Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Aghmacart Priory
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1168?, supposedly on the site of earlier monastery (see immediately above); dissolved 1540; granted to Florence Fitzpatrick, Baron of Upper Ossory 1601
Aghowle Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded by St Finnian of Clonard; in existence 1017, erenaghs at least to 1050
Agivey Monastery
Order: Cistercian monks
early monastic site; purportedly founded 7th century by St Guar of Aghadowey; Cistercian monks grange of Macosquin
Ahacortensis Friary
Order: Augustinian
Possible duplication of Enniscorthy or Annaghdown Augustinian Canons Regular (if Enniscorthy, infra); Augustinian Friars
Airne Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, probably founded in the 5th century, in the time of St Patrick
Alternan Monastery
Founded: 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille or St Farranan; granted to St Farranan by St Colmcille
Annaduffe Abbey
early monastic site; founded 766, purportedly patronised by Comin Ea (possibly Cuimmin Fionn, Abbot of Iona); possibly ceased to exist 12th century; C.I. parochial church on site
Annagh ‘Abbey’, Kilmaine
Founded: before 1440
Order: Arroasian
Augustinian nuns — Arroasian — from Cong cell, dependent on Kilcreevanty; founded before 1440; dissolved before 1543? – Augustinian Friars? Franciscan Friars? possibly occupied site after suppression of the nunnery