Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Kilmolash Monastery
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded by St Molaise (of Leighlin?); plundered by the Norsemen 833
Kilmonaster Monastery
Order: Cistercian monks
Cistercian monks founded c.1194 by E. O’Dogharty of Tirconnel; dissolved before 1228: united to Assaroe presumably before 1228; grange
Kilmoney Priory
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
Augustinian Canons Regular cell, dependent on Gill Abbey founded ?; probably a vicarage after mid-14th century; dissolved before 1400(?); ‘Abbey’ site given in Memorial Atlas of Ireland 1901
Kilmoon Monastery
Founded: 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, probably founded 6th century (in the time of St Brendan of Clonfert) by St Moinne (Munni), a Briton; extant 885
Kilmore Abbey #+
Gaelic monks founded 885 traditionally by St Fedlemid, who transferred his community from Slanore; parochial church built on site; raised to episcopal diocesan cathedral status 1452; new parochial church built…
Kilmore Monastery
early monastic site, founded by St Mochta burned 749; also identified as Kilmore, County Monaghan; Church of Ireland church built on site
Kilmore-Moy Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, probably founded in the 5th century