FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width=10%|References & location Behagh Friary ø Franciscan Friars, Third Order RegularBehagh given as County Clare by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.43 (W. B. Kelly, Dublin, publication p.72), mis-citing Sir James Ware; local tradition of friary at Behagh in County Clare probably originate from Archdall's error — probable mistaken identification of Beagh, County Galway Beagh | Bishop's Island Monastery Gaelic monksfounded 6th century by St Senan;remains of eremite monasteryBishop's Island remains of monastery, foundation attributed to St Senan — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.321 (though not in 1989 edition)|Clare People: Saint SenanClare Canon Island Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1180? by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, probably on site of early monastery (see immediately below); dissolved before 1577; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond; (NM) Inisnegananagh Priory;Inis-negananagh;Inis-negananagad;Insula Canonicorum;Elanagranoch;Elaunaganaghe;Island of Saints |rowspan=2| Canon Island Monastery early monastic site, probably founded by St Senan;site possibly later occupied by Augustinian abbey (see immediately above) Ceannindis Monastery ~ early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Comgan of Killeshin;possibly located in County Clare Cenn-indis;Cenn-innis | Clare Abbey, Augustinian Canons Regularfounded before 1189 or 1191 by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick;dissolved c.1543; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Clareabbey____________________Clareabbey;Clar;Clair;Clayr;Cleara;de Forgio;Forgy | Corcomroe Abbey suggested early monastic site, Irish monksfounded 1175?;Cistercian monks from Inish-lounaght;founded 1194/5, endowed by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick;dissolved after 1600; granted to Richard Harding (date unknown); (NM) The Abbey Church of Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock, Corcomroe____________________Corcomruad;Corcamer;Corcumro;Petra FertiliSancta Maria de Petra Fertili |Abbey, or Corcomroe-Abbey (Barony of Burren) Drim Friary Franciscan Friars — place of refuge;founded c.1740, expelled from Quin; dissolved 1820 (death of last friar)| Drumcliff Monastery Gaelic monksfounded 6th century reputedly by St Colmcille|Monastic Sites In Ireland - GoIrelandDrumcliffe Dysert O Dea Monastery Gaelic monksfounded before 735 by Tola;remains of 12th-century church on site Dissert O'Dea;Disert O'Dea;Dysart O'Dea;Disert-Tola |Dysert O'Dea - The Clare Archaeology CentreThe Burren: Dysert O'Dea Church Ennis Friary * Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded 1240-7 (before 1242? or c.1284) by Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien (Donatus Carbrac O'Brien), King of Thomond;Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1536-40 (1550);dissolved; granted to the Earl of Thomond 1578; granted to William Dongan Esq.;dissolved on the death of the last friar 1617;friars returned 1628; expelled 1651;friars returned c.1660; expelled 1693;in use as C.I. parish church 1615;Franciscan Friarsfounded 1841; acquired 1854;Provincial Novitiate House 1877; Novitiate House of the Irish Province 1902; extant Nave: St Francis____________________Innse-an-laoigh;Inis-an-laoigh;Ennis-an-laoigh;Inis-cluan-ruada;Iniscluanramhfada |Friaries In Ireland - GoIreland Ennis Nunnery ø supposed nuns — erroneous interpretationEnnis nuns — Wars of Turlogh, (E. B. Fitzmaurice & A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland pp.80-1) taken to refer to nuns; communications of Canice Mooney, OFM, point out that the word used,'caileach', translates as 'chalice', as opposed to 'cailleach' (nun)| Ennis Monastery * Poor Clares| Enniskerry Monastery early monastic site, oratory built by St Senan of Scattery Mutton Island;Inis-caorach | Ennistimon MonasteryPre-existing parish church/chapel at the site, built after 1812. Monastery and school founded in 1824 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers. Residence at the site completed by May 1827. Later buildings include a primary school (1931) and nearby secondary school(1970). Ennistymon;Omos-timain;Inis-tomen;Inis-diomain | Feenish Monastery ~ Gaelic nunsfounded (in the time of St Senan of Scattery) by St Brigid, daughter of Conchraid of the Mactail family? Inis-fidhe;Fidh-inis;Cluain-fidhe;Finish | (approx) Glencolumbkille Abbey Columban monksfounded by St Columcille;CI Church on site Glan Columb-chille;Glann-columcille;Glenn-choluimchille;Glenn-coluimbcille | Illaunmore Monastery Gaelic monksfounded 7th/8th century;possibly not surviving after the 10th century (historically located in County Galway) Oilenmor;Mucinis Monastery? (v. infra) | Illaunmore, ø possible monastic site — order and period unknown| Inchicronan Priory early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney;Inchicronan "ruins of...Augustinian priory...on a site whose history goes back to St Crónán of Tuamgraney" — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.184 (p.124 in 1989 edition)Augustinian Canons Regular — from Clareabbeydependent on Clare;founded c.1198? by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick, who granted the island to Clare;parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery;dissolved c.1543;restored and in use by 'friars' in the reign of Elizabeth;church restored for parochial use 1615 by Donogh, Earl of Thomond; granted to Henry, Earl of Thomond 1661; (NM) Conventual Priory of St Mary, Ynyscronan (1421);____________________Inchycronayne;Inis-cronain;Inchycronayn | Inishcealtra Monastery, early monastic site, founded 653 by St Camin, buried here;suggested Augustinian Canons Regular — evidence lacking Iniskeltair Abbey;Iniscealtra;Inis Cealtra;Inishcaltra;Iniscaltra;Inis-celtra;Inis-keltair |The Coming of Christianity to Clare and the evolution of the Diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora Inisanlaoi Monastery monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)Inislanlaoi — listed as a separate foundation at Ennis by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.77 Inis-anlaoige | Inishloe Abbey Gaelic monksfounded by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here; on an island in the Shannon Estuary between Scattery and LimerickInishloe (Inislua) — location given by Mervyn Archdall Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786 Inis-luaidh;Inis-lua | Inish-loinge nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan),Inish-loinge — "penitentiarius de Inis-Lauidhe" — Acta Sanctorum ... Hiberniae, compiled by John Colgan, 1645, pp.537, 540 sited between Scattery and Limerick Inis-luinge;Inishloinge | Inishmore Monastery tradition of early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan on Deer Island, but Canon Island possibly the site of this foundation of Senan's Inchmore;Deer Island? | (approx possible site) Inis-tuaischert early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Senan, possibly County Clare, possibly a small island in the Fergus Estuary| Kilballyowen Monastery monastic site, unknown foundation and orderchurch built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery| Kilcarragh Monastery hospital or monastery;granted to John King|Statistical Survey of the County of Clare 1808 - Chapter V.25 Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County MeathKilfarboy — given as Kilfobrick — Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.52 Cell-fobric;Kilfobrick | Kilfenora Monastery + Celtic monks, purportedly founded by St Fachnan (possibly Fachtnan, founder of Ross Carbery)probably continuing after 1111;episcopal diocesan cathedral probably by 1152; extant Fenabore;Cell-fionnabrach;Cell-findabrach;Cell-umabrach;Fynabore | Killadusert Monastery Gaelic monksfounder unknown Killadysert;Disert-murthaile;Kildysert |? Killaloe Monastery Gaelic monksfounded 10th century;episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking;church becoming CI cathedral 1546 Laonia;Cell-da-lua;Kildalua | Killinaboy Monastery early monastic site, founded by Iníon Bhaoith| Killone Abbey Augustinian Nunsfounded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick on site owned by Clare Abbey;dissolved before 1584;ruinous by 1617;now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Killone____________________Killoen;St John de Thomon | Kilnagallech Monastery ~ Gaelic nunsprobable cell Kinagalliagh;Kilnagellech;Cell-eochaille;Cell-na-Caillech;Kill-nac-caillech | (approx) Kilshanny Abbey Augustinian Canons Regularfounded c.1194 by Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond;dissolved before 1581?; granted to Robert Hickman probably St Mary and St Augustine____________________Kilshonny;Cell-seanaig;Kil-feanye;Kil-teanna;Kyllsenayd |The History and Topography of the County of Clare by James Frost: Chapter 7 - Kilshanny Parish Mucinis Monastery ~ early monastic site,plundered by Norsemen 922;possibly County Clare, either at Hog Island or Lough Derg Muicinis Riagail;Muck-inis;Hog Island;Pig Islandpossibly Illaunmore (v. supra) | (approx) or (approx) Noughaval Monastery Gaelic monksfounded by St Mogua Nuachongbhail |Monastic Sites In Ireland - GoIrelandSaints and Stones: Noughaval Church Oughtmama Monastery early monastic site, associated with three saints named St. Colmán, one from Ceinéal Laoghaire of Meath, one from Eoghanachta of Munster, and one from Uí Bhriúin of Connacht Ucht Máma | Quin Abbey Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded 1402;Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1433 by Macon MacNamara;dissolved 1541, though friars remained in occupation; granted to Conor O'Brien, Baron Ibracken 1543;confirmed to the Earls of Thomond 1577; granted to Sir Tirlagh O'Brien, of Irishdyman 1583;burnt 1584;repaired and refounded by Roman Catholics 1604;friars expelled 1617;returned c.1626;friars expelled 1637; (NM) Quin Friary;Quinchy | Rath Monastery # Gaelic monksfounded by St Blathmac;stump of round tower demolished 1838 Rathblathmaic | Rossmanagher Monastery Gaelic nuns Ros-bendchuir;Ross-Bennchoir | Scattery Island Monastery Celtic monksfounded 6th century by St Senan (or by St Patrick);granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577 Inishscattery | Tomfinlough Monastery Gaelic monks; probably not continuing after the 10th century;site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church Finlough | Tomgraney Abbey Gaelic monks Tomgrany;Tuamgranney;Tuamgraney | Tulla Abbey Gaelic monks|
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See also List of monastic houses in Ireland