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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Meath

Tullyard Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, collapse of round tower c.1760

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Monastic Site Monaghan

Tullycorbet Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site

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Monastic Site Donegal

Tullyfern Monastery

early monastic site; erenaghs until 1609

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Tullyhoa Abbey ø

order, foundation and founder unknown; ruins purported to be the remains of an abbey

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Monastic Site Cork

Tullylease Abbey

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

early monastic site, founded by St Berechert, an Anglo-Saxon; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170?, built by Mathew, son of Griffin; cell dependent on Kells Ossory after 1193; dissolved (?)

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Monastic Site Limerick

Tullylease Monastery

Founded: 6th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Berichert; monastic lands recorded as late as 1615

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Tullylish Monastery #

early monastic site, founded by St Bearnasga of Tulach-lis; mistakenly identified as Tyllylease (County Cork); remains excavated in the vicinity of the ruined parochial church (abandoned 1861, replaced by new…

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Monastic Site Sligo

Tulsk Priory

Founded: 1448

Order: Dominican

Dominican Friars founded 1448 by a (Mac)Dowell or other, land granted by Felim (Fedlimid) mac Fedlimid O’Conor, buried here; dissolved before 1591?; land granted to Terence O’Byrne 1594; friary granted…

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Turbotstown Monastery

Founded: before 809

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 809, possibly by St Fechin

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Monastic Site Mayo

Turlough Abbey

Founded: 5th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, possibly founded in the 5th century by St Patrick; probably ceased to be monastic long before church pillaged by Mac William 1236

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Tyfarnham Monastery

Founded: before 880

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 880

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Monastic Site Armagh

Tynan Abbey #

Gaelic monks founded before 1072; mansion named Fairview built on site c. 1750; remodelled in the monastic-gothic style, residence of the Stronge family; part in use by the Royal Ulster…

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