Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s
early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;
Collinstown Priory
Founded: after 1144
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard founded after 1144, church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard; dissolved after 1195; transferred with Clonard to Odder c.1383-4
Colp Cell
Founded: after 1183
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Llanthony Prima; founded after 1183? by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved 1540; granted to Henry Draycott 1559
Comber Abbey
Order: Cistercian monks
Cistercian monks — from Whitland founded 25 January 1200 by Brien Catha Dun on the site of earlier monastery (see immediately below); dissolved 1543; granted to James Hamilton, Viscount Clandeboy; assigned to Lord…
Cong Abbey
Founded: 624
Order: Arroasian
Early monastic site, founded 624 by Domnal, son of Aedh; diocesan cathedral 1111 (diocese not recognised by the synod of Kells) burnt 1114; Augustinian Canons Regular refounded c. 1134? by…
Coninga Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded by St Declan of Ardmore for some of his disciples; possibly located in County Tipperary
Connabury Monastery
Founded: before 740
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740