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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site

Kilcarragh Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Chathrach)

hospital or monastery; granted to John King

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Monastic Site

Kilcarragh Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Chathrach)

hospital or monastery; granted to John King

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Monastic Site

Kilcarragh Monastery (Irish: Mainistir Chill Chathrach)

hospital or monastery; granted to John King

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Kilcash Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded by St Colman ua hEirc?

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Monastic Site Cork

Kilcatherine Cell

Celtic nuns founded by St Caitiarn, niece of St Senan; double monastery

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Monastic Site

Kilclief Monastery

early monastic site, purportedly founded by St Patrick; plundered and burned 935; annexed to Down see 1034

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Monastic Site Tipperary

Kilclispeen Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site; decorated high crosses remain

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Monastic Site Wexford

Kilcloggan Preceptory

Founded: after 1183

Order: Knights Hospitaller

Knights Templar founded after 1183 (during the reign of King John) by the O’More family, possibly Connor O’More; dissolved 1308-10; Knights Hospitaller founded after 1314; dissolved 1540; leased to James…

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Monastic Site Kildare

Kilcock Monastery ø

supposed nuns — order and period unknown

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Monastic Site Offaly

Kilcolgan Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded by St Colgan son of Kellach

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Monastic Site Galway

Kilcolgan Monastery, Clonfert diocese?

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille for Colgan (possibly same as immediately above)

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Monastic Site Galway

Kilcolgan Monastery, Clonfert diocese?

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille for Colgan (possibly same as immediately above)

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