Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Dall Bronig Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 5th century?
Davy’s Island Monastery
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
Augustinian Canons Regular cell of Lisgoole; ruined wall purported to be remains of the cell
Deerane Abbey
Founded: before 1156
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Roscommon founded before 1156?, site granted by O’Conor; double monastery with nuns’ priory (see immediately below) until 1223-4; dissolved c.1578?; Augustinian Friars
Deerane Priory
Founded: after 1144
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian nuns — Arroasian double monastery with Canons’ abbey (see immediately above) founded after 1144; dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223; dissolved after 1223-4
Delgany Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, possibly founded by St Coemgen of Glendalough, or by (or for) St Mogoroc (Chuarog)
Derry — St Dominic’s Priory
Order: Dominican Friars
spurious accounts of earlier Dominican foundation; Dominican Friars founded 1274; dissolved 1576; briefly restored?
Derry Abbey
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — affiliated to SS Peter & Paul, Armagh; founded c.1233?; reportedly in very poor state of repair by 1411, due to warfare and adversity; churches desecrated and community expelled 1566; under occupation by English troops…
Derry Franciscan Priory
Order: commissioners erroneously took ruins of Blackfriars house to be Franciscan
purported foundation of Franciscan Friars; (in 1609 the commissioners erroneously took the ruins of the Blackfriars house (see immediately below) to be Franciscan)