Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
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)
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)
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)
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)
Cappagh Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; erenaghs until 16th century
Cappagh Preceptory
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Purported Knights Hospitaller remains probably not ecclesiastical
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
Carlow Monastery
Gaelic monks founded before 601-2 by St Comgal of Bangor, site granted by Cormac, King of Ui Bairrche
Carnsore Monastery
Founded: before 585
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 585 by St Vogue (Veoc?)