Monastic Sites

All Counties AntrimArmaghCarlowCavanClareCorkDerryDonegalDownDublinFermanaghGalwayKerryKildareKilkennyLaoisLeitrimLimerickLongfordLouthMayoMeathMonaghanOffalyRoscommonSligoTipperaryTyroneWaterfordWestmeathWexfordWicklow Religious Order actually Ennis Franciscan Friaryadjacent to Culdees houseAnchoritesAnglo-Saxon MonksArmagh CuldeesArroasianArroasian nunsArroasiansassertion of refounding as Franciscan house is misinterpretationassumed Franciscan nunsAugustinianAugustinian Cannonesses RegularAugustinian CanonsAugustinian Canons RegularAugustinian FriarsAugustinian NunsBenedictineBenedictineBenedictine monksBenedictine nunsBenedictine?-Augustinian nunsCanonessesCanonsCanons RegularCapuchinCapuchin Franciscan FriarsCarmeliteCarmelite FriarsCarmelite monksCarmelite nunschurch of St Mary Eanchduyn confirmed to Arroasians of Kilcreevanty c.1123CistercianCistercian chapter general approved petition 1225Cistercian monksCistercian nunsclaims of Dominican FriarsCluniacColumbancommissioners erroneously took ruins of Blackfriars house to be FranciscanConventualCrutched FriarsCuldeesCuldees from 10th centuryCuldees of ArmaghDiscalced Carmelite FriarsDominicanDominican FriarsDominican Friars, Regular ObservantDominican friary founded on siteDominican monksDominican nunsDominicans possibly gave shelter to friars of other orders in penal periodsdubiously suggested Augustinian FriarsEarly Irisherroneous reference to Franciscan Friarserroneous reference to Franciscan Friaryerroneously also given as Augustinianerroneously given as Knights Templarerroneously listed as Franciscan Friarserroneously purportedly Franciscan FriarsFamily of AdorationFirst OrderFranciscanFranciscanFranciscan brothers Dermit IdurnynFranciscan brothers Dermit MagillacsbuigFranciscan FriarsFranciscan Friars MinorFranciscan Friars, First OrderFranciscan Friars, Third Order RegularFranciscan nunsFranciscan Second OrderFranciscansFratres CruciferiGaelic Monksgiven as Dominican Friarsgranted to Culdees in perpetuityidentification sometimes confused with Premonstratensian foundation to northIrish Sisters of CharityKnights HospitallerKnights TemplarKnights Templar (according to tradition)later Knights Hospitallerlater Knights Hospitaller sitemandate to license Franciscan foundation issued to Bishop of Clonfert by Popemistakenly given as Knights Templarmodern Carmelite priory built on siteObservantObservant Augustinian Canons RegularObservant Augustinian Friars 1472-1475Observant Augustinian Friars 1484Observant Dominican FriarsObservant Franciscan FriarsObservant Franciscan Friars 1522-32Observant Franciscan Friars 1680on site of Augustinian nunneryon site of Cistercian monks' prioryOrder of St Thomas of Aconpassed to Knights HospitallersPatrician MonksPoor Clarespossible Benedictine monkspossible Knights Hospitaller with sisters attachedpossibly Augustinian Friars (if Dominensis)possibly formerly hospital administered by Premonstratensianspossibly Franciscan Friarspossibly Knights HospitallerPremonstratensianPremonstratensian Canonsprior to Franciscansprobably Augustinian nuns after 1160probably Benedictine monksprobably dissolved for some time prior to Augustinian foundationpurported Augustinian Canons Regularpurported Augustinian Canons Regular cellpurported foundation of Franciscan Friarspurported Franciscan Friarspurported Knights Hospitallerpurported Knights Templarpurported Observant Franciscan Friarspurported Premonstratensian Canonessespurportedly established in ruins of earlier Carmelite abbeypurportedly Franciscan Friarsrectory retained for Knights HospitallerRegular Observant Dominican FriarsSavignac monksServitesite granted to Franciscan Friarssite later occupied by Augustinian priorysite of Franciscan friarysite possibly later occupied by Augustinian abbeyspurious accounts of earlier Dominican foundationStar of the Sea Carmelite Monasterysuggested Augustinian Canons Regularsuggested Augustinian Canons Regular during reign of Henry VIIIsuggested Dominican Friarssuggested Franciscan Friarssuggested Knights Hospitallersupposed Augustinian Friarssupposed Benedictine monkssupposed Benedictine nunssupposed Franciscan Friarssupposed Knights Templar sitesupposedly Cistercian monkstenement owned by Arroasian nuns of Kilcrevanty existed in Tuam 1223-4Teresian (Discalced) CarmelitesThe Dominican Church of Holy Cross AbbeyThird OrderThird Order RegularTironensiantraditionally Knights Templar preceptoryTrappistTrinitarianTrinitariansuncertain whether Dominicans regainedunconfirmed suggestion of Augustinian Canons RegularUnknownVictorine Historical Period 10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th century17th Century17th century place of refuge at Lough Eske18th Century19th Century5th century6th Century7th Century8th Century9th Centuryabandoned 15th centuryapparently founded early 18th centurybefore 11th centurybestowed on Glascarrig 15th centuryburned 10th centuryC.I. parochial church built on site 17th centurychapel and cloister founded 5th century by St Patrickchapel in use until 18th centurychurch founded 5th centurychurch in parochial use after 12th centurycoarb 11th centurycoarbs until 16th centurycontinuing 11th centurydestroyed 19th centurydestroyed by Norsemen 9th centurydissolved 16th centurydissolved mid-19th centurydisused since 17th centurydubious reference to 9th century foundationEarly ChristianEarly MedievalEarly Modernepiscopal diocesan cathedral 11th centuryerenagh land 16th-17th centuryerenagh land until early 17th centuryerenaghs 11th centuryerenaghs at least to 11th centuryerenaghs in 14th centuryerenaghs to 16th-17th centuryerenaghs until 16th centuryerenaghs until 16th-17th centuryerenaghs until 16th/17th centuryerenaghs until at least 11th centuryerenaghs until early 17th centuryextant 14th centuryfounded 10th centuryfounded 11th centuryfounded 13th centuryfounded 14th centuryfounded 14th/15th centuryfounded 19th centuryfounded 5th centuryfounded 5th century by St Ciaran of Seirkieran (St Keiran)founded 5th century by St Patrickfounded 6th centuryfounded 6th century (probably before 570)founded 6th century by St Canicefounded 6th century by St Colmcillefounded 6th century by St Manchanfounded 6th century by St Scuithin (Scuithin)founded 6th-7th centuryfounded 6th-7th century by St Brigid (not Brigid of Kildare)founded 7th centuryfounded 7th/8th centuryfounded 8th centuryfounded before 12th centuryfounded before late 6th centuryfounded by 5th centuryfounded by 6th centuryfounded by late 5th centuryfounded c. 6th century by Manchanfounded early 6th centuryfounded in early 7th centuryfriars left late 19th centuryfriars returned 17th centuryhermits probably remaining into medieval periodlate 12th centuryLate MedievalMedievalmedieval ruins described as 'abbey or church'Modernmodified 19th century by Cosby familymonks probably resided at Templepatrick 13th centurymost community transferred to Ballinaskellig probably before mid-11th centurynamed Sanctus Boscus by Normansnave used until early 19th centurynew cathedral built 12th-13th centurynew parochial church 19th centurynew Protestant church, St. Peters, founded 19th centurypatronised 6th centuryplace of refuge 17th centurypossible community in existence up to 16th centurypossibly ceased to exist 12th centurypossibly continuing after 10th centurypossibly early Christian monastic sitepossibly founded 6th centurypossibly founded 6th century by St Brigidpossibly founded 6th century by St Patrickpossibly not continuing after 10th centurypossibly not surviving after 10th centuryprior to arrival of Anglo-Normansprobably not continuing after 10th centuryprobably not continuing into 11th centuryprobably vicarage after mid-14th centurypurported medieval religious housepurportedly founded 5th centurypurportedly founded 5th century by St Ciaranpurportedly founded 6th centurypurportedly founded 7th centuryrebuilt early 15th centuryreoccupied 18th centuryround tower standing until 18th centuryruined 13th-century church may occupy site of Early Christian monastic siteruined by William Fitz Adelm de Burgo early 13th centurysite cleared end of 18th centurysite currently occupied by 17th-century St Lachtain's parochial church incorporating 12th century doorwaysite occupied by remains of medieval churchSt Thomas the Martyr (from 13th century)supposed Early Christian monastic sitesuppressed c. 16th centurythatched house 17th centurythroughout 12th centurytraditionally founded 11th centurytraditionally founded 5th centurytraditionally founded 6th centuryunder erenaghs until 16th centuryunder erenaghs until 16th/17th centuryunder erenaghs until 17th centuryunder erenaghs until early 17th centuryunder secular erenaghs until early 17th centuryused as barracks 18th century Clear Filters