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Saints Island Priory, Lough Ree

Longford Augustinian 6th Century dissolved

About This Site

Dubious early monastic site founded before 542 by Ciaran; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1200 by a descendant of Sir Henry Dillon of Drumrany; dissolved after 1600?; Augustinian Friars founded 1643

Historical Information

Founded:before 542
Dissolved:after 1600
Associated Saints:Ciaran
Alternative Names:
  • All Saints
  • Inis-na-naomh
  • Oilean-na-naomh
  • Insula Omnium Sanctorum
  • Insula Sacra
  • Holy Island