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village location — friary located across the county border: see Moor Abbey, List of monastic houses in County Tipperary: Glenstal Abbey * Benedictine monks; extant; mansion in monastic use, also serving as a school [16: Hospital Preceptory
Glenstal Abbey is a Catholic Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation located in Murroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba . In July 2024, Columba McCann was elected to serve as the seventh abbot of the community.
Mungret was an early monastic site, founded before AD 551 by Saint Nessan (Neasán) the Deacon. At one point there may have been as many as 1,500 monks and six churches operating in competition to attract followers. John O'Donovan claimed a fourth-century date, predating Saint Patrick. [5]
List of monastic houses in County Laois; List of monastic houses in County Leitrim; List of monastic houses in County Limerick; List of monastic houses in County Longford; List of monastic houses in County Louth
One of the earliest recorded nunneries in Ireland, [5] it is first mentioned in 1298, and was founded on land donated by John FitzThomas of Connello (who died in 1261). [4]: 43 fn.3 While there are few details, it appears in court and land records over the succeeding centuries, and at Dissolution of the Monasteries during the Reformation in Ireland, in 1541, a valuation is given.
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Locations of monastic houses in County Clare. Ennis Friary. Ennis Monastery. ... King of Limerick, probably on site of early monastery (see immediately below);
Former county location. See List of monastic houses in County Westmeath: Kilcommoc Friary Dominican Friars — probable place of refuge after expulsion from Longford Kil-comin; Kil-cumin [2 (possible) Kilglass Monastery