Monastic Sites

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick; dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM)

Cistercian monks founded by 1224; convent driven off by pirates became cell of Abbeyknockmoy after 1224 dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; probably place of refuge for Carmelite Friars…

Founded 6th century

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded before c.1252 by John de Colgan I;[notes 104] dissolved 1542; granted to Richard de Burgo 1570; friars remained Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1567?; dissolved c.1589, friars expelled…

Early monastic site, founded before 646-56 by Cuancheir, a monk, on the instruction of St Mochoemoc of Leamakevoge

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Ciaran of Seirkieran

Augustinian Friars

foundation called a ‘little abbey’,[notes 40] doubtful a community existed here