Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Cell Tog Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by Cainnech, bishop and monk of St Patrick
Cell-lunechuir Monastery
Founded: c. 7th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded c. 7th century by St Lunecharia (Luineachair)
Church Island Monastery, Lough Currane
early monastic site, Anchorites; founded by Finan Cam
Church Island Monastery, Lough Gill
Founded: 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 6th century (in the time of St Colmcille) by St Loman, son of Dallan; burned 1416
Church Island Monastery, Lough Owel
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Lomman
Cill-mBian Monastery
early monastic site, possibly located in County Down, founded before 584 by Fergus, Bishop of Down
Clane Friary
Order: Franciscan Friars Minor
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1258 by Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, Lord of Offaly, purportedly buried here 1287; dissolved 1540; granted to a number of people 1541-2 for the use of…
Clane Monastery
early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded c.800 by St Ailbe; probably continuing after 1111