| width=15% | Foundation | width=5% | Image | width=30% | Communities & Provenance | width=20% | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
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| Behagh Friary ø | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[1] — probable mistaken identification of Beagh, County Galway | Beagh | ||||||
| Bishop's Island Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century by St Senan; remains of eremite monastery[2] | [3] [4] 52.6747°N -9.6911°W | ||||||
| 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 | 52.6791°N -9.0371°W | |||||
| 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 Regular founded 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 | 52.829°N -8.9691°W | |||||
| Corcomroe Abbey | suggested early monastic site, Irish monks founded 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 Fertili Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili | [5] 53.1268°N -9.054°W | |||||
| Drim Friary | Franciscan Friars — place of refuge; founded c.1740, expelled from Quin; dissolved 1820 (death of last friar) | [6] [7] | ||||||
| Drumcliff Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 6th century reputedly by St Colmcille | [8] [9] 52.8679°N -8.9976°W | ||||||
| Dysert O Dea Monastery | Gaelic monks founded before 735 by Tola; remains of 12th-century church on site | Dissert O'Dea; Disert O'Dea; Dysart O'Dea; Disert-Tola | [10] [11] 52.9092°N -9.0684°W | |||||
| Ennis Friary * | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1240-7 (before 1242? or c.1284) by Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien (Donatus Carbrac O'Brien), King of Thomond; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 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 Friars founded 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 | [12] [13] [14] 52.846°N -8.9816°W | |||||
| Ennis Nunnery ø | supposed nuns — erroneous interpretation[15] | |||||||
| Ennis Monastery * | Poor Clares | 52.8448°N -8.9791°W | ||||||
| Enniskerry Monastery | early monastic site, oratory built by St Senan of Scattery | Mutton Island; Inis-caorach | 52.8131°N -9.5126°W | |||||
| Ennistimon Monastery | Pre-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 | 52.9378°N -9.3015°W | |||||
| Feenish Monastery ~ | Gaelic nuns founded (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 | 52.7059°N -8.9723°W (approx) | |||||
| Glencolumbkille Abbey | Columban monks founded by St Columcille; CI Church on site | Glan Columb-chille; Glann-columcille; Glenn-choluimchille; Glenn-coluimbcille | 53.0397°N -9.0159°W | |||||
| Illaunmore Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 7th/8th century; possibly not surviving after the 10th century (historically located in County Galway) | Oilenmor; Mucinis Monastery? (v. infra) | 52.9674°N -8.2912°W | |||||
| Illaunmore, ø | possible monastic site — order and period unknown | 52.5991°N -9.7726°W | ||||||
| Inchicronan Priory | early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney;[16] Augustinian Canons Regular — from Clareabbey dependent 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 | 52.9179°N -8.9065°W | |||||
| 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 | [17] [18] 52.9156°N -8.4483°W | |||||
| Inisanlaoi Monastery | monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[19] | Inis-anlaoige | ||||||
| Inishloe Abbey | Gaelic monks founded by Turlogh, King of Thomond, buried here; on an island in the Shannon Estuary between Scattery and Limerick[20] | Inis-luaidh; Inis-lua | 52.6783°N -9.0164°W | |||||
| Inish-loinge | nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan),[21] 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? | 52.7138°N -9.0355°W (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 order church built to the south of the site, now in ruins in a cemetery | 52.5977°N -9.7864°W | ||||||
| Kilcarragh Monastery | hospital or monastery; granted to John King | [22] 52.9872°N -9.2246°W | ||||||
| Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ | early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County Meath[23] | 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 | 52.9156°N -9.2153°W | |||||
| Killadusert Monastery | Gaelic monks founder unknown | Killadysert; Disert-murthaile; Kildysert | 52.6701°N -9.1045°W? | |||||
| Killaloe Monastery | Gaelic monks founded 10th century; episcopal diocesan cathedral 1111 monastery probably continuing after 1111 and throughout the 12th century, though evidence lacking; church becoming CI cathedral 1546 | Laonia; Cell-da-lua; Kildalua | 52.8065°N -8.4393°W | |||||
| Killinaboy Monastery | early monastic site, founded by Iníon Bhaoith | 52.9703°N -9.0855°W | ||||||
| Killone Abbey | Augustinian Nuns founded 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 | 52.8062°N -9.0044°W | |||||
| Kilnagallech Monastery ~ | Gaelic nuns probable cell | Kinagalliagh; Kilnagellech; Cell-eochaille; Cell-na-Caillech; Kill-nac-caillech | 52.6481°N -9.565°W (approx) | |||||
| Kilshanny Abbey | Augustinian Canons Regular founded 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 | [24] [25] 52.9772°N -9.2875°W | |||||
| 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 Island possibly Illaunmore (v. supra) | 52.6203°N -9.4993°W (approx) or 52.9194°N -8.4227°W (approx) | |||||
| Noughaval Monastery | Gaelic monks founded by St Mogua | Nuachongbhail | [26] [27] 53.0158°N -9.1803°W | |||||
| 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[28] [29] | Ucht Máma | 53.1169°N 9.0388°W | |||||
| Quin Abbey | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1402; Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 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 | 52.8177°N -8.8587°W | |||||
| Rath Monastery # | Gaelic monks founded by St Blathmac; stump of round tower demolished 1838 | Rathblathmaic | [30] 52.9174°N -9.0855°W | |||||
| Rossmanagher Monastery | Gaelic nuns | Ros-bendchuir; Ross-Bennchoir | 52.7205°N -8.7859°W | |||||
| Scattery Island Monastery | Celtic monks founded 6th century by St Senan (or by St Patrick); granted to the Mayor and Corporation of Limerick c.1577 | Inishscattery | 52.6142°N -9.5168°W | |||||
| Tomfinlough Monastery | Gaelic monks; probably not continuing after the 10th century; site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church | Finlough | 52.783°N -8.8395°W | |||||
| Tomgraney Abbey | Gaelic monks | Tomgrany; Tuamgranney; Tuamgraney | 52.8976°N -8.542°W | |||||
| Tulla Abbey | Gaelic monks | 52.8669°N -8.7565°W | ||||||