Monastic Sites

Early monastic site, nuns

Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban

early monastic site, founded before c.580; under erenaghs until 16th/17th century

Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1180? by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick, probably on site of early monastery (see immediately below); dissolved before 1577; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1180? by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick, probably on site of early monastery (see immediately below); dissolved before 1577; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM)

early monastic site, probably founded by St Senan; site possibly later occupied by Augustinian abbey (see immediately above)

Early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; erenaghs until 16th century

Purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical

Suggested Dominican Friars before moving to Urlaur

Dominican Friars founded 1305 or 1307 by Richard de Burgo, Earl (Rufus) of Ulster; disputed between Dominican Friars and Franciscan Friars 1670s Dominican Friars to 18th century, transferred to Dundalk

Gaelic monks founded before 601-2 by St Comgal of Bangor, site granted by Cormac, King of Ui Bairrche

Unknown order, foundation and period, ‘Abbey in ruins’