Monastic Sites

Cistercian monks — from Inishlounaght founded 1170 by Donal Mor O’Brien; dissolved 1542; granted to Tibold Roch, son of Viscount Roch, before 1570; granted to Sir Richard Grenville c.1590

Family of Adoration nuns founded 1990, on the site of a parochial church (built 1826) demolished 1970s

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian founded c.1160-2 by Dermot Mac Murrough, King of Leinster, buried here; burned 1159 or 1166; rebuilt by Dermot 1169; plundered and burned by Scottish raiders…

Early monastic site, founded 6th/7th century by St Aidan or M’Aedhoc (Mogue), first bishop of Ferns; diocesan cathedral 1111

Cistercian monks

early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Ciaran of Seirkieran (St Keiran); Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1251 by the English family of Blanchfield; destroyed and ruinous 1421; rebuilt 1455 by Thady Megirid, a canon of Inchmacnerin;…

Early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Abban, patronized by St Maedoc

Listed in 1573 as Dominican Friars; — evidence lacking

Augustinian Friars founded 1306, site granted by Walter Mulcote; dissolved 1540; granted to Edmund Butler, Baron of Dunboyne 16 January 1544; ruins regained c.1820 new Augustinian house established in Fethard;…

early monastic site, founded before late 6th century; coarbs at least until 1073; church demolished 1870

Augustinian Canons Regular possible hermit’s cell on land endowed to Ferns, possibly located in County Wexford

early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 560 by St Canice; possibly not continuing after 10th century (last recorded abbot died in Rome 1038); site occupied by remains of a medieval church