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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Clare

Ennis Friary * (Irish: Mainistir na hInse)

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1240-7 (before 1242? or c.1284) by Donchad Cairbreach O’Brien (Donatus Carbrac O’Brien), King of Thomond; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1536-40 (1550); dissolved; granted to the Earl of Thomond 1578; granted to William Dongan Esq.; dissolved on the death of the last friar 1617; friars returned 1628; expelled 1651; friars returned c.1660; expelled […]

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Ennis Friary * (Irish: Mainistir na hInse)

Order: Franciscan Friars

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1240-7 (before 1242? or c.1284) by Donchad Cairbreach O’Brien (Donatus Carbrac O’Brien), King of Thomond; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1536-40 (1550); dissolved; granted to the Earl…

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Ennis Monastery * (Irish: Mainistir Inis Caorach)

Poor Clares

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Ennis Nunnery 

supposed nuns — erroneous interpretation[notes 24]

Monastic Site Wicklow

Ennisboyne Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site

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Monastic Site Wexford

Enniscorthy Abbey

Founded: 1460

Order: Conventual

Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1460 by Donal, Fuscus (Donal Reagh Cavanagh); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed c.1460 by Dermit (O Murchu); dissolved 1539; granted to James, Earl of Ormond; destroyed…

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Monastic Site Wexford

Enniscorthy Priory

Founded: c.510

Order: Augustinian

Mission house or chapel founded c.510 by St Senan of Scattery; Augustinian Canons Regular — Victorine dependent on St Thomas’s, Dublin; cell founded before 1229; dissolved 1539; leased to Edward…

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Enniskerry Monastery

early monastic site, oratory built by St Senan of Scattery

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Monastic Site Kilkenny

Ennisnag Monastery  C.I.

early monastic site, founded c. 6th century, by Manchan; Prebend Church, founded 1291 by papal authority suppressed c. 16th century; ruins new Protestant church, St. Peters, founded 19th century.

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Monastic Site Clare

Ennistimon Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Inis Díomáin)

Pre-existing parish church/chapel at the site, built after 1812. Monastery and school founded in 1824 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Residence at the site completed by May 1827. Later buildings include a primary school (1931) and nearby secondary school(1970).

Monastic Site

Ennistimon Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Inis Díomáin)

Pre-existing parish church/chapel at the site, built after 1812. Monastery and school founded in 1824 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Residence at the site completed by May 1827. Later buildings…

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