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Monastic Sites

Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape

Monastic Site Westmeath

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…

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Monastic Site Longford

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…

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Monastic Site Longford

Inchmore Priory, Lough Ree

Monastic Site Meath

Indeidnen Monastery

Founded: before 849

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 849; erenaghs into 11th century

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Monastic Site Donegal

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.

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Monastic Site Clare

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

Monastic Site

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

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Monastic Site

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

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Monastic Site

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

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Monastic Site

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

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Monastic Site Clare

Inisanlaoi Monastery (Irish: Prióireacht Inis an Lao)

monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[notes 26]

Monastic Site

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]

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