Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Rattoo Abbey, nr Ballyduff
Order: Arroasian
possibly Fratres Cruciferi or Knights Hospitaller hospital founded c.1200 by Brother William; ?Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded before 1207; dissolved 1542, officially suppressed, convent possibly continued until c.1581; fortified by the Irish, who destroyed it to…
Rattoo Monastery, nr Ballyduff
early monastic site – founded 6th century by Bishop Lugaid/Lugach
Riasc Monastery,
early monastic site, Anchorites founded 6th century; probably continuing after 1111
Rincrew Abbey, Rincrew Hill
Founded: c.1180
Order: Augustinian
Knights Templar founded c.1180?, purportedly by Raymond Le Gros; dissolved 1308? 330; traditionally/erroneously Knights Hospitaller Augustinian Canons Regular passed to Molana; dissolved with Molana 1541; granted to Sir Walter Raleigh…
Rindown Priory Hospital
Founded: before 1216
Order: Crutched Friars
Crutched Friars (or less likely Knights Hospitaller) founded before 1216, believed to be by King John for the Cruciferi or for the Knights Hospitallers; plundered 1229; raided by Felim O’Conor…
Roosky Priory
Order: Knights Templar
Knights Templar? possible preceptory — property here owned by the knights
Rosbercon Abbey
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican friars founded 1267, purportedly by the Grace family or the Walsh family; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Matthew Flemynge 20 June