Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Ardee Priory Hospital
Founded: c.1207
Order: Crutched Friars
Crutched Friars, brethren and sisters founded c.1207 by Roger Pipard; hospital confirmed 1211 by Eugene, Archbishop of Armagh; dissolved 1539, surrendered 6 December 1539 by Prior George Dowdall; granted to…
Ardee White Friars
Founded: after 1272
Order: Carmelite
Carmelite Friars founded after 1272 (during the reign of Edward I) by Ralph Pipard rebuilt by the townsmen by 1302, land etc granted by John Littleboy and two others; church…
Ardfert Cathedral Monastery
early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Brendan of Clonfert; episcopal diocesan cathedral founded after 1111, translated from Ratass
Ardfert Dominican Friary ≈
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars — erroneous reference to the Franciscan Friary (see immediately above)
Ardfert Friary
Order: Franciscan Friars Minor
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded c.1253 by Thomas Fitzmaurice Fitzraymond, Lord of Kerry, purportedly buried here; Observant Franciscan Friars refounded 1517; dissolved 1584, friars expelled, some remained in the area;(NM)
Ardfinnan Monastery
Founded: late 7th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded late 7th century? by St Finan Lobhar (Finan the Leper); burned by the Normans 1178 Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation and founder unknown; dissolved c.1542;…
Ardfinnan Preceptory
Founded: 1212
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Possibly Knights Templar, initially under Templetown; Knights Hospitaller, under Kilsaran founded 1212? (when church confirmed to the Hospitallers)
Ardicinise Monastery
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Hugh Burgo, local tradition of such a foundation, — evidence lacking; probably Hollywood, v. infra, (Ard-micnascai being the Irish name for Hollywood)
Ardmore Cathedral
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded in the 5th century by St Declan; diocesan cathedral 1152; see united with Lismore after 1210?
Ardnabara Abbey in Killimordaly parish
possible monastic site — order, foundation and period unknown, “Ardnabara Abbey, in ruins”[notes 96]