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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Waterford

Crooke Preceptory

Founded: c.1180

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Templar founded c.1180?, by the Barons of Curroghmore?; manor granted by Henry II; dissolved 1308-11; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314; dissolved after 1348; later farmed out; held by William…

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Monastic Site Mayo

Cross Priory

Order: Augustinian

Augustinian Canons Regular founded as a daughter house of Ballintuber, possibly in connection with the early foundation at Inishglora whose community possibly moved to the mainland in the 10th century,…

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Monastic Site Mayo

Crossmolina Priory

Founded: after c. 1270

Order: Augustinian

Possible early monastic site in the 10th century; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after c. 1270; dependent on Ballybeg; non-conventual by 1438; given as conventual cell 1444 dissolved c. 1584?

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Monastic Site Dublin

Cruagh Monastery

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by D. Daluan of Croibige in the time of St Patrick

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Monastic Site Leitrim

Cuivelleagh Friary 

Order: Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Lord of Chanligh, confirmed by the “”Bishop of Athenry”” (probably Achonry) and the pope; probable mistaken reference to Creevelea (Dromahair), q.v.

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Monastic Site Donegal

Culdaff Monastery

early monastic site; erenaghs to 16th-17th century

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Monastic Site Antrim

Culfeightrin Monastery

supposed early monastery founded 5th century by St Patrick; dissolved before 11th century

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Monastic Site Cork

Cullen Monastery 

purported Gaelic nuns, founded by St Laitrian (Lasair Fhiona) — ruins near a church held to have belonged to an ancient nunnery,[notes 51] latterly under erenaghs

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Monastic Site Derry

Cumber Monastery

early monastic site, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick; under secular erenaghs until early 17th century

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Monastic Site Galway

Currabeg Monastery

monastic site, order, foundation and period unknown

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Monastic Site Waterford

Curraheen Friary

Order: Franciscan

Franciscan Friars — from Youghal placed of settlement after the suppression; in vicinity 1731

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Daire-mor Monastery

Founded: mid 7th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded by mid 7th century

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