Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Illauntannig Island Monastery, Maghree Islands
early monastic site, Gaelic monks; founded 6th century by St Seanach
Inch Abbey
Order: Cistercian monks
Cistercian monks — from Furness founded 1180 (or 1188) by John de Courcy, on the site of an earlier monastery (see immediately below), replacing the monastery at Carig (Erenagh) which he destroyed; dissolved…
Inch Monastery
early monastic site, foundation and founder unknown; plundered by Sitric and Norsemen 1001; plundered 1149