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Monastic Sites

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

Monastic Site Cork

Lueim Monastery 

supposed monastic site — order and foundation unknown; mentioned 1318[notes 62]

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Monastic Site Kildare

Lully Monastery

early monastic site, founded before 584; Anchorites before 784

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Monastic Site Dublin

Lusk Abbey =

early monastic site, founded before 496/8, possibly c.450, by Cuinnidh mac Cathmugh (St MacCullin), who died 496/8; burned and plundered by the Danes 827 and 856; burned and plundered by Munstermen…

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Monastic Site Offaly

Lusmagh Friary

Order: Franciscan

Franciscan Friars — possibly never established

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Monastic Site Offaly

Lusmagh Monastery

Founded: 7th century

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Cronan

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Monastic Site Offaly

Lynally Monastery

Founded: c.590

Order: Columban

Columban monks founded c.590 by St Colman Elo; burned by Dohmnall mac Murchadh 970

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Monastic Site Westmeath

Lynn Monastery

Order: Early Irish

Early monastic site; some confusion with Linnleire (Lann-Leire), i.e. Dunleer, supra; site currently occupied by Lynn House

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Monastic Site Derry

Macosquin Abbey 

Order: Cistercian monks

Cistercian monks — from Morimond, France founded 1218; dissolved before 1600; granted to the London Companies (Merchant Taylors) authorities for the plantation of Derry; house named ‘Glebe House’ built on site…

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Monastic Site Kildare

Maganey Monastery 

purported early monastic site, founded 6th century? by St Abban, son of Cormac, King of Laigin

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Monastic Site Galway

Maghee Monastery 

early monastic site, possibly County Galway, location unidentified

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Monastic Site Derry

Maghera Monastery 

early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lurach; plundeded by the Norsemen 832; church burnt 1135; diocesan cathedral see transferred from Ardstraw c.1152; see transferred to Derry 1254

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Monastic Site Donegal

Magherabeg Friary

Order: Franciscan Friars

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after/c.1430 by Niall Garbh[notes 81] O’Donnell;[notes 82] dissolved 1601

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