Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Craebheach Monastery
Founded: c.450
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, possibly founded c.450 by St Trian, disciple of St Patrick possibly located in County Offaly, site near the River Brosna, possibly near Clonmacnois
Cranfield Monastery
early monastic site, patron St Eoghan; by tradition the burial place of St Olcan
Creevaghbaun Friary
Order: Carmelite Friars
Carmelite Friars founded 1332 by a member of the de Burgos family; dissolved 1574; granted to Thomas Lewis 1574; restored c.1737
Creeve Monastery
Founded: early 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded in the early 6th century? by St Finnian of Clonard
Creggane Friary
Order: supposed Franciscan Friars
supposed Franciscan Friars transferred from Timoleague, arising from a misreading
Crenquerensis Friary
Order: Augustinian
Augustinian Friars possibly located in County Galway, probably Cong, former house of Augustinian Canons
Croagh Preceptory?
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar church confirmed to the Knights Hospitaller 1212 — no record of preceptory
Croghan Monastery
Founded: before 490/492
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded before 490/492
Crooke Preceptory
Founded: c.1180
Order: Knights Hospitaller
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…
Cross Priory
Order: Augustinian
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,…