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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Clare

Kilballyowen Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Bhaile Eoghain)

monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery

Monastic Site

Kilballyowen Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Bhaile Eoghain)

monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery

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Monastic Site

Kilballyowen Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Bhaile Eoghain)

monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery

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Monastic Site

Kilballyowen Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Bhaile Eoghain)

monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery

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Monastic Site

Kilballyowen Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Bhaile Eoghain)

monastic site, unknown foundation and order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery

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Monastic Site Donegal

Kilbarron Monastery

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; erenaghs until early 17th century

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Monastic Site Waterford

Kilbarry Preceptory

Founded: before 1180

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Templar founded before 1180, church granted by deed of Henry II; dissolved 1308-11; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1514; dissolved before 1527, farmed out

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Monastic Site Cork

Kilbeacon Monastery

Gaelic monks; founded 650 by St Abban

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Kilbeggan Monastery

Founded: 6th/7th century

Order: Cistercian

Early monastic site, founded 6th/7th century by St Beccan (Becan, son of Murchade?); Cistercian monks — from Mellifont founded 1150, possibly by the MacCoughlan family; subject to Buildwas 1228; dissolved…

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Monastic Site Galway

Kilbennan Monastery

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Benignus (Benen), a disciple of St Patrick

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Monastic Site Kildare

Kilberry ‘Abbey’ ø

Order: possible Knights Hospitaller with sisters attached

supposed monastic site – order and period unknown; “”abbey””,[notes 117] traditionally a nunnery; possible Knights Hospitaller with sisters attached

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Monastic Site Offaly

Kilbian Monastery

Founded: 583

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded 583, possibly by St Abban, possibly located in County Offaly

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