Monastic Sites

Early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman; termon land 1591

early monastic site, founded c.805 (before 809), by St Boedan; Augustinian Canons Regular – (?)Arroasian founded after 1140, probably by the O’Kelly family; dissolved 1562 Augustinian Friars possibly restored 1637; (NM)

Dominican Friars founded 1488 by Eugene Mac Donogh, license granted by Pope Innocent VIII 1488, on petition of Mac Donogh, the Baron of Norach and Edmund de Lantu; dissolved c.1584;…

‘Cloonard abbey and church’

Early monastic site, nuns founded before 577-8 by Cairech Dergen; probably dissolved before 1167

Early monastic site, probable patron St Ernan of Cloneogher, 6th century

early monastic site, founded 6th century (probably before 570), by St Cruimthir Fraech (in the time of St Colmcille)

early monastic site, founded early 6th century by St Jarlath

Early monastic site, founded 6th century by Aedan O Fiachrach in Corran

Early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Faithlinn; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded after 1140, probably by an O’Conor – possibly Turlough O’Conor; dissolved 1563?; granted…

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved 1585-6?; granted to John Newton 1597

early monastic site, purported nunnery,[notes 44] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings;