List of monastic houses in County Monaghan



FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication
& alternative names
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Carrickmacross Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before 845Cell-rois;
Feara-rois
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Clochensis Friary ~≈?Augustinian Friars
possibly Clones former house of Augustinian Canons '		Clockensis;
Clochensis in Connacht;
Clones
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Clones Abbeyearly 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 		SS Peter and Paul
St Tighernach
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'St Tierney' ;
Wee Abbey;
Cluain-eois;
Cluan-auis;
Clunes;
Cluniscense;
Clokensis?
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Clontibret Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman;
termon land 1591		Cluain-tiprat
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Connabury Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740Gort-chonaigh
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Donagh Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monks;
erenagh 1542		Domnachmaighe-da-chlaoine;
Dumthomuach
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Donaghmoyne Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Patrick;
plundered by Norsemen 832		Domnach-maigen
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Drumsnat Monasteryearly monastic site, patronised by St MoluaDruim-snechta
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Errigal Trough Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monksAirecal-muadain
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Inniskeen Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before 587;
burned 789;
plundered 948;
possibly not surviving after 10th century;
burned 1166		Inis-cain-dega;
Inis-kin;
Innishkeen
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Killeevan Abbey ~øsupposed monastic site — order and period unknown; remains of "Abbey" church — possibly legendary
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Kilmore Monastery ~early monastic site
burned 749		St Aedan
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Cell-mor of Aedan
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Loughbawn Abbeypurported "Abbey" site
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Monaghan Friary =Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual
founded 1462 on the site of the early monastery ';
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		Muinechan;
Muineachan;
Mounechan;
Munichane
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Monaghan Monasteryearly monastic site
Franciscan friary built on site 1462 '		Muinechan;
Muineachan;
Mounechan;
Munichane
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Muckno Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monks;
plundered by the Ulidians 1110;
claimed by Augustinian Friars 17th to 19th century		Mucnamh;
Muck Naimh;
Mucshnamh;
Muckna;
Muckne
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Tehellan Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded 5th century by St Patrick		Tech-talan;
Tech-talain;
Tyhallan;
Tyholland
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Tedavnet Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nuns
founded 6th century by St Damhnat		Tech-damnata;
Tydavnet
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Tullycorbet Monasteryearly monastic siteTullach-carpait
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The following location in County Monaghan lacks monastic connection:

  • Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church