List of monastic houses in County Londonderry explained

The following is a list of the monastic houses in County Londonderry.

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Aghadowey Monastery #early monastic site;
hospital of St Gowry 1603		Achad-dubthaigh;
Achedoffey		[1] [2]
55.0293°N -6.6575°W
Aghanloo Monasteryearly monastic site;
under erenaghs until 16th century		Ath-luga;
Ath-longe;
Allowa		[3] [4] [5]
55.0937°N -6.9372°W
Agivey Monasteryearly monastic site; purportedly founded 7th century by St Guar of Aghadowey;
Cistercian monks
grange of Macosquin		Augheve;
Athgeybi		[6] [7] [8]
55.0394°N -6.5878°W
Ballymagrorty Monastery (Derry Diocese)early monastic site, founded 6th century by St ColmcilleBaile-meg-robhartaig;
Baile-megrabhartaigh		55.0946°N -6.6636°W
Ballynascreen Monasteryearly monastic site, founded 6th century by St ColmcilleScrin-coluim-cille[9] [10]
54.7591°N -6.8665°W
Banagher Monasteryearly monastic site, traditionally founded 11th century? by St Muriedbach O'Heney;
under erenaghs until early 17th century		Bennchor;
Bangoria		[11] [12]
54.8885°N -6.9731°W
Bovevagh Monasteryearly monastic site, purportedly founded 575 by St Colmcille;
oratory burned 1100;
under erenaghs until 17th century		Both-mheidhbhe;
Both-medhbha		[13] [14]
54.9591°N -6.9456°W
Camus Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before c.580;
under erenaghs until 16th/17th century		Camas;
Cambos;
Camsa		[15] [16]
55.1006°N -6.6351°W
Church Island Monastery, early monastic site;
plundered by Ulidians 1129;
under erenaghs until early 17th century		St Mochonna (possibly St Mochonna of Killyman)
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Inistaiti;
InisTeda;
Ballyscullion;
Inish Taoide		[17]
54.79°N -6.4848°W
Coleraine Monastery
St Patrick's		early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick;
burned 731;
suffered destruction 1171 and 1177; 		Cuil Raithin;
Cul-rathain;
Colran;
Bannin; 		[18]
55.132°N -6.6685°W
Coleraine Monastery
St Carbreus		early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Carbreus;
dismantled in 1213, Drumtarsey castle erected on site 		Cuil Raithin;
Abbey of the Bann 		[19] [20]
55.1343°N -6.6786°W (approx)
Coleraine FriaryDominican Friars
founded 1244;
Dominican Friars, Regular Observant
reformed 1484;
dissolved 1543		St Mary[21] [22]
55.1304°N -6.6724°W (approx)
Coleraine
Killowen 		founded 1248 Drumtarsy;
Cill Eoghain - Owen's church;
Cill-Eogain - St John's Church 		[23] [24] 55.1283°N -6.6764°W (approx)
Cumber Monasteryearly monastic site, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick; under secular erenaghs until early 17th centuryCombior;
Camer;
Commyr		[25] [26]
54.9056°N -7.1618°W
Derry Monastery ~early monastic site, traditionally founded c.546 by St Colmcille, but probably c.590 by Fiachra mac Ciárain mac Ainmerech mac Sétna;
St Augustine's C.I. Church or St Columb's Church are cited as alternative possible locations of the monastery		Daire-calgach;
Doire-Choluim-Chille;
Daire Duib-recles;
Cella Nigra		[27]
54.9947°N -7.3239°W possible
or
54.9929°N -7.3285°W possible
Derry AbbeyAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian — affiliated to SS Peter & Paul, Armagh;
founded c.1233?;
reportedly in very poor state of repair by 1411, due to warfare and adversity;
churches desecrated and community expelled 1566; under occupation by English troops under Colonel Edward Randolph;
restored? canons possibly briefly returned;
dissolved 1576?; reoccupied by the English;
Augustinian Friars
refounded c.1643		Cella Nigra
Derry PrioryCistercian nuns
founded 1218;
dissolved 1512
Derry Franciscan Priorypurported foundation of Franciscan Friars;
(in 1609 the commissioners erroneously took the ruins of the Blackfriars house (see immediately below) to be Franciscan)
Derry — St Dominic's Prioryspurious accounts of earlier Dominican foundation;
Dominican Friars
founded 1274;
dissolved 1576;
briefly restored?		St Dominic
Desertmartin Monasteryearly monastic site, apparently founded by a member of the O'Lynn family (suggested by the name Mainister O'Fhloinn);
erenaghs until 16th century		Mainister O'Fhloinn;
Moneysterlin		[28] [29] [30]
54.77°N -6.6709°W
Desertoghill Monasteryearly monastic site, purportedly founded by St Colmcille;
erenaghs until 16th century		Disert-ui-tuathghaill;
Desert-O'Tuohill		[31] [32] [33]
54.9731°N -6.6717°W
Donnybrewer Monasteryearly monastic siteDomnach-dala;
Domnach-dola		55.0461°N -7.2288°W (approx)
Drumachose Abbeyearly monastic site, patronised 6th century by St CainnechDruimcoos;
Dirumcoos;
Dronagh;
Drungrosa;
Roa		[34] [35] [36]
55.0509°N -6.9164°W
Dunboe Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Adamnan;
erenaghs until 16th century		Dun-bo;
~co Dun-mbó i n-Dal riatai;
Duna-uó, a tempull;
Durrbo, par. ecclesie de		[37] [38] [39] [40]
55.1601°N -6.8111°W
Duncrun Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St PatrickDun-cruithne55.1467°N -6.9335°W (approx)
Dungiven Monasteryearly monastic site, founded 7th century, by St Naechtain?Dun-geimin;
Dun-giobhin;
Dun-gevin		[41]
54.9173°N -6.9217°W
Dungiven PrioryAugustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?
founded after 1140? (after 1138?), purportedly by the O'Cahan family;
dissolved before 1603;
round tower incorporated into church, but collapsed c.1784		St Mary
Errigal Monasteryearly monastic site, purportedly founded 6th century by St Colmcille;
destroyed by Norsemen 9th century;
erenaghs until 16th/17th century		Airecal-Adamnan;
Arragel;
Temple Erigall;
Airecuil, Cainnech		[42] [43] [44]
54.9755°N -6.7341°W (approx)
Faughanvale Monasteryearly monastic site, erenaghs until 16th centurySt Canice (St Conici)
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Nuachongbail;
Fochwayll;
Killeitra;
Tircaerthian		[45] [46]
55.0324°N -7.0949°W
Kilcronaghan Monasteryearly monastic site, patronised by St Cruithnechan;
erenaghs until early 17th century		Cell-cruithneachain[47] [48]
54.7944°N -6.7333°W
Killelagh Monasteryerroneously given as County Derry in Gwynn & Hadcock index — actually County Donegal
Kilrea Monasteryearly monastic site; erenagh land until 1609Cell-reagh[49]
54.9334°N -6.5783°W
Lan More Friary ~Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular
foundation unknown;
dissolution unknown;
possibly County Derry or County Antrim		Landmore?55.0348°N -6.6094°W
Lissan Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before 744Lessan;
~Lessain episcopi;
~Lesan i Sliabh Callann,ó;
~o Lesan i Sliabh Callan		[50]
54.6852°N -6.7681°W (approx)
Macosquin Abbey +Cistercian monks — from Morimond, France
founded 1218;
dissolved before 1600; granted to the London Companies (Merchant Taylors) authorities for the plantation of Derry;
house named 'Glebe House' built on site of claustral buildings c.1770;
scant remains of monastic church incorporated into St Mary's C.I. parish church, built on site		Clarus Fons;
Magoscain;
Moycoscain		[51]
55.0998°N -6.7071°W
Maghera Monastery +early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Lurach;
plundeded by the Norsemen 832;
church burnt 1135;
diocesan cathedral
see transferred from Ardstraw c.1152;
see transferred to Derry 1254		Machaire-ratha-luraig;
Rath-Luraig;
Rath-lure		[52] [53]
54.8421°N -6.6735°W
Magilligan Monasteryearly monastic site, erenagh land until early 17th centuryAird-megiollagain;
Ardia;
Scrin-i-nArdia;
Ballynascreen-ardia;
Tamlachta-ard;
Tamlaght-ard;
The Shrine of St Columb		55.129°N -6.9424°W (approx)
Tamlaght Finlagan Monasteryearly monastic site, founded 585 by St Fionn-logha;
erenaghs until early 17th century;
site occupied by remains of a church destroyed 1641		Tamlacht-fionloga;
Templefinlagan;
Ballykelly		[54]
55.0405°N -6.9807°W
Tamlaght O'Crilly Monasteryearly monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th centuryTa, lachta-mac-ninaich[55] [56]
54.8937°N -6.583°W
Termoneeny Monasteryearly monastic site; erenaghs until early 17th century~in Enga;
Termon-any
Eanegea		[57] [58]
54.8333°N -6.6674°W

See also

Notes and References

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