List of monastic houses in County Leitrim

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:

NM	National Monument
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
Annaduffe Abbey		early monastic site; founded 766, purportedly patronised by Comin Ea (possibly Cuimmin Fionn, Abbot of Iona); possibly ceased to exist 12th century; C.I. parochial church on site	Annaduff; Annagh-duffe; Annagh-yew; Eanach-Dubh
Cloone Monastery		early monastic site, founded 6th century (probably before 570), by St Cruimthir Fraech (in the time of St Colmcille)	Cluain-chollaing; Cluain-conmaicne; Clone
Cuivelleagh Friary ≈		Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded by Lord of Chanligh, confirmed by the "Bishop of Athenry" (probably Achonry) and the pope; probable mistaken reference to Creevelea (Dromahair), q.v.
Dromahair Friary		Observant Franciscan Friars founded 1508 by Margaret O'Brien (buried here), wife of Eoghan O'Rourke; burned 1536; rebuilt by Brian Ballach O'Rourke; dissolved c.1598; partly occupied by the English; occupied by a Harrison c.1617; another house built for friars 1618; reoccupied by friars 1642 and shortly after the Restoration to 1837	Creevelea; Craobhliath; Crowlekale; Crueleach; Carrag Patrice; Petra Patricii; Druim-da-ethair; Baile-ui-ruairc; Ballegruaircy; Cuivelleagh ?
Drumlease Monastery		early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick	Druim-lias; Dromleas
Drumreilly Monastery		early monastic site; early bishopric; reference to hospital, 1479	Druim-airbelaid; Druim-erbelaid
Fenagh Monastery		early monastic site; early bishopric; plundered and damaged 1244; possible community in existence up to 16th century	Fiodnacha-maighe-rein; Fidnacha
Jamestown Friary		Franciscan Friars convent founded 1641 or later	Baile-thaidh-duib; Tullagh; Jacobopolis
Killanummery Monastery		early monastic site; erenaghs in 14th century; with hospital 1595	Cell-an-iomaire; Killynonyre	(?)
Killarga Monastery		early monastic site; erenaghs until at least 1416	Cell-ferta	(?)
Killasnet Monastery		early monastic site, nuns founded by St Osnata	Cell-osnata	(approx?)
Kiltoghert 'Abbey'		"Abbey", ruins of abbey, ruins of church
Leitrim Monastery		early monastic site, apparently founded by 7th century	Liath-drum; Lietdrum	(approx)
Lough Nahoo Monastery		early monastic site, purportedly founded by 500	Lough-uama; Lough Uva	(approx)
Mohill Priory		early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Manchan; Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Abbeyderg; founded after 1216?; dissolved before 1590, hitherto held by O'Ferall, granted to Edward Barret 1592; granted to Terence (Tirlaughe) O'Byrne 1594	St Mary Maethail; Maothail; Mucgail
Mohill Friary ≈	purported Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular, erroneous reference to Augustinian priory (see immediately above)
Rosfriar		Franciscan Friars — from Donegal probable place of refuge		(approx)
Rosinver		early monastic site, purportedly founded either by St Maedoc or St Tighernach; coarbs recorded to 1438	Ros-inbher
Rossclogher Abbey, Kinlough		early monastic site, nuns founded before 810 by Tigernach (St Tigenach), Abbot of Killeigh, for his mother, St Mella; possible "Abbey" site	Doire Melle; Doiremelle; Dairemeilli

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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See also

• List of monastic houses in Ireland