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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Dublin

Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill

early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower

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Monastic Site Dublin

Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill

early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower

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Monastic Site Dublin

Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill

early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower

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Monastic Site Dublin

Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill

early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower

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Monastic Site Dublin

Rathmichael Monastery, Carrickgolligan Hill

early monastic site, enclosure with slight remains of church and round tower

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Monastic Site Kerry

Rathmore

Order: Cistercian monks

Cistercian monks founded 1861; temporary refuge for monks evicted from Melleray, France

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Monastic Site Meath

Rathmore Abbey

‘Abbey’ not a monastic church, apparently parochial

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Monastic Site Antrim

Rathmore Monastery

suggested to be Ratheaspuicinnic, an early fortress

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Monastic Site

Rathmullan Camera?

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Hospitaller possible camera or frankhouse, hospital or hospice, limb of Castleboys

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Monastic Site Donegal

Rathmullan Priory

Order: Carmelite Friars

Carmelite Friars possibly founded 1403 and subsequently failed, or (refounded?) 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeney (Mac Suine Fanagh); plundered by Bingham 1595; dissolved; granted to Sir James Fullerton; assigned to…

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Monastic Site Wicklow

Rathnew Monastery

Founded: before 779

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 779, patronised by St Ernin

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Monastic Site Meath

Rathossain Monastery

Founded: before 686

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded before 686 by St Ossain

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