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| Banagher Monastery | early monastic site; church of St Mary built on site, now ruined | Bennchore | 53.1891°N -7.9868°W | |||||
| Birr Monastery # | early monastic site, founded before 573 by St Brendan of Birr; plundered by the men of Dublin 842; burned 1167 | Biorra; Birra; Biror; Parsonstown | 53.0949°N -7.9133°W | |||||
| Clareen Monastery | founded 6th century | St Kieran; Seir Kieran | 52.9984°N -7.9126°W | |||||
| Cloghan Friary ~ | Franciscan Friars purportedly founded c.1595 by the Lord Deputy, Sir William Russell, who took Cloghan Castle from O'Madden[1] — dubious | |||||||
| Clonmacnoise Cathedral and Monastery | early monastic site; diocesan cathedral 1111; Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? refounded? c.1144; dissolved c.1268; secular college founded 1459;; dissolved 1568 | Cluain-maccu-nois; Cluain-mic-nois; Cluan; Tipraic, with Eaglais-beaag | 53.3263°N -7.9859°W | |||||
| Clonmacnoise Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded 12th century separate from the cathedral (see immediately above); dissolution date unknown — later abbots (up to 1384) may have been titular | |||||||
| Clonmacnoise Abbey (nuns) | early monastic site, nuns founded before 1026; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian; dependent on Clonard; refounded c.1144? by Devorghilla, daughter of Murchad O Melaghlin; St Mary's church rebuilt dependent on Kilcreevanty 1223; dissolved after 1500? | St Mary ____________________ Kelbygmieth; Kellogainechan; Riaghtalta Kailleach | 53.3284°N -7.9783°W | |||||
| Clonsast Monastery | early monastic site, founded late 7th century by St Bearchan[2] | Cluain-Sasta | 53.2216°N -7.1369°W | |||||
| Cluain-an-dobhair ~ | early monastic site, not yet identified, possibly located in County Offaly | |||||||
| Cluain-dachrann Monastery ~ | possible chapel or cell of Rahan, possibly founded by St Carthag | erroneously Clonrane,[3] County Westmeath | ||||||
| Craebheach Monastery ~ | early monastic site, possibly founded c.450 by St Trian, disciple of St Patrick possibly located in County Offaly, site near the River Brosna, possibly near Clonmacnois | Croebheach; Craibheach | ||||||
| Croghan Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 490/492 | Cruachan Bri Eli | 53.3459°N -7.2941°W | |||||
| Drumcullen Monastery ~ | early monastic site, founded before 591, also given located in County Westmeath[4] | Druim-cuilinn | 53.1053°N -7.73°W | |||||
| Durrow Abbey | early monastic site, founded 556 or 565 by St Colmcille, site granted by Aedh mac Brendain, King of Tethba; burned 1095; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian probable double monastery with Durrow Priory (see immediately below); founded after 1144? by Murchad O'Melaghlin, possibly at the instance of St Malachy; burned 1153; burned twice 1155; destroyed by the Anglo-Normans 1175; founded after; 310,317 | St Mary ____________________ Dermag-coluim-cille; Diarmag-coluim-cille; Durmag-coluim-cille; Dorro; Dower; Deevo? (sic. County Westmeath) | 53.326°N -7.5197°W | |||||
| Durrow Priory # | Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Clonard; probable double monastery with Durrow Abbey (see immediately above); founded after 1144? by Murchad O'Melaghlin, possibly at the instance of St Malachy; dissolved after 1195?, granted to the nuns of Clonard; nuns probably transferred to Killeigh after 1195 | St Mary | ||||||
| Gageborough Priory | nuns (order unknown) founded 13th century? by Matilda de Lacy; dissolution unknonwn | 53.3893°N -7.6018°W (approx) | ||||||
| Gallen Priory | founded 5th century by St Canoc; Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1140-8; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? possibly adopted at the instance of St Malachy; ruined 1519; plundered 1531 and 1548; probably dissolved before/c. 1585; granted to Sir Gerald More 1612; reoccupied after 1620 probably refounded by the MacCoghlans, benefactors | Gallimh; Galeang; Galin; Galynn; Glinnensis | 53.2626°N -7.8233°W | |||||
| Kilbian Monastery ≈ | early monastic site, founded 583,[5] possibly by St Abban,[6] possibly located in County Offaly | Kilmbian? | ||||||
| Kilcolgan Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Colgan son of Kellach | Cell-colgain | 53.2716°N -7.7823°W (approx?) | |||||
| Kilcolman Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Colman Niger (possibly Colman of Duir-mor) | Cell-colmain; Insula Vitae[7] | 53.0482°N -7.8763°W | |||||
| Kilcomin Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 669 | Cell-cumain; Disert Chuimin | 52.9686°N -7.9627°W | |||||
| Kilcormac Friary | Carmelite Friars founded 1406 by Odo (Hugh), son of Nellan Mulloy, buried here; dissolved before 1579?; granted to George Cowley 1579; granted to Robert Leicester, probably after 1599 | St Mary ____________________ Cell-chormaic; Kil-carmic; Kil-marmick; Frankford | 53.1773°N -7.7263°W | |||||
| Killagally Monastery ≈ | early monastic site | Kilalga? (County Meath) | ||||||
| Killeigh Priory += | early monastic site abbey founded before 549 by St Sinchell, son of Cenandan; Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Durrow; priory founded after 1144?; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian probably adopted before 1148 or after 1163; dissolved c.1569; granted to John Lee 1576; temporal possessions granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare 1578; church became parochial; remains incorporated into C.I. parish church | The Holy Cross[8] St Mary (15th century) | 53.2154°N -7.4543°W | |||||
| Killeigh Priory (nuns) # | Augustinian Canonesses — Arroasian? founded after 1195?; dissolved c.1569? | 53.2124°N -7.4513°W | ||||||
| Killeigh Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1293? (before 1303) by Edward I; dissolved c.1598, buildings destroyed c.1598; granted to John Allee, friars apparently remained in the area Observant Franciscan Friars adopted 1632 | 53.2135°N -7.4531°W | ||||||
| Killyon Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded 5th century (after the death of his father) by St Ciaran for his mother, Liedania | Cell-liadain; Kil-liadhuin | 53.099°N -7.8145°W | |||||
| Kilmeelchon Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Gussacht mac Milchon; extant 883 | Cell-mic-milchon | 53.19°N -8.0093°W (approx) | |||||
| Kinnitty Monastery # | early monastic site, possibly founded by 557; plundered by Norsemen 842; site possibly marked by a High cross within a churchyard | [9] 53.103°N -7.6974°W (possibly) | ||||||
| Lemanaghan Monastery | early monastic site, founded c.645-6 by St Managhan?, land granted to the community at Clonmacnoise; extant 893; apparently extant 1205 | St Managhan ____________________ Leith-manchain; Liath-manchain; Manchan Leith; Tuaim nEirc | 53.293°N -7.7437°W | |||||
| Lusmagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Cronan | Herbosus Campus | 53.1726°N -8.0204°W (?) | |||||
| Lusmagh Friary ≈ø | Franciscan Friars — possibly never established | Clochincantualaig? | ||||||
| Lynally Monastery # | Columban monks founded c.590 by St Colman Elo; burned by Dohmnall mac Murchadh 970 | Lann-Elo; Lann-Eala; Linnalli; Lynnealla | 53.2653°N -7.5557°W | |||||
| Monasteroris Friary | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1325 by John de Bermingham, Earl of Louth; Observant Franciscan Friars adopted before 1507; dissolved after 1542; granted to Nicholas Herbert before 1587 | Feoruis; Macfeorais; Mainister-oras; Moitot; Mortoto; Thetmoy; Totmoy; Tuaith-maigh | 53.3475°N -7.0838°W | |||||
| Roscrea — Mount St Joseph's Abbey * | Cistercian monks — Trappist — from Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford founded 1878; extant | [10] 52.9637°N -7.8558°W | ||||||
| Rahan Monastery | early monastic site, monks founded c.590-635, purportedly by Camelacus, Patrician bishop; great monastery founded by St Carthach (Mochuda); suggested[11] Augustinian Canons Regular briefly, possibly after 1171 — improbable and documentary evidence lacking | St Carthach ____________________ Raihen; Rath-an; Rath-enin; Rath-yne | 53.2785°N -7.6119°W | |||||
| Rathlihen Monastery | early monastic site, founded before c.540 by St Illand | Rathlipthen; Rathlibthen | 53.1992°N -7.6492°W | |||||
| Reynagh Monastery | early monastic site, nuns | Cell-rignaighe; Kill-rignaighe; suggested Kilrane,[12] County Wexford | 53.156°N -7.96°W | |||||
| Seirkieran Priory | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Ciaran; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before c.1170; dissolved 1568, surrendered 27 December 1568 | St Ciaran; St Mary ____________________ Saiger Chiarain; Saegir-Querayn; St Keranus de Sayr Kieran de Sayr; Sayrkeran; Syrkyeran | 53.0704°N -7.7925°W | |||||
| Tihelly Monastery # | early monastic site founded 5th century; burned 670; | Tihilly; Tech-telle; Tech-taille; Tehelly; Templekieran | 53.3109°N -7.5441°W |