FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width = 10%|References & locationArdcarn Prioryearly monastic site, founded in the 6th century;diocesan cathedral;Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?founded after 1144?;church possibly shared by Canons and nuns (see immediately below);dissolved c.1593?; granted to the provost and fellows of Holy Trinity DublinArd-carna;Ard-charna |Ardcarn PrioryAugustinian nuns — Arroasian?founded after 1144, possibly by St Malachy;dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223;church possibly shared by Canons (see immediately above) and nuns;dissolved c.1590?; granted to Terence (Tirlaughe O'Byrne) 1595;St Mary | Ardcarn Friary ¤ recorded as Franciscan Friars — no monastic house; Friars of Knockvicar owned land in the parish Ardsenlis Monastery ~≈early monastic site, nunsfounded in the 5th century by St Patrick;possibly located in County RoscommonSenlis? | Assylin Monastery early monastic site, founded probably before 563 by St Colmcille;often mistaken for InshmacnerinEas-mac-n-Eirc;Eas-ui-fhloinn | Athleague PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasianprobable cell, dependent on Roscommon;founded before 1266;dissolved before 1466, vicarage granted to the prior of RindownAthliag-maenagain;Aghliag | Baslick Monasteryearly monastic site, probably founded in the 5th century (in the time of St Patrick);plundered by Norsemen 846Baisleac-mor;Basleac | Bellaneeny FriaryCamelite Friarsdependent on Eglish;founded after c.1437;dissolved c.1567, possibly abandoned by the Carmelites; leased to Edmund O'Fallon of Athlone 1575;Franciscan Friars?possibly in occupation in the 16th century (during the reign of Elizabeth I)Baleanany;Bealaneny;Belathnaony | Bettyfield Abbey øprobably a secular chapelShankill | Boyle Abbey early monastic site, possibly founded in the 5th century, possibly by St Patrick;sometimes confused with Ath-da-larc, County Meath;Cistercian monks — from Buniffi(community founded from Grelachdinach 16 August 1148 by Abbot Peter O'Mordha)founded 1161;affiliated to Clairvaux 1228;dissolved c.1589; granted to Patrick Dusacke of Gerrardston; (NM) Ath-da-Larc;Ath-da-laarcc;Ath-da-laragh;Buell;Buill;Mainister-na-buill | Boyle Nunnerynuns,"ruined nunnery"Ordnance Survey possibly historically located in County Sligo| Caldragh FriaryFranciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded before 1487?;dissolved 1582?; leased to Bryan M'Dermot 1582; granted to Thomas DanbyHarris's Table, Ware-Harris, Antiquities, 1745Caldrywolagh;Caldra;Ceall-braughe-uallaighe | Caldragh Nunnerynuns"nunnery in ruins"| Cam Monasteryearly monastic site, nunsCamma;Camach | Cloonard Abbey ø "Cloonard abbey and church"Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901| Cloonburren Monastery early monastic site, nunsfounded before 577-8 by Cairech Dergen;probably dissolved before 1167Cluain-bronaigh;Clooncagh | (approx) Clooncraff Monastery early monastic site, founded before 752;plundered 815 Cluain-crema;Cluain cremtha | (approx) Cloonoghil Cell Augustinian nuns — Arroasiandependent on Kilcreevanty;founded before 1223, confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty c.1223 and 1400;dissolved c.1543?St Mary____________________Cluain-eochaill;Cluain-ockill | Cloonowen Monastery early monastic site, possibly founded in the 6th century;plundered by the Munster men 1089Cluain-emhain;Cluain-emuin | (approx) Clonrahan Friary ~Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfounded after 1485 by Cathal O'Conor Roe (Rufus);dissolved (during the reign of Elizabeth I) Cloon-rane;Cloon-sreane;Cloon-rohan | Cloonshanville Priory, early monastic site, founded in the 5th century? (by the time of St Patrick);Dominican Friarsfounded 1385 by Mac Dermot Roe (Rufus);priory leased to Hugh boy O'Donnell 1577; lands leased to the mayor of Galway 1578;friary leased to Bryan Mac Dermot 1580;dissolved before 1596; leased to William Taaffe of Sligo 1596;friary later owned by Lord Dillan and rented by a Protestant named DavisThe Holy Cross____________________Cluain-sainmhill;Cluain-senmall;Cluain-maoil | Cloontuskert Priory early monastic site, founded in the 6th century by St Faithlinn;Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasianfounded after 1140, probably by an O'Conor - possibly Turlough O'Conor;dissolved 1563?; granted to Fryall O'Farrell Cluain-tuaiscirt-na-dina | Creeve Monastery early monastic site, founded in the early 6th century? by St Finnian of Clonard Craebh-ghrellain;Craebh-mor | (approx) Deerane Abbey Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — from Roscommonfounded before 1156?, site granted by O'Conor;double monastery with nuns' priory (see immediately below) until 1223-4;dissolved c.1578?;Augustinian Friars St Mary____________________Dhoran;Daren;Deerane;Derreen;Doren;Dorhan | (approx?) Deerane PrioryAugustinian nuns — Arroasiandouble monastery with Canons' abbey (see immediately above)founded after 1144;dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223;dissolved after 1223-4| (approx?) Domnach-mor Monastery ≈~ early monastic site, possible duplication| Drum Monastery early monastic site, founded in the late 5th century? by Diradius (not Diratus of Ferns), brother of St Canoc Edardruim | Drumalgagh Priory Augustinian nuns — Arroasiandependent on Clonard;founded before 1195, confirmed to the nuns of Clonard;dependent on Kilcreevanty from before 1223, confirmed to the nuns of Kilcreevanty c.1223 and 1400;dissolved c.1543?;owned by Earl of Clanricarde 1641 St Mary____________________Druimeliar;Drumcliff;Dromalga | (approx) Drumconnel Monastery ~ early monastic site, founded in the 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Conal?;also given as located in County Galway Druim-conaille | Drumconaid Abbey Cistercian monks — from Boylefounded c.1156, transferred from Grellechdinach;dissolved 1158-9: transferred to Buniffi/Boyle c.1158/9 Drumcunny;Drum-conaid | (approx) Dysart Abbey ø Cistercian monksland granted to St Mary's Abbey, Dublin by Rory O'Conor not later than 1236;abbey probably never built Briole;Bruigheol | Elphin Cathedral Monasteryearly monastic site, traditionally founded c.450 (434 or 435) by St Patrick;diocesan cathedral c.1130;see transferred to Roscommon 1152;see transferred from Roscommon c.1168;Augustinian Canons Regular - Arroasian?founded after 1140;see transferred from Elphin 1244;dissolved before 1442;storm damaged 1957, demolished shortly afterwards;ruins partially restored St Mary____________________Ailfinn;Ail-find;Oilfinn;Olfin;Emlach-ono | Elphin Greyfriars =early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick, tradition that Ono, son of Oengus gifted his house to St Patrick;Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded before 1453, parish church of St Patrick granted to the friars by Cornelius, Bishop of Elphin before 1450, Cornelius was instructed by the Pope to license new friaries 1453;dissolved 1563, friars expelled by the Protestant bishop, who demolished the friary and built a house from the ruins;granted to Terence O'Birne-Termor;erroneously referred to as Dominican in inquisition 1591St Patrick | Elphin Greyfriars, later siteObservant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1632| Emlagh Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century?, bishop listed in the time of St Patrick Imblech-each;Imblech-brocadha | Fuerty Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick for deacon Just Fidard;Fidarte | Grange Abbey, Kilbride parish purported abbeyMemorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901 and Ordnance Survey (½ inch) Kilcrea | Grellachdinach Priory ~Cistercian monks — from Mellifontfounded 1148;dissolved 1155-6, transferred to Drumconaid, Bunfinny and Boyle;possibly located in County RoscommonGrellechdinach | Inchmacnerin Abbey, early monastic site, Patrician monksfounded in the 6th century;Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?founded 1140-70?;dissolved before 1596;founded post1140;dissolved 1569?; granted to William Taaffe 1596; (NM)St Mary____________________Inis-mac-n-erin;Insula-Macnery;Insula-Machum;Inch-vicrinni;Church Island, Lough Key(not Eas-mac-eirc, as given by some, which is Assylin (q.v.)) | Inchmean Priory Benedictine monks — duplication of Inchmean, County Mayoduplication by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, due to error in Louis Augustin Alemand, Monasticum Hibernicum, translated and edited by John Stevens, 1722 Kilbride Abbey ø "Abbey"Memorial Atlas of Ireland, 1901 and Ordnance Survey possibly connected with Derrane Priory, supra| Kilcanuran Monastery early monastic siteCill-ceanuran;Beech Abbey | Kilconan Abbey ø "Abbey", founded 1339Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, pp. 290-1, erroneously attributes references to a church in Annals of Loch Cé, edited by William Maunsell Hennessy, M.R.I.A., Dublin, 1939, as being of an abbey| Kilcooley Monastery early monastic siteActa Sanctorum veteris et majoris Scotiae, seu Hiberniæ, Sanctorum Insulae..., p.377 Cell-cuile;Cul-silinne;Kilchule | Kildallog Monastery ≈~early monastic siteKiltrustan?, (infra) | (?) Killaraght Monastery Historical county location. See entry under List of monastic houses in County Sligo Killinmulrooney CellAugustinian nuns — Arroasiandependent on Kilcreevanty;founded before 1223, church granted to the nuns of Kilcreevanty by Pope Honorius III c.1223 and by Pope Boniface IX 1400;dissolved 1543?St Mary____________________Cuilleen | (approx) Kilmore Monastery early monastic site, purportedly founded in the 5th century by St Patrick for Conleng and Ercleng;mistaken by early sources for Kilmore, County Cavan;Augustinian Canons Regular 155 183;Augustinian Friars Cella-magna-deathreab;Cell-mor-maige-glaiss;Cell-mor-tir-briuin-na-sina;Moyglass | Kilmore Monastery possible early monastic site separate from above, founded in the 6th century by St Colmcille;burned by the Ui Cremthainn 757Cell-mor-dithrib | Kilnamanagh Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick Cluain-na-manach | Kilronan Abbey 6th century| Kiltrustan Monastery ≈~early monastic site;Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland, iv, p.2 possibly KildallogKildallog?, (supra) | Knockvicar FriaryFranciscan Friars, Third Order Regularfoundation unknownerroneously referred to as Dominican Friars, purportedly by the Bingham family,Louis Augustin Alemand,Monasticum Hibernicum, edited and translated by John Stevens, 1722; p.227 however they were not in Ireland at the time;J. O'Heyne, O.P., Irish Dominicans (Epil. Chron. ..), (translated by A. Coleman, O.P., 1902), 1706, p. 271dissolved c.1583-4; granted to Richard Kendlemarch (Kyndelinshe) Cnoc-bhicarre;Cnoc-an-bicairi | Lissonuffy Cell Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasiandependent on Cong;foundation unknown;dissolved before 1592; granted to Trinity College, Dublin Liss-O-nDubhthaig;Lyssenowfe;Lis-duffe;Lys-duffe | Loughkey Abbey early monastic site, founded by 700;Conry: Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.614Premonstratensian Canonsdaughter of Prémontréfounded after 1217-8 (c.1215) by Clarus MacMailin, archdeacon of Elphin;raised to abbey status c.1235;held in commendam by Rory MacDermot from 1548;granted to Robert Harrison 1594;dissolved after 1600?, monks probably remained in occupation until 1608; (NM) The Holy Trinity____________________Lough Cé;Trinity Island | Monasterevan Monastery ≈~ purportedly Augustinian Canons Regular or Crutched Friars (if Rindown) Rindown?;Monastereoin? | Ogulla Monasteryearly monastic siteOghdeala | Oran Monastery early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Patrick Uaran;Huaran;Cell-garad;Ballydooley | Rindown Priory Hospital Crutched Friars (or less likely Knights Hospitaller)founded before 1216, believed to be by King John for the Cruciferi or for the Knights Hospitallers;plundered 1229;raided by Felim O'Conor 1216;burnt by Aed O'Conor 1270dissolved before 1569; granted to Christopher Davers 1569;leased to George Goodman 1588 St John the Baptist____________________Randoon;Rinnduin;Renydwyn;Tea-eon;St John's de Rynndum;Monaster-eoin-baisde;Monaster-evin