Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Tallaght Monastery #+
early monastic site, founded 769 by Saint Maelruan; burned and plundered 811 by the Danes; rebuilt; possibly not continuing after 1125; site now occupied by St Maelruain’s C.I. parish church
Tallaght, St. Mary’s Priory *
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars founded 1855; novitate; new wing added 1903 connecting church and tower; library block completed in 1958; Studium 1935-2000; The Priory Institute incorporated 2000 extant
Tamlaght Finlagan Monastery
early monastic site, founded 585 by St Fionn-logha; erenaghs until early 17th century; site occupied by remains of a church destroyed 1641
Tara Hospice
Founded: by 1212
Order: Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller founded by 1212: church confirmed to the knights; hospice extant 1331
Tara Monastery
Founded: before 504
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, founded before 504, possibly by St Partick for Cerpan, a convert of his, later bishop here