Monastic Sites
Discover Ireland's ancient monasteries and abbeys that shaped the spiritual landscape
Errigal Keerogue Monastery
Founded: before 506
Order: Early Irish
Early monastic site, patron St Ciaran, founded before 506 by St Macartin; Franciscan St Kieran’s church built on site
Errigal Monastery
early monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille; destroyed by Norsemen 9th century; erenaghs until 16th/17th century
Errill Monastery
early monastic site, purportedly founded 5th century by St Ciaran; “”Friary (in ruins)”” and “”Church (in ruins)””[notes 134]
Esker Friary
Order: Dominican Friars
Dominican Friars — Regular Observance founded after 1622, site granted by Ulrick Burke, Earl of Clanricarde, at the request of the Provincial, Fr Ross Mageoghegan and other friars; it became St. Dominic’s College used…
Esker Monastery
Redemptorists, obtained the monastery from the Diocese in 1901. It was announced the ordered were ceasing their mission in Esker in 2021.
Fahan Monastery
Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Colmcille; possibly continuing after 10th century; C.I. parochial church built on site 17th century, now ruined
Fallig Friary ≈~
Order: Franciscan Friars
Franciscan Friars – probable confusion for Killeigh (Fallig), County Offaly[notes 106]