Monastic Sites

Knights Templar founded c.1180?, by the Barons of Curroghmore?; manor granted by Henry II; dissolved 1308-11; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314; dissolved after 1348; later farmed out; held by William…

Augustinian Canons Regular founded as a daughter house of Ballintuber, possibly in connection with the early foundation at Inishglora whose community possibly moved to the mainland in the 10th century,…

Possible early monastic site in the 10th century; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after c. 1270; dependent on Ballybeg; non-conventual by 1438; given as conventual cell 1444 dissolved c. 1584?

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by D. Daluan of Croibige in the time of St Patrick

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Lord of Chanligh, confirmed by the “”Bishop of Athenry”” (probably Achonry) and the pope; probable mistaken reference to Creevelea (Dromahair), q.v.

early monastic site; erenaghs to 16th-17th century

supposed early monastery founded 5th century by St Patrick; dissolved before 11th century

purported Gaelic nuns, founded by St Laitrian (Lasair Fhiona) — ruins near a church held to have belonged to an ancient nunnery,[notes 51] latterly under erenaghs

early monastic site, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick; under secular erenaghs until early 17th century

monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown

Franciscan Friars — from Youghal placed of settlement after the suppression; in vicinity 1731

Early monastic site, founded by mid 7th century