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Monastic Sites

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

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Canon Island Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Oileán na gCanánach)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

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)

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Canon Island Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Oileán na gCanánach)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

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)

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Monastic Site

Canon Island Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Oileán na gCanánach)

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

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)

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Canon Island Monastery

Order: site possibly later occupied by Augustinian abbey

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

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Monastic Site Tyrone

Cappagh Monastery

Order: Early Irish

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

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Monastic Site Waterford

Cappagh Preceptory

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical

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Monastic Site Mayo

Carheen Friary

Order: Dominican

Suggested Dominican Friars before moving to Urlaur

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Monastic Site Louth

Carlingford Priory

Founded: 1305 or 1307

Order: Dominican

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

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Monastic Site Carlow

Carlow Monastery

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

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Monastic Site Mayo

Carn Abbey

Order: Unknown

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

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Monastic Site Wexford

Carnsore Monastery

Founded: before 585

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 585 by St Vogue (Veoc?)

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Carrick on Suir — Mount St Nicholas Monastery

Order: Unknown

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