List of monastic houses in County Clare

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

The sites listed are ruins or fragmentary
remains unless indicated thus:
* current monastic function
+ current non-monastic ecclesiastic function
^ current non-ecclesiastic function
= remains incorporated into later structure
# no identifiable trace of the monastic foundation remains
~ exact site of monastic foundation unknown
ø possibly no such monastic foundation at location
¤ no such monastic foundation
≈ identification ambiguous or confused

Locations with names in italics indicate probable duplication (misidentification with another location)
or non-existent foundations (either erroneous reference or proposed foundation never implemented).
Trusteeship denoted as follows:
NIEA Scheduled Monument (NI)
NM National Monument (ROI)
C.I. Church of Ireland
R.C. Roman Catholic Church

Alphabetical listing of establishments

Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
Behagh Friary ø Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 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[notes 2]		 [1][2]

52°40′29″N 9°41′28″W / 52.6746647°N 9.6910572°W / 52.6746647; -9.6910572 (Bishop's Island Monastery)
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°40′45″N 9°02′14″W / 52.6790690°N 9.0370970°W / 52.6790690; -9.0370970 (Cannon Island Abbey)
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, Clarecastle 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
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Clareabbey;
Clar;
Clair;
Clayr;
Cleara;
de Forgio;
Forgy 		52°49′44″N 8°58′09″W / 52.829006°N 8.969058°W / 52.829006; -8.969058 (Clare Abbey)
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
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Corcomruad;
Corcamer;
Corcumro;
Petra Fertili
Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili 		[3]

53°07′36″N 9°03′14″W / 53.1267663°N 9.0539575°W / 53.1267663; -9.0539575 (Corcomroe Abbey)
Drim Friary Franciscan Friars — place of refuge;
founded c.1740, expelled from Quin; dissolved 1820 (death of last friar)		 [4][5]
Drumcliff Monastery Gaelic monks
founded 6th century reputedly by St Colmcille		 [6][7]

52°52′04″N 8°59′51″W / 52.867895°N 8.997550°W / 52.867895; -8.997550 (Drumcliff Monastery)
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 		[8][9]

52°54′33″N 9°04′06″W / 52.909244°N 9.068390°W / 52.909244; -9.068390 (Dysert O Dea Monastery)
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
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Innse-an-laoigh;
Inis-an-laoigh;
Ennis-an-laoigh;
Inis-cluan-ruada;
Iniscluanramhfada 		[10][11][12]

52°50′46″N 8°58′54″W / 52.846016°N 8.981610°W / 52.846016; -8.981610 (Ennis Friary)
Ennis Nunnery ø supposed nuns — erroneous interpretation[notes 3]
Ennis Monastery * Poor Clares 52°50′41″N 8°58′45″W / 52.8447748°N 8.9790673°W / 52.8447748; -8.9790673 (Ennis Monastery)
Enniskerry Monastery early monastic site, oratory built by St Senan of Scattery Mutton Island;
Inis-caorach 		52°48′47″N 9°30′45″W / 52.813077°N 9.512596°W / 52.813077; -9.512596 (Enniskerry Monastery)
Ennistimon Monastery Gaelic monks Ennistymon;
Omos-timain;
Inis-tomen;
Inis-diomain 		52°56′16″N 9°18′05″W / 52.9377762°N 9.3014717°W / 52.9377762; -9.3014717 (Ennistimon Monastery)
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°42′21″N 8°58′20″W / 52.7058791°N 8.972311°W / 52.7058791; -8.972311 (Feenish Monastery (approx.)) (approx)
Glencolumbkille Abbey Columban monks
founded by St Columcille;
CI Church on site		 Glan Columb-chille;
Glann-columcille;
Glenn-choluimchille;
Glenn-coluimbcille 		53°02′23″N 9°00′57″W / 53.039723°N 9.015871°W / 53.039723; -9.015871 (Glencolumbkille Abbey)
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°58′03″N 8°17′28″W / 52.967378°N 8.291208°W / 52.967378; -8.291208 (Illaunmore Monastery)
Illaunmore, ø
Lough Derg		 possible monastic site — order and period unknown 52°35′57″N 9°46′21″W / 52.5991117°N 9.7725964°W / 52.5991117; -9.7725964 (Illaunmore, possible monastic site)
Inchicronan Priory early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney;[notes 4]
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);
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Inchycronayne;
Inis-cronain;
Inchycronayn 		52°55′05″N 8°54′23″W / 52.917942°N 8.906492°W / 52.917942; -8.906492 (Inchicronan Priory)
Inishcealtra Monastery, Inishcealtra
(Holy Island)		 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 		[13][14]

52°54′56″N 8°26′54″W / 52.915574°N 8.448333°W / 52.915574; -8.448333 (Inishcealtra Monastery)
Inisanlaoi Monastery monastic site, unknown order and foundation, actually Ennis Franciscan Friary (supra)[notes 5] 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[notes 6]		 Inis-luaidh;
Inis-lua 		52°40′42″N 9°00′59″W / 52.6783099°N 9.016424°W / 52.6783099; -9.016424 (Inishloe Abbey)
Inish-loinge nuns, founded 6th century (in the time of St Senan),[notes 7] 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°42′50″N 9°02′08″W / 52.7137856°N 9.0354784°W / 52.7137856; -9.0354784 (Inishmore Monastery (approx. possible location)) (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°35′52″N 9°47′11″W / 52.5977497°N 9.7863668°W / 52.5977497; -9.7863668 (Kilballyowen Monastery)
Kilcarragh Monastery hospital or monastery;
granted to John King		 [15]
52°59′14″N 9°13′29″W / 52.9871747°N 9.2246103°W / 52.9871747; -9.2246103 (Kilcarragh Monastery)
Kilfarboy Monastery ø~ early monastic site, also given as Kilfobrick, County Meath[notes 8] 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°54′56″N 9°12′55″W / 52.915630°N 9.2153406°W / 52.915630; -9.2153406 (Kilfenora Monastery)
Killadusert Monastery Gaelic monks
founder unknown		 Killadysert;
Disert-murthaile;
Kildysert 		52°40′12″N 9°06′16″W / 52.6701076°N 9.1045258°W / 52.6701076; -9.1045258 (Killadusert Monastery(?))?
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°48′23″N 8°26′21″W / 52.8065038°N 8.4392971°W / 52.8065038; -8.4392971 (Killaloe Monastery)
Killinaboy Monastery early monastic site, founded by Ingrid Baoith 52°58′13″N 9°05′08″W / 52.9703205°N 9.0854686°W / 52.9703205; -9.0854686 (Killinaboy Monastery)
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
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Killoen;
St John de Thomon 		52°48′22″N 9°00′16″W / 52.806224°N 09.004370°W / 52.806224; -09.004370 (Killone Abbey)
Kilnagallech Monastery ~ Gaelic nuns
probable cell		 Kinagalliagh;
Kilnagellech;
Cell-eochaille;
Cell-na-Caillech;
Kill-nac-caillech 		52°38′53″N 9°33′54″W / 52.6480629°N 9.5650148°W / 52.6480629; -9.5650148 (Kilnagellech Monastery (approx.)) (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
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Kilshonny;
Cell-seanaig;
Kil-feanye;
Kil-teanna;
Kyllsenayd 		[3][16][17]

52°58′38″N 9°17′15″W / 52.977224°N 9.2875205°W / 52.977224; -9.2875205 (Kilshanny Abbey)
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°37′13″N 9°29′58″W / 52.6203375°N 9.499322°W / 52.6203375; -9.499322 (Mucinis Monastery, Hog Island? approx.) (approx) or 52°55′10″N 8°25′22″W / 52.9194475°N 8.4226618°W / 52.9194475; -8.4226618 (Mucinis Monastery, Lough Derg? approx.) (approx)
Noughaval Monastery Gaelic monks
founded by St Mogua		 Nuachongbhail [18][19]

53°00′57″N 9°10′49″W / 53.0157716°N 9.1803219°W / 53.0157716; -9.1803219 (Noughaval Monastery)
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[20][21] Ucht Máma 53°7′0.7″N 9°2′19.65″W / 53.116861°N 9.0387917°W / 53.116861; -9.0387917 (Oughtmama Monastery)
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°49′04″N 8°51′31″W / 52.8176513°N 8.8586712°W / 52.8176513; -8.8586712 (Quin Abbey)
Rath Monastery # Gaelic monks
founded by St Blathmac;
stump of round tower demolished 1838		 Rathblathmaic [22]

52°55′03″N 9°05′08″W / 52.9174088°N 9.0855454°W / 52.9174088; -9.0855454 (Rath Monastery)
Rossmanagher Monastery Gaelic nuns Ros-bendchuir;
Ross-Bennchoir 		52°43′14″N 8°47′09″W / 52.7204902°N 8.7858868°W / 52.7204902; -8.7858868 (Rossmanagher Monastery)
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°36′51″N 9°31′01″W / 52.6142015°N 9.5168316°W / 52.6142015; -9.5168316 (Scattery Island Monastery)
Tomfinlough Monastery Gaelic monks; probably not continuing after the 10th century;
site now occupied by remains of Tomfinlough church		 Finlough 52°46′59″N 8°50′22″W / 52.7830388°N 8.8395309°W / 52.7830388; -8.8395309 (Tomfinlough Monastery)
Tomgraney Abbey Gaelic monks Tomgrany;
Tuamgranney;
Tuamgraney 		52°53′51″N 8°32′31″W / 52.8975644°N 8.5420418°W / 52.8975644; -8.5420418 (Tomgraney Abbey)
Tulla Abbey Gaelic monks 52°52′01″N 8°45′24″W / 52.86685°N 8.7565327°W / 52.86685; -8.7565327 (Tulla Abbey)

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Notes

  1. ↑ Behagh given as County Clare by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.43 (W. B. Kelly, Dublin, publication p.72), mis-citing Sir James Ware; local tradition of friary at Behagh in County Clare probably originate from Archdall's error
  2. ↑ Bishop's Island remains of monastery, foundation attributed to St Senan — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.321 (though not in 1989 edition)
  3. ↑ Ennis nuns — Wars of Turlogh, (E. B. Fitzmaurice & A. G. Little, Materials for History of the Franciscan Province of Ireland pp.80-1) taken to refer to nuns; communications of Canice Mooney, OFM, point out that the word used,'caileach', translates as 'chalice', as opposed to 'cailleach' (nun)
  4. ↑ Inchicronan "ruins of...Augustinian priory...on a site whose history goes back to St Crónán of Tuamgraney" — Lord Killanin & M. V. Duignan, Shell Guide to Ireland, 1962, (new edition 1967), p.184 (p.124 in 1989 edition)
  5. ↑ Inislanlaoi — listed as a separate foundation at Ennis by Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.77
  6. ↑ Inishloe (Inislua) — location given by Mervyn Archdall Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786
  7. ↑ Inish-loinge — "penitentiarius de Inis-Lauidhe" — Acta Sanctorum ... Hiberniae, compiled by John Colgan, 1645, pp.537, 540
  8. ↑ Kilfarboy — given as Kilfobrick — Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, p.52

References

  1. ↑ Clare People: Saint Senan
  2. ↑ Clare
  3. 1 2 Abbey, or Corcomroe-Abbey (Barony of Burren)
  4. ↑
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Monastic Sites In Ireland - GoIreland
  7. ↑ Drumcliffe
  8. ↑ Dysert O'Dea - The Clare Archaeology Centre
  9. ↑ The Burren: Dysert O'Dea Church
  10. ↑ Friaries In Ireland - GoIreland
  11. ↑
  12. ↑
  13. ↑ The Coming of Christianity to Clare and the evolution of the Diocese of Killaloe and Kilfenora
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071118204209/http://www.clare.ie/members/listing.php?id=17. Archived from the original on November 18, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Statistical Survey of the County of Clare 1808 - Chapter V.25
  16. ↑ The History and Topography of the County of Clare by James Frost: Chapter 7 - Kilshanny Parish
  17. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100913073838/http://www.lisdoonvarnakilshanny.com/pages.asp?pageid=75584. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Monastic Sites In Ireland - GoIreland
  19. ↑ Saints and Stones: Noughaval Church
  20. ↑ Ó Riain, Pádraig (2011). A Dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-84682-318-3.
  21. ↑ Gwynn, Aubrey; Hadcock, R. Neville (1970). Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. London: Longman. p. 400.
  22. ↑

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