Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Monasteraden Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded by St Aedhan (probably Aedhan O Fiachrach)
Monasteranenagh Abbey
Founded: 1148
Order: Cistercian
Cistercian Monks founded 1148 by Turlough O’Brien, King of Thomond; dissolved 1541; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595
Monasterboice Abbey
Founded: before 523 (or before 519)
Order: Benedictine
Early monastic site, monks founded before 523 (or before 519) by St Buite; plundered 970 by Domnall, King of Ireland; Benedictine monks? 10th century — Danish converts
Monasterboice Nunnery
Founded: before 523 (or before 519)
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, nuns founded before 523 (or before 519) by St Buite, separate from the monks site
Monasterevan Monastery
Order: Augustinian
Purportedly Augustinian Canons Regular or Crutched Friars (if Rindown)
Monasterevin Monastery #
Order: Cistercian monks
early monastic site, founded by St Emin, buried here; Cistercian monks Consecrated 27 October 1189 (1178?) dedicated to St Mary and St Benedict,[7] site granted and confirmed by Dermot O’Dempsey, King of…
Monasternalea Monastery
Order: erroneously purportedly Franciscan Friars
early monastic site erroneously purportedly Franciscan Friars,[notes 114] — reliable evidence lacking
Monasteroris Friary
Founded: 1325
Order: Conventual
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1325 by John de Bermingham, Earl of Louth; Observant Franciscan Friars adopted before 1507; dissolved after 1542; granted to Nicholas Herbert before 1587
Monastery of Mohill-Manchan
early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Manchan; Attacked in 1590, parcel of monastery granted to Edward Barret 1592[9] Mohill granted to Terence (Tirlaughe) O’Byrne 1594[10]
Moneyscalp Friary
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars — from their place of refuge at Burren, (supra)