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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Derry

Coleraine Monastery St Patrick’s

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; burned 731; suffered destruction 1171 and 1177;

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Colethe Grange

Order: Cistercian

Cistercian monks grange of Holycross, granted by Donal O’Brien

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Collinstown Priory

Founded: after 1144

Order: Arroasian

Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard founded after 1144, church confirmed to the nuns of Clonard; dissolved after 1195; transferred with Clonard to Odder c.1383-4

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Monastic Site Meath

Collumbus Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site possibly located in County Meath

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Monastic Site Meath

Colp Cell

Founded: after 1183

Order: Arroasian

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Llanthony Prima; founded after 1183? by Hugh de Lacy; dissolved 1540; granted to Henry Draycott 1559

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Monastic Site Kilkenny

Columbkille Monastery

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille

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