Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Inishturk Monastery
Founded: 7th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, supposedly founded in the 7th century by St Colman; Friars possible place of refuge
Iniskieran Monastery
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan friars founded 1460 by Florence Moar O’Driscoll
Inispollan Monastery
early monastic site, monks in existence 5th century, in the time of St Patrick
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Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century, purportedly by St Colmcille; Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1206 by Thomas Fitz Anthony; dissolved 1540; church in parochial use by 8 January 1541; occupied by Richard Butler; granted to…
Innisfallen Abbey, Innisfallen Island
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
early monastic site, founded 7th century by Faithlann, son of Aedh damhan, King of Iar-muman (or Finan Lobhair, or Finan Camm; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1197?; dissolved 1589? — probably abandoned by…
Inniskeen Monastery
Founded: before 587
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded before 587; burned 789; plundered 948; possibly not surviving after 10th century; burned 1166
Inver Friary
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1500 by a Scottish nobleman, Phelim O’Neil; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth? also erroneously given as Inver, County Donegal; granted to James…
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Order: purported Franciscan Friars
purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 79]
Inver Monastery
early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Náile of Kinawley; in parochial use until 1807