The following is a list of the monastic houses in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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Aghalurcher Monastery | early monastic site, founded 8th century by St Ronan, son of Aedh Dubh | Achad-urchaire Achad-lurchaire | 54.2345°N -7.4518°W | |||||
Aghavea Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century (about the time of St Molaise of Devenish) by Lasair of Achad-beithe | Achad-beithe | 54.2927°N -7.4249°W (approx) | |||||
Aredmuilt Monastery | early monastic site, probably Derryvullan | Ariodmuilt | ||||||
Boho Monastery | early monastic site | Botha St Faber Feadhbar | [1] [2] 54.3497°N -7.7957°W (approx) | |||||
Davy's Island Monastery | Augustinian Canons Regular cell of Lisgoole; ruined wall purported to be remains of the cell | Inishmore | [3] 54.4818°N -7.779°W (approx) | |||||
Derrybrusk Monastery | Daire-broscaidh; Aireach-brosca; Daerybrosca; Seanadh; Belle Isle | [4] | ||||||
Devenish Island Abbey, | Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from SS Peter & Paul, Armagh founded 1130, adjacent to Culdees house (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian dependent on Armagh after 1140; burned 1157 and 1360; apparently dependent on Clogher 1427; dissolved after 1600; deserted 1607; possibly Augustinian Friars (if Dominensis) | The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Devenish Island St Laserian's parish and collegiate church (1457) ____________________ Devenish Island Priory; Daiminis; Daminis; Inis-na-nDam; Dominensis? | 54.3701°N -7.6548°W | |||||
Devenish Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 564 or 571 by St Molaise (Laisre) Culdees from 10th century | |||||||
Gola Priory | Dominican Friars founded after 1660 by Fr John MacManus, obtaining land from Lord Enniskillen | The Priory of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary ____________________ Gaula | [5] [6] 54.2919°N -7.5422°W | |||||
Iniseo Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 777 by St Constans | Ins-eo; Inisionois in Lough Erne; Eonois | ||||||
Inishmacsaint Monastery, Lough Erne | founded 6th century by Saint Ninnidh Láimhdhearg | Inis-maige-samh, Island of the Sorrel Plain | 54.4356°N -7.7453°W | |||||
Inisrocha Monastery, | early monastic site, listed as an abbey | |||||||
Kilcoo Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick?; remains of high cross | St Patrick? | [7] 54.3761°N -8.0575°W (approx) | |||||
Kiltierney Monastery | early monastic site?; Cistercian monks grange | Cell-tighernaigh; Kilternan | 54.512°N -7.6579°W | |||||
Kinawley Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 563 | Cell-naale; Kilnaile | 54.2264°N -7.6518°W (approx) | |||||
Lisgoole Abbey # | founded 1106? built on site of early monastery (see immediately below); Augustinian Canons Regular founded c.1145 by Mc'Noellus Mackenlef, King of Ulaid; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? possibly adopted between 1140 and 1148 at the behest of St Malachy; became ruinous, dissolved 1583 (c.1580); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1580-3; dissolved 1598, friars expelled; refounded at another location 1616 to before 1811 | The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Mary, Lisgoole | [8] 54.3248°N -7.6302°W (approx) | |||||
Lisgoole Monastery # | early monastic site; site later occupied by Augustinian priory (see immediately above) | The monastery of Saint Aid, Lisgoole; ____________________ Lissgabail; Leasa-gobail; Lisgobhail; Lis-gamhail; Lis-gevail; Lis-govel | ||||||
Magheracross Monastery | apparent early monastic site, Culdee | Machaire-na-croise | 54.212°N -7.497°W (approx) | |||||
Pubble Monastery | early monastic site | Popull; Pobul; Chappell of Popull; Collidea | [9] 54.3659°N -7.4896°W | |||||
Rossory Monastery | early monastic site, nuns founded before 480 by St Fanchea; church of St Fuinche founded 1084; hospital or hospice founded c.1371? | Ros-airthir; Ros-oirthir | [10] [11] 54.3349°N -7.6458°W | |||||
Tivealough Monastery ø Keenaghan | possibly an early Christian monastic site, fd. before the 12th century;[12] purportedly Franciscan Friars[13] evidence lacking;[14] medieval ruins described as 'abbey or church' | Tievaelough; Tivea Lough; Magheramanagh; Keenaghan Abbey | [15] [16] 54.4883°N -8.0348°W (approx) | |||||
White Island Monastery? | attempts made to identify this location as being Eo-inis monastery | |