Monastic Sites

Franciscan Friars, probably Third Order Regular ruinous by 1605

Franciscan? nuns, possibly Second Order, Poor Clare nuns founded before 1385?; dissolved before 1603 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; ruinous by 1605

Anchorites dissolved 1616 on the death of the last hermit

Knights Hospitaller frankhouse recorded 1541

Early monastic site, founded c. 630 by St Feichin; probably dissolved c.1180, when succeeded by the Benedictine establishment, (see immediately below); recorded 13th century coarbs possibly titular; suggested Augustinian Canons…

Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick

Early monastic site, patronised and probably founded by St Edan

early monastic site, founded 655-7 by St Lachtain mac Torben, Abbot of Achaid-Ut; probably continuing after 1111; site currently occupied by 17th-century St Lachtain’s parochial church incorporating 12th century doorway

Dominican Friars founded c.1691; dissolved 1733

Early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick for deacon Just

Nuns (order unknown) founded 13th century? by Matilda de Lacy; dissolution unknonwn

Carmelite Friars founded 1296 by the Fitzgeralds; dissolved 1541; granted to Sir Henry Wallop 1595