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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Kildare

Oughterard Monastery

early monastic site, nuns, founded 6th-7th century by St Brigid (not Brigid of Kildare); church and round tower largely destroyed by Vikings in 995; northwest of Kill

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Monastic Site Clare

Oughtmama Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Ucht Máma)

early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht[5][6]

Monastic Site

Oughtmama Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Ucht Máma)

early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht[5][6]

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Monastic Site

Oughtmama Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Ucht Máma)

early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht[5][6]

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Monastic Site

Oughtmama Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Ucht Máma)

early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht[5][6]

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Monastic Site

Oughtmama Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Ucht Máma)

early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht[5][6]

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Monastic Site Mayo

Partry Monastery

Founded: 6th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded in the 6th century?, in the time of St Colmcille?

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Pass of Kilbride Abbey

‘Abbey ruins’

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Monastic Site Meath

Piercetown Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site

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Monastic Site Wexford

Pill Friary

Order: Franciscan

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular foundation unknown; dissolved before 1603 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) 274

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Monastic Site Carlow

Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen

Poor Clares founded 19th century

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Monastic Site Carlow

Poor Clare Monastery Carlow, Graiguecullen

Poor Clares founded 19th century

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