List of monastic houses in County Monaghan

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!width = 30%|Communities & Provenance

!width = 20%|Formal Name or Dedication
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!width = 10%|OnLine References & Location

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|style="font-size:larger" |Carrickmacross Monastery

|early monastic site, founded before 845

|Cell-rois;
Feara-rois

|{{coord|53.971758

6.719124|format=dms|name=Carrickmacross Monastery (?)}} (?)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Clochensis Friary ^~≈?

|Augustinian Friars
possibly Clones former house of Augustinian Canons (see immediately below)

|Clockensis;
Clochensis in Connacht;
Clones

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|style="font-size:larger" |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?

|{{coord|54.183

7.2337|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:5000_region:IE_source:wikimapia |name=Clones Abbey}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Clontibret Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, patronised by St Colman;
termon land 1591

|Cluain-tiprat

|{{coord|54.204043

6.838960|format=dms|name=Clontibret Monastery (approx.)}} (approx)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Connabury Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic nuns, founded before 740

|Gort-chonaigh

|{{coord|54.117187

6.732602|format=dms|name=Connabury Monastery (approx.)}} (approx)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Donagh Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic monks;
erenagh 1542

|Domnachmaighe-da-chlaoine;
Dumthomuach

|{{coord|54.301531

6.962867|format=dms|name=Donagh Monastery (approx.)}} (approx)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Donaghmoyne Monastery

|early monastic site, founded by St Patrick;
plundered by Norsemen 832

|Domnach-maigen

|{{coord|54.002215

6.692455|format=dms|name=Donaghmoyne Monastery}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Drumsnat Monastery

|early monastic site, patronised by St Molua

|Druim-snechta

|{{coord|54.224531

7.068651|format=dms|name=Drumsnat Monastery}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Errigal Trough Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic monks

|Airecal-muadain

|{{coord|54.385910

7.002587|format=dms|name=Errigal Trough Monastery (approx.)}} (approx)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Inniskeen Monastery

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|early monastic site, founded before 587;
burned 789;
plundered 948;
possibly not surviving after 10th century;
burned 1166

|Inis-cain-dega;
Inis-kin;
Innishkeen

|{{coord|54.0010381

6.5768408|format=dms|name=Inniskeen Monastery}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Killeevan Abbey ^~ø

|supposed monastic site — order and period unknown; remains of "Abbey" church — possibly legendary

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|style="font-size:larger" |Kilmore Monastery ^~

|early monastic site
burned 749

|St Aedan
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Cell-mor of Aedan

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|style="font-size:larger" |Loughbawn Abbey

|purported "Abbey" site

|{{coord|54.043202

6.906677|format=dms|name=Loughbawn "Abbey"}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |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 below);
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

|rowspan=2|Muinechan;
Muineachan;
Mounechan;
Munichane

|rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=http://monie.tth2.co.uk/site/279|title=Site details: Monaghan Friary - Monastic Ireland - A Comprehensive Database of Sites and Sources|work=tth2.co.uk}}

{{coord|54.247425

6.970042|format=dms|name=Monaghan Friary}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |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)

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|style="font-size:larger" |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

|{{coord|54.116807

6.698655|format=dms|name=Muckno Monastery}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Tehellan Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic monks
founded 5th century by St Patrick

|Tech-talan;
Tech-talain;
Tyhallan;
Tyholland

|{{coord|54.267060

6.892133|format=dms|name=Tehellan Monastery (approx.?)}} (approx?)

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|style="font-size:larger" |Tedavnet Monastery

|early monastic site, Gaelic nuns
founded 6th century by St Damhnat

|Tech-damnata;
Tydavnet

|{{coord|54.296212

7.016616|format=dms|name=Tedavnet Monastery}}

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|style="font-size:larger" |Tullycorbet Monastery

|early monastic site

|Tullach-carpait

The following location in County Monaghan lacks monastic connection:

Clones 'Abbey': a ruined non-monastic church (NM)

List of monastic houses in County Monaghan

Notes

References

See also