Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Tibberaghny Monastery
early monastic site, founded 6th century, patronised by St Mo-Dhomnog of Lann Beachaire
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
Tigroney Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Purported early monastic site, possibly founded by St Palladus possibly non-monastic
Tihelly Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site founded 5th century; burned 670
Timahoe Monastery
early monastic site, founded before 654 by St Mochua mac Lonan; burned 1142
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…
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…
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…
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
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
Tiscoffin Monastery
early monastic site, ‘cella’ founded 6th century by St Scuithin (Scuithin)