Monastic Sites

Augustinian Friars founded 1456, papal mandate for Hugh O’Malley, friar at Banada, to be licensed to build a monastery; Observant reformed 1458; dissolved 1578, friars expelled; granted to James Garvey;…

Erroneously purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular

early monastic site, founded by St Fechin of Fore, land granted by the King of Leinster

Augustinian Friars founded 14th century? purportedly by a White, or a Cullen of Dublin; dissolved 1539-40; rented by John Sutton after 1540; owned by Hugh Molton 1580-1; leased to Nicholas Aylmer,…

Knights Hospitaller frankhouse; held by James Tyrrell 1540; held by Walter Hope of Mullingar 1578, under lease granted by Prior Massingberd of Kilmainham

early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Patrick

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1200? by a baron of Naas; hospital added; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Thomas Poswyk 26 July 1539; granted to Thomas Alen of Dublin 20 April…

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded before 1170?, probably on site of earlier monastery (see immediately below), church confirmed to the canons by John de Courcy; surrendered 19 July 1538…

Early monastic site, founded 6th century; Augustinian Canons house probably founded on site

Fratres Cruciferi under Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1200 by Theobald Walter, Pincerna of Ireland; burned by O’Kennedy 1342 became secular 1541-2, dependent on St John’s, Dublin; dissolved 1551; granted to…

Franciscan Friars founded 13th century (during the reign of Henry III) by a Kennedy (possibly L. O’Kennedy) or a Butler dissolved before 1587; granted on lease to Robert Collum (Collam)…

Patrician monks founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 10th century