FoundationImageCommunities & provenanceFormal name or dedication & alternative names !width = 10%|References & locationCarrickmacross Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before 845Cell-rois;Feara-rois | (?)Clochensis Friary ~≈?Augustinian Friarspossibly Clones former house of Augustinian Canons (see immediately below)Clockensis;Clochensis in Connacht;Clones |Clones Abbeyearly monastic site, Gaelic monks, founded before 549/50 by St TigernachAugustinian Canons Regularfounded after 1140?Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?reformed c.1144?;dissolved after 1586?; granted to Sir Henry Dukepossibly later Augustinian Friars (if Clokensis (see immediately above))SS Peter and PaulSt Tighernach____________________ 'St Tierney' ;Wee Abbey;Cluain-eois;Cluan-auis;Clunes;Cluniscense;Clokensis? |Clontibret Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman;termon land 1591Cluain-tiprat | (approx)Connabury Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740Gort-chonaigh | (approx)Donagh Monastery early monastic site, Gaelic monks;erenagh 1542Domnachmaighe-da-chlaoine;Dumthomuach | (approx)Donaghmoyne Monasteryearly monastic site, founded by St Patrick;plundered by Norsemen 832Domnach-maigen |Drumsnat Monasteryearly monastic site, patronised by St MoluaDruim-snechta |Errigal Trough Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monksAirecal-muadain | (approx)Inniskeen Monasteryearly monastic site, founded before 587;burned 789;plundered 948;possibly not surviving after 10th century;burned 1166Inis-cain-dega;Inis-kin;Innishkeen |Killeevan Abbey ~øsupposed monastic site — order and period unknown; remains of "Abbey" church — possibly legendary|Kilmore Monastery ~early monastic siteburned 749St Aedan____________________Cell-mor of Aedan |Loughbawn Abbeypurported "Abbey" site|Monaghan Friary =Franciscan Friars Minor, Conventualfounded 1462 (during the reign of Feidhlimidh Mac Mathgamna (Phelim MacMahon), King of Oriel) on the site of the early monastery (see immediately below);Observant Franciscan Friarsreformed 1567;dissolved 1588-9, destroyed by the English 1589; granted to Edward Withe;fortified mansion built from the friary masonry by Lord Edward BlarneyMuinechan;Muineachan;Mounechan;Munichane |rowspan=2|Monaghan Monastery early monastic siteMervyn Archdall, Monasticon Hibernicum, 1786, references up to 1186 erroneously refer to Monoghan for Mucnamh (Muckno)Franciscan friary built on site 1462 (see immediately above) Muckno Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monks;plundered by the Ulidians 1110;claimed by Augustinian Friars 17th to 19th centuryMucnamh;Muck Naimh;Mucshnamh;Muckna;Muckne |Tehellan Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic monksfounded 5th century by St PatrickTech-talan;Tech-talain;Tyhallan;Tyholland | (approx?)Tedavnet Monasteryearly monastic site, Gaelic nunsfounded 6th century by St DamhnatTech-damnata;Tydavnet |Tullycorbet Monasteryearly 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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See also List of monastic houses in Ireland