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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Kilkenny

Tibberaghny Monastery

early monastic site, founded 6th century, patronised by St Mo-Dhomnog of Lann Beachaire

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Monastic Site Sligo

Tibohine Monastery

Founded: late 6th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded probably in the late 6th century by St Baithen Mac Cuanach; plundered by the king of Feara-Manach 1201; plundered by Aed Muimnech 1233

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Monastic Site Wicklow

Tigroney Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Purported early monastic site, possibly founded by St Palladus possibly non-monastic

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Monastic Site Offaly

Tihelly Monastery

Founded: 5th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site founded 5th century; burned 670

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Monastic Site Laois

Timahoe Monastery

early monastic site, founded before 654 by St Mochua mac Lonan; burned 1142

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Monastic Site Cork

Timoleague Friary

Order: Franciscan Friars

Franciscan Friars founded 1240 by McCarthy Riabach or L William James Barry or c.1307-16 by Margery de Courci, wife of William Barry; built on the site of an earlier monastery; transferred…

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Monastic Site Kildare

Timolin Monastery#

early monastic site

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Monastic Site Kildare

Timolin Priory

Order: Arroasian

Augustinian nuns — Arroasian founded c.1199 by Robert, son of Richard, Lord of Norrach; church and chapels granted by William de Piro, Bishop of Glendalough, confirmed by Henry, Archbishop of Dublin 1220; dissolved…

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Monastic Site Wexford

Tintern Abbey

Founded: 1200

Order: Cistercian

Cistercian monks dependent on Tintern, Monmouthshire; founded 1200 by Wiliam Marshall, Earl of Pembroke; dissolved 1536; monks apparently permitted to remain until after 1539?; abbey seized 25 July 1539; church…

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Tipperary Friary

Founded: c.1300

Order: Augustinian

Augustinian Friars founded c.1300?, possibly by Stephen Butler; dissolved 1539, surrendered by Prior Donough O’Cuyrke (O’Quirk) 7 April 1539, by which time ruinous; granted to Dermot Ryan of Tipperary 1541

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Monastic Site Galway

Tisaxon Friary

Order: Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1442, mandate issued to the Bishop of Ballysadare by the Pope; dissolved 1574; granted to Thomas Lewes 5 April 1574

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Monastic Site Kilkenny

Tiscoffin Monastery

early monastic site, ‘cella’ founded 6th century by St Scuithin (Scuithin)