Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Seirkieran Priory
Founded: 5th century
Order: Augustinian
Early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Ciaran; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before c.1170; dissolved 1568, surrendered 27 December 1568
Selskar Priory
Founded: c.1190
Order: Augustinian
Augustinian Canons Regular — Holy Sepulchre? purportedly founded c.1190 by Sir Alexander de la Roche, after 1216?; dissolved 1540, surrendered by Prior John Heigharne 23 March 1540; occupied by Sir…
Serade Kaill and Bedamegcan Friary ~
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1445, Archdeacon of Connor appointed to license the building of a monastery by Eugenius IV; dissolved ?
Shancough Monastery
Founded: 5th century
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, possibly founded 5th century by St Patrick
Shanrahan Monastery
Founded: before c.637
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, possibly founded before c.637 by St Cataldus
Sherkin Friary
Order: Observant Franciscan Friars
Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1460 by Florence O’Driscoll, Magnus[notes 71] or 1470 by Dermit O’Driscoll,[notes 72] papal license granted 1449, at the petition of Fynin Ohedustoy (Fineen O’Driscoll), to found an Observant…
Shrule Monastery
early monastic site, founded by late 5th century; plundered by the Osraigi 864
Silverstream Priory
Founded: 2012
Order: Benedictine
Benedictine Monks founded 2012 by Dom Mark Daniel Kirby