About This Site
Early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 549/50 by St Tigernach Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140? Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? reformed c.1144?; dissolved after 1586?; granted to Sir Henry Duke possibly later Augustinian Friars (if Clokensis (see immediately above))
Historical Information
Founded:before 549/50
Dissolved:after 1586
Associated Saints:St Tigernach
Alternative Names:
- SS Peter and Paul
- St Tighernach
- 'St Tierney'
- Wee Abbey
- Cluain-eois
- Cluan-auis
- Clunes
- Cluniscense
- Clokensis