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

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
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[notes 1] 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)

Glossary

Orders: Augustinian Augustinian Canons Regular / Austin Canons / Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.) - Arrouasian / (Arroasian) - Victorine - Holy Sepulchre Austin Friars (Augustinian Friars) Augustinian Recollects Benedictine / Order of St Benedict (O.S.B.) Bonshommes Bridgettine / Briggittine Carmelites Carmelites (White Friars) Carthusians Cistercian Cluniac Crutched Friars / (Crouched Friars / Crossed Friars / Fratres Cruciferi / Brethren of the Holy Cross) Culdee Dominican (Black Friars) / Ordinis Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers) (O.P.) / Friars Preachers Franciscan (Grey Friars) Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventual (The Order of Friars Minor (O.F.M.) / Ordo Fratrum Minorum) Capuchin (Order of Friars Minor Capuchin) Franciscan Observants Franciscan, Third Order Regular Franciscan Recollects Minoresses (Poor Clares) Friars of the Order of Blessed Mary (Friars of St Mary / Fratres Beatae Mariae) Friars of Penitence of Jesus Christ (Friars of the Sack) Gilbertine Grandmontine Military Orders Knights Hospitaller / Hospitallers / Order of Hospitallers / Knights of Saint John / Order of Saint John Order of the Holy Sepulchre Knights Templar / Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon / Order of the Temple / Templars Order of Saint Lazarus

St. Lazarus Hospitallers Premonstratensian Savignac Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Sisters of St John of Jerusalem Tironensian Trappist Trinitarian (Maturines) Valliscaulian General terms: Abbots / Abbesses / Abbey Alien House Anchorites Camera (pl. Cameræ) Canons Canons Regular cell Commandery Double monastery Friars / Friary Friars Eremites / anchorites Hermits Mendicants Monks Nuns / Nunnery Preceptor / Preceptory Priors / Prioresses / Priory Secular canons

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Notes

1. Mervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, references up to 1186 erroneously refer to Monoghan for Mucnamh (Muckno)

References

1. "Site details: Monaghan Friary - Monastic Ireland - A Comprehensive Database of Sites and Sources". tth2.co.uk.

See also

• List of monastic houses in Ireland