Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Kilroe Monastery
Founded: c. 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded c. 5th century
Kilroot Monastery
early monastic site, founded in or after 412 by St Colman who was sent by St Ailbe of Emly
Kilross Monastery
Founded: 1233-5
Order: Canons
Early monastic site Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Loughkey; founded 1233-5 by Clarus MacMailin; evidently non-conventual; dissolved before 1594; granted to Robert Harrison 1594; ruins in existence 1890
Kilrush Cell
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
Augustinian Canons Regular cell dependent on Cartmel; founded c.1201; leased by Prior Rawson to Thomas Alen and Mary his wife 1527; dissolved before 1540; granted to Thomas, Earl of Ormond 1558
Kilsaran Preceptory
Founded: 12th century
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar founded 12th century by Matilda de Lacy; dissolved 1308-10; granged to Richard de Burgo, Earl of Ulster; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314, probably surrendered to the Hospitallers by…
Kilshane Preceptory?
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar church confirmed to the Knights Hospitaller 1212 — no record of preceptory
Kilshanny Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chill Seanaigh
Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1194 by Donal Mor O’Brien, King of Thomond; dissolved before 1581?; granted to Robert Hickman
Kilshanny Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chill Seanaigh
Order: Augustinian Canons Regular
Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1194 by Donal Mor O’Brien, King of Thomond; dissolved before 1581?; granted to Robert Hickman