Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Staad Abbey
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Molaise of Inishmurray; possible cell of Innishmurray
Staholmog Monastery
Founded: 6th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colman
Strabane Friary
Founded: 14th century
Order: Franciscan
Purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 14th century; (though Franciscans did not arrive until late 17th century); merged with Scarvaherin, supra
Stradbally Abbey
Order: Augustinian
Erroneously asserted Augustinian Friars; ‘Abbey’ ruins non-monastic
Strade Friary
Founded: c. 1240
Order: Conventual
Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded c. 1240 (before 1252) by Jordan de Exeter, Lord of Athelthane or his son Stephen, at the bequest of the former’s wife Basilia, daughter of…
Straidbail-Loyse Friary
Order: Franciscans
given as friary of Franciscans founded 1282; probable mistaken reference to Stradbally, County Laois
Strawhall Monastery
early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded by St Aed mac Bricc of Killare
Swords Priory
nuns 1474 mention of a prioress here probably refer to Grace Dieu[notes 93]