Monastic Sites

Premonstratensian Canons, possible confusion with Monasterevan, supra

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…

Carmelite nunsSee Roebuck, Dublin

Knights Templar? possible preceptory — property here owned by the knights

Dominican friars founded 1267, purportedly by the Grace family or the Walsh family; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Matthew Flemynge 20 June

early monastic site, founded before 779; destroyed by the Danes 807

Early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Comman, disciple of St Finnian of Clonard; diocesan cathedral see translated from Elphin 1152; see translated to Elphin c.1168; Augustinian…

Dominican Friars founded 1253 by Felim O’Conor, King of Connacht, buried here; consecrated 1257 by Thomas O’Conor, Bishop of Elphin; burned 1270; Dominican Annals of Roscommon written up to 1314…

Franciscan Friars founder unknown; dissolved 1270 when burned; could not be restored as the founder had died

Augustinian nuns — Arroasian founded after 1144; possible double monastery with Roscommon Abbey; dependent on Kilcreevanty after 1223, church confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty by Pope Honorius III c.1223…

Cistercian monks — Trappist — from Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford founded 1878; extant

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before 1477; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed c.1490; dissolved c.1579, destroyed by the Protestants, friars fled; granted to the Earl of Thomond c.1568, assigned to William…