Monastic Sites

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1267 by O’Brien, King of Thomond; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1534; dissolved 1541; granted to Edmund Sexton 1543; (re-established 1615) (NM)

Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1170 by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond; dissolved 1541; granted to Richard Harding 1543

Dominican Friars founded 1227 by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond; dissolved 1541; granted to James Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond 1543; (re-established 1732) (NM)

Trinitarian Friars founded c.1230 by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond; dissolved 1541; granted to Edmund Sexton 1543

erroneous reference to Lynally, County Offaly

early monastic site, nuns

Early monastic site, founded before 700 by Colman (Mocholmoc) captured by the Norsemen 841, who built a fortress at the site; (some references mistake Linns for Magheralin, County Down)

founded 1106? built on site of early monastery (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1145 by Mc’Noellus Mackenlef, King of Ulaid; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? possibly adopted between 1140 and 1148 at…

early monastic site; site later occupied by Augustinian priory (see immediately above)

Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1470-7 by John O’Connor, Lord of Iraghticonnor, who had requested permission from the Pope in 1477; dissolved 1580, destroyed by the Protestants; rebuilt 1629; granted to James Scrolls;…

Early leper hospital under a prior, with possible Culdee connections until the 12th century;

Early monastic site, founded 636 by St Carthach (Mo-chuda); diocesan cathedral 1111; see united to Waterford 1362; early monastic site, nuns; Augustinian Friars