcille

Monastic Site Roscommon

Killerry Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded 5th century? (in the time of St Patrick?); erenagh recorded up to 1416

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Monastic Site Laois

Killeshin Monastery

early monastic site, founded late 545 by St Comghan; burned c.1042 by mac Mael-na-mbo; burned 1077; site occupied by ruined 12th-century church (NM)

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Monastic Site Dublin

Killester Monastery

purported remains of a monastery in Killester House[notes 90]

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Monastic Site Armagh

Killevy Abbey

Order: Arroasian

Gaelic nuns (community founded c. 484 at Faughart; transferred to Beg-erin, County Wexford) transferred from Beg-erin: founded c. 500 (517) by St Moninna (Darerca); Augustinian Cannonesses Regular — Arroasian? refounded…

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Monastic Site Armagh

Killevy Friary ≈¤

actually Killeenbrenan, County Mayo — the house at Killevy being a convent of nuns

Monastic Site Clare

Killinaboy Monastery (Irish: Cill Iníne Baoith)

early monastic site, founded by Iníon Bhaoith