Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Inch Monastery
early monastic site, foundation and founder unknown; plundered by Sitric and Norsemen 1001; plundered 1149
Inchaquire Friary
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars license granted 1488; possibly a vicarage of Athy between 1488 and 1627
Inchbofin
Founded: mid-5th century
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded mid-5th century by St Rioch; burned and plundered by the Norsemen on several occasions; church plundered by the Munstermen 1089; suggested Augustinian Canons Regular during the…
Inchcleraun Priory
Founded: 6th century (c.540 or probably earlier)
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded 6th century (c.540 or probably earlier) by St Diarmuid (Dermod); Augustinian Canons Regular (— Arroasian)? refounded after 1140; plundered several times; plundered 1098 by O’Brien dissolved…
Inchicronan Priory (Irish: Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin)
early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney; Augustinian Canons Regular — from Clareabbey dependent on Clare; founded c.1198? by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick, who granted the island to Clare; parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery; dissolved c.1543; restored and in use by ‘friars’ in the reign of Elizabeth; church restored […]
Inchicronan Priory (Irish: Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin)
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney;[notes 25] Augustinian Canons Regular — from Clareabbey dependent on Clare; founded c.1198? by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick, who granted the…
Inchmacnerin Abbey, Church Island, Lough Key
Founded: 6th century
Order: Arroasian
Early monastic site, Patrician monks founded in the 6th century; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded 1140-70?; dissolved before 1596; founded post1140; dissolved 1569?; granted to William Taaffe 1596; (NM)
Inchmore Priory
Founded: 5th century
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded 5th century? by Liberius (Lioban), son of Losenus; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before c.1170?; cell? dependent on Saints’ Island after 1200; dissolved before 1500?, possibly abandoned…
Inchmore Priory, Lough Gowna
Founded: 6th century
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille Augustinian Canons Regular (— Arroasian)? dependent on Louth refounded after 1140; dissolved 1540, surrendered 8 October 1540; occupied by Lyosagh O’Ferral…