Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
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…
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
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
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)[notes 26]
Inisanlaoi Monastery (Irish: Prióireacht Inis an Lao)
Order: actually Ennis Franciscan Friary
monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[notes 26]