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Monastic Sites

Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape

Monastic Site Fermanagh

Derrybrusk Monastery

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Monastic Site Limerick

Derrygalvin Monastery

Founded: 6th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Munchin; monastic lands recorded as late as 1615

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Monastic Site Kerry

Derrynane Abbey

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 7th century by the monks of St Bairre or by St Finan Cam

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Derrynavlan Monastery

Founded: before 800

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 800

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Monastic Site Armagh

Derrynoose Monastery ~

Order: Culdees of Armagh

early monastic site, founded 6th century by Mochua of Dairinis; later Culdees of Armagh also suggested to be located in County Cavan[notes 8]

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Monastic Site Donegal

Desertegny Monastery

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; erenaghs until after 1397

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Monastic Site Derry

Desertmartin Monastery

early monastic site, apparently founded by a member of the O’Lynn family (suggested by the name Mainister O’Fhloinn); erenaghs until 16th century

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Monastic Site Derry

Desertoghill Monastery

early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Colmcille; erenaghs until 16th century

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Monastic Site Fermanagh

Devenish Island Abbey, Lough Erne

Order: adjacent to Culdees house

Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from SS Peter & Paul, Armagh founded 1130, adjacent to Culdees house (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Armagh after 1140; burned 1157 and 1360;…

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Monastic Site Fermanagh

Devenish Monastery

Order: Culdees from 10th century

early monastic site, founded before 564 or 571 by St Molaise (Laisre) Culdees from 10th century

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Monastic Site Kerry

Dingle Cell

Order: Augustinian Canons Regular

Augustinian Canons Regular cell, dependent on Killagha — probably not conventual, possibly a vicarage; founded after 1216; dissolved before 1428

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Monastic Site Kerry

Dingle Friary

Order: Dominican Friars

Dominican Friars possible vicarage and land owned by the Black Friars

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