Monastic Sites

Order of St Thomas of Acon founded c.1236 by William de Cantelo, with the consent of his wife Dionisia, confirmed by John de Norragh c.1250; dependent on Acon, London; dwellings…

Knights Hospitaller, frankhouse under the Hospital of Any, recorded 1541

Franciscan nuns founded 1385?; dissolved 1542? house purportedly built on site, before 1603 (during the reign of Elizabeth I) by Thomas, 10th Earl of Ormond as principal residence for the…

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1336 by James Butler, Earl of Desmond; dissolved 1540, surrendered by ‘Prior’ William Cormoke 7 April 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond; the friars…

Premonstratensian Canons daughter house of Dryburgh; priory founded before c.1183; raised to abbey status 1212; dissolved after 1320-6; succeeded by Woodburn (v. infra)

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1232–48 by Hugh Lacy, Earl of Ulster; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1497; dissolved 1540; restored by Queen Mary 1557; friars expelled 1560; granted to Sir…

Early monastic site, founded before 845

early monastic site coarbs until 16th century

Early monastic site, nuns, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Macet, Cergen, Rodanus and Matona

possible early monastic site, “”Abbey (in ruins)””[notes 116]

possible early monastic site, “”Abbey (in ruins)””[notes 116]

possible early monastic site, “”Abbey (in ruins)””[notes 116]