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Monastic Sites

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

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Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ (Irish: Cill Fear Buí)

early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County Meath[notes 29]

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Monastic Site

Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ (Irish: Cill Fear Buí)

early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County Meath[notes 29]

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Monastic Site

Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ (Irish: Cill Fear Buí)

early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County Meath[notes 29]

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Monastic Site Clare

Kilfenora Monastery + (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach)

Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant

Monastic Site

Kilfenora Monastery + (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach)

Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant

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Monastic Site

Kilfenora Monastery + (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach)

Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant

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Monastic Site

Kilfenora Monastery + (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach)

Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant

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Monastic Site

Kilfenora Monastery + (Irish: Cill Fhionnúrach)

Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery) probably continuing after 1111; episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant

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Monastic Site Kilkenny

Kilferagh Monastery

early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Fiachrius; church in the monastery of Rathen

Monastic Site Mayo

Kilfinain Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded by St Finan, Abbot of Rathen; church in the monastery of Rathen

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Monastic Site Laois

Kilfoelain Monastery

early monastic site, possibly in County Laois or County Offaly

Monastic Site Carlow

Kilfortchearn Monastery

early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Fortchern, bishop

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