Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Indeidnen Monastery
Founded: before 849
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded before 849; erenaghs into 11th century
Inis Saimer Monastery
purported monastic site, location given as island off St John’s Point[notes 77] — island does not exist; identified as Assaroe[notes 78] q.v.
Inis-tuaischert (Irish: Inis Tuaiscirt)
early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan, possibly County Clare, possibly a small island in the Fergus Estuary
Inis-tuaischert (Irish: Inis Tuaiscirt)
early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan, possibly County Clare, possibly a small island in the Fergus Estuary
Inisanlaoi Monastery (Irish: Prióireacht Inis an Lao)
monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)
Inisanlaoi Monastery (Irish: Prióireacht Inis an Lao)
Order: Franciscan
monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[notes 26]
Inisbeg Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 5th century? (by the time of St Patrick)
Inisdoimle Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded by St Bairrfhinn, son of Aed, Prince of Dublin; plundered a number of times between 820 and 960
Inisfail Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick, to whom land was granted by Cremthann
Inish-loinge
nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan),[notes 28] sited between Scattery and Limerick