Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Cloontuskert Priory
Founded: 6th century
Order: Arroasian
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…
Cloonyvornoge Friary
Order: Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1441; dissolved 1585-6?; granted to John Newton 1597
Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery
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;
Cluain Monastery ø+
supposed early monastery founded by St Oclan; dissolved before 11th century; C.I. parish church built on site
Cluain-an-dobhair
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, not yet identified, possibly located in County Offaly
Cluain-brain Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick
Cluain-dachrann Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Possible chapel or cell of Rahan, possibly founded by St Carthag
Coilascail Priory
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars founded on a site granted by Ulrick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde