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Kilcreevanty Abbey

📍 Galway ⛪ Arroasian 🏛️ dissolved 1543

About This Site

Benedictine nuns founded c.1200, chapel granted by Thomas de Burgo; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian refounded 1223; dissolved 1543

Benedictine nuns founded c.1200, chapel granted by Thomas de Burgo; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian refounded 1223; dissolved 1543

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • The Holy Rosary
  • The Blessed Virgin of the Holy Rosary
  • Cell-craobhnat
  • Kil-creunata
  • Kil-crevet
  • Casta Silva
  • Chaste Wood
Communities & Provenance:

Benedictine nuns founded c.1200, chapel granted by Thomas de Burgo; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian refounded 1223; dissolved 1543