List of monastic houses in County Monaghan
Overview
In this article smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Templars and Hospitallers) are included. The numerous monastic hospitals per se are not included here unless at some time the foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, friary or preceptory/commandery.
Article layout
Communities/provenance: shows the status and communities existing at each establishment, together with such dates as have been established as well as the fate of the establishment after dissolution, and the current status of the site.
Formal Name or Dedication: shows the formal name of the establishment or the person in whose name the church is dedicated, where known.
Alternative Names: some of the establishments have had alternative names over the course of time. In order to assist in text-searching such alternatives in name or spelling have been provided.
Monastic Glossary: following the listing, provides links to articles on the particular monastic orders as well as other terms which appear in the listing.
Abbreviations and Key
Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location) |
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Alphabetical listing of establishments
| Foundation | Image | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
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| Carrickmacross Monastery | early monastic site, founded before 845 | Cell-rois; Feara-rois | 53°58′18″N 6°43′09″W / 53.971758°N 6.719124°W (?) | |
| Clochensis Friary ~≈? | Augustinian Friars possibly Clones former house of Augustinian Canons (see immediately below) |
Clockensis; Clochensis in Connacht; Clones | ||
| Clones Abbey | early monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 549/50 by St Tigernach Augustinian Canons Regular founded after 1140? Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? reformed c.1144?; dissolved after 1586?; granted to Sir Henry Duke possibly later Augustinian Friars (if Clokensis (see immediately above)) |
SS Peter and Paul St Tighernach ____________________ 'St Tierney' ; Wee Abbey; Cluain-eois; Cluan-auis; Clunes; Cluniscense; Clokensis? | 54°10′59″N 7°14′01″W / 54.183°N 7.2337°W | |
| Clontibret Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman; termon land 1591 |
Cluain-tiprat | 54°12′15″N 6°50′20″W / 54.204043°N 6.838960°W (approx) | |
| Connabury Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740 | Gort-chonaigh | 54°07′02″N 6°43′57″W / 54.117187°N 6.732602°W (approx) | |
| Donagh Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; erenagh 1542 |
Domnachmaighe-da-chlaoine; Dumthomuach | 54°18′06″N 6°57′46″W / 54.301531°N 6.962867°W (approx) | |
| Donaghmoyne Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Patrick; plundered by Norsemen 832 |
Domnach-maigen | 54°00′08″N 6°41′33″W / 54.002215°N 6.692455°W | |
| Drumsnat Monastery | early monastic site, patronised by St Molua | Druim-snechta | 54°13′28″N 7°04′07″W / 54.224531°N 7.068651°W | |
| Errigal Trough Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks | Airecal-muadain | 54°23′09″N 7°00′09″W / 54.385910°N 7.002587°W (approx) | |
| Inniskeen Monastery |  |
early monastic site, founded before 587; burned 789; plundered 948; possibly not surviving after 10th century; burned 1166 |
Inis-cain-dega; Inis-kin; Innishkeen | 54°00′04″N 6°34′37″W / 54.0010381°N 6.5768408°W |
| Killeevan Abbey ~ø | supposed monastic site — order and period unknown; remains of "Abbey" church — possibly legendary | |||
| Kilmore Monastery ~ | early monastic site burned 749 |
St Aedan ____________________ Cell-mor of Aedan | ||
| Loughbawn Abbey | purported "Abbey" site | 54°02′36″N 6°54′24″W / 54.043202°N 6.906677°W | ||
| Monaghan Friary = | Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual founded 1462 (during the reign of Feidhlimidh Mac Mathgamna (Phelim MacMahon), King of Oriel) on the site of the early monastery (see immediately above); Observant Franciscan Friars reformed 1567; dissolved 1588-9, destroyed by the English 1589; granted to Edward Withe; fortified mansion built from the friary masonry by Lord Edward Blarney | |||
| Monaghan Monastery | early monastic site<ref group="notes" name="MonaghanMonastery>Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, references up to 1186 erroneously refer to Monoghan for Mucnamh (Muckno)</ref> Franciscan friary built on site 1462 (see immediately below) |
Muinechan; Muineachan; Mounechan; Munichane | [1] 54°14′51″N 6°58′12″W / 54.247425°N 6.970042°W | |
| Muckno Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks; plundered by the Ulidians 1110; claimed by Augustinian Friars 17th to 19th century |
Mucnamh; Muck Naimh; Mucshnamh; Muckna; Muckne | 54°07′01″N 6°41′55″W / 54.116807°N 6.698655°W | |
| Tehellan Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic monks founded 5th century by St Patrick |
Tech-talan; Tech-talain; Tyhallan; Tyholland | 54°16′01″N 6°53′32″W / 54.267060°N 6.892133°W (approx?) | |
| Tedavnet Monastery | early monastic site, Gaelic nuns founded 6th century by St Damhnat |
Tech-damnata; Tydavnet | 54°17′46″N 7°01′00″W / 54.296212°N 7.016616°W | |
| Tullycorbet Monastery | early monastic site | Tullach-carpait |
The following location in County Monaghan lacks monastic connection:
- Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM)
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Notes
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