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Carrickmacross Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 845 | Cell-rois; Feara-rois | 53.9718°N -6.7191°W (?) | |||||
Clochensis Friary ~≈? | Augustinian Friars possibly Clones former house of Augustinian Canons (see immediately below) | Clockensis; Clochensis in Connacht; Clones | ||||||
Clones Abbey | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 549/50 by St Tigernach Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140? Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? reformed c.1144?; dissolved after 1586?; granted to Sir Henry Duke possibly later Augustinian Friars (if Clokensis (see immediately above)) | SS Peter and Paul St Tighernach ____________________ 'St Tierney' ; Wee Abbey; Cluain-eois; Cluan-auis; Clunes; Cluniscense; Clokensis? | 54.183°N -7.2337°W | |||||
Clontibret Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman; termon land 1591 | Cluain-tiprat | 54.204°N -6.839°W (approx) | |||||
Connabury Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740 | Gort-chonaigh | 54.1172°N -6.7326°W (approx) | |||||
Donagh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; erenagh 1542 | Domnachmaighe-da-chlaoine; Dumthomuach | 54.3015°N -6.9629°W (approx) | |||||
Donaghmoyne Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick; plundered by Norsemen 832 | Domnach-maigen | 54.0022°N -6.6925°W | |||||
Drumsnat Monastery | early monastic site, patronised by St Molua | Druim-snechta | 54.2245°N -7.0687°W | |||||
Errigal Trough Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Airecal-muadain | 54.3859°N -7.0026°W (approx) | |||||
Inniskeen Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 587; burned 789; plundered 948; possibly not surviving after 10th century; burned 1166 | Inis-cain-dega; Inis-kin; Innishkeen | 54.001°N -6.5768°W | |||||
Killeevan Abbey ~ø | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown; remains of "Abbey" church — possibly legendary | |||||||
Kilmore Monastery ~ | early monastic site burned 749 | St Aedan ____________________ Cell-mor of Aedan | ||||||
Loughbawn Abbey | purported "Abbey" site | 54.0432°N -6.9067°W | ||||||
Monaghan Friary = | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1462 (during the reign of Feidhlimidh Mac Mathgamna (Phelim MacMahon), King of Oriel) on the site of the early monastery (see immediately below); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1567; dissolved 1588-9, destroyed by the English 1589; granted to Edward Withe; fortified mansion built from the friary masonry by Lord Edward Blarney | Muinechan; Muineachan; Mounechan; Munichane | [1] 54.2474°N -6.97°W | |||||
Monaghan Monastery | early monastic site[2] Franciscan friary built on site 1462 (see immediately above) | |||||||
Muckno Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; plundered by the Ulidians 1110; claimed by Augustinian Friars 17th to 19th century | Mucnamh; Muck Naimh; Mucshnamh; Muckna; Muckne | 54.1168°N -6.6987°W | |||||
Tehellan Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by St Patrick | Tech-talan; Tech-talain; Tyhallan; Tyholland | 54.2671°N -6.8921°W (approx?) | |||||
Tedavnet Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns founded 6th century by St Damhnat | Tech-damnata; Tydavnet | 54.2962°N -7.0166°W | |||||
Tullycorbet Monastery | early monastic site | Tullach-carpait |
The following location in County Monaghan lacks monastic connection: