# List of monastic houses in County Sligo

The smaller establishments such as monastic cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks) and camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templars and Knights 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, or preceptory/commandery.

## 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.

## 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 |
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| Foundation | Communities & Provenance | Formal Name or Dedication & Alternative Names | OnLine References & Location |
| Achonry Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Finnian of Clonard; diocesan cathedral 1152 | Achadh-conaire; Achadh-caoin; Achada; Cluain-Cain-i-n-Achud | 54°04′41″N 8°39′16″W﻿ / ﻿54.078085°N 8.654546°W﻿ / 54.078085; -8.654546﻿ (Achonry Monastery) |
| Achonry Abbey | "Abbey (in ruins)" | Achadh-conaire; Achadh-caoin; Achada; Cluain-Cain-i-n-Achud | 54°04′45″N 8°39′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.079079°N 8.655173°W﻿ / 54.079079; -8.655173﻿ (Achonry Abbey) |
| Aghanagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Bishop Manus (Maine) and Gentene | Achanagh; Each-aineach; Each-enach | 54°02′07″N 8°19′55″W﻿ / ﻿54.035143°N 8.331987°W﻿ / 54.035143; -8.331987﻿ (Aghanagh Monastery) |
| Alternan Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille or St Farranan; granted to St Farranan by St Colmcille | Alt-fharannain | 54°16′12″N 8°53′52″W﻿ / ﻿54.269914°N 8.897660°W﻿ / 54.269914; -8.897660﻿ (Alternan Monastery) |
| Annaghloy Abbey | "Abbey", unknown foundation, order or period; Lough Arrow | | 54°02′40″N 8°18′24″W﻿ / ﻿54.044564°N 8.306777°W﻿ / 54.044564; -8.306777﻿ (Annaghloy Abbey) |
| Athmoy Cell | Premonstratensian Canons dependent on Loughkey; cell, probably non-conventual, founded 1232 by Clarus MacMailin, archdeacon of Elphin; dissolved before 1594; granted to Robert Harrison 1594 | Holy Trinity ____________________ Ath Mugi; Killamoy; Foyoges | 54°04′08″N 8°15′21″W﻿ / ﻿54.068810°N 8.255730°W﻿ / 54.068810; -8.255730﻿ (Athmoy Cell) |
| Aughris Priory | early monastic site, founded by St Molaise of Inishmurray; Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1172? by the Macdonalds, Irish noblemen; dissolved c.1584 | St Mary ____________________ Eachros; Acharas; Agharois; Akeras; Keras; Kilmaltin; Inishmurray; Insula Mary | 54°16′23″N 8°46′03″W﻿ / ﻿54.273050°N 8.767546°W﻿ / 54.273050; -8.767546﻿ (Aughris Priory) |
| Ballindoon Priory | Dominican Friars possibly licensed from Athenry 1427 founded 1507 purportedly by a Mac Donogh, begun by Thomas O'Farrell; founded 1507; dissolved c. 1585; granted to Sir Francis Crofton (Grofton) after 1591, assigned to Sir Robert King | St Mary ____________________ Ballindoon Abbey; Baile-an-duin; Ballin-dune | 54°04′58″N 8°19′24″W﻿ / ﻿54.082746°N 8.323411°W﻿ / 54.082746; -8.323411﻿ (Ballindoon Priory) |
| Ballinley Abbey $^{≈?}$ | suggested Cistercian monks prior to settling at Boyle — dubious; "ruins of an abbey" | Ballinlig; Bunnina/Bunfinny (dubious) | |
| Ballymote Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded before 1442 by Cugawrag M'Donough; burned, plundered and exiled by Donarus Macdonkayd 1483; dissolved before 1584; granted to Sir Henry Broncard, assigned to Sir William Taafe; destroyed by rebels c. 1584-6; Dominican Friars | Baile-an-mhota; Baile-in-mota; Ath-cliath-in-chorain; Balemouta | 54°05′23″N 8°31′06″W﻿ / ﻿54.089684°N 8.518383°W﻿ / 54.089684; -8.518383﻿ (Ballymote Friary) |
| Ballymote Preceptory $^~$ | suggested Knights Hospitaller — possibly Temple House, infra | Temple House? | |
| Ballynagalliagh Priory | nuns at Keelty possibly transferred here; Augustinian nuns — Arroasian dependent on Kilcreevanty; founded after 1223?; dissolved before 1562?; granted to the Earl of Clanricarde 1562 | | 54°20′53″N 8°30′17″W﻿ / ﻿54.347983°N 8.504617°W﻿ / 54.347983; -8.504617﻿ (Ballynagalliagh Priory) |
| Ballysadare Abbey | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore; Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian? founded before 1166?; dissolved 1588?; leased to Bryan FitzWilliam 1588; Augustinian Friars | St Mary (and St Fechin) ___________________ Baile-essa-dara; Assadare; Astrura; Esdara; Templemore | 54°12′54″N 8°31′04″W﻿ / ﻿54.214905°N 8.517665°W﻿ / 54.214905; -8.517665﻿ (Ballysadare Abbey) |
| Banada Priory | Augustinian Friars founded 1423 by Donough O'Hara (Donatus Heagiaa) (son of John (Joannis Pheadgra)) who granted site; Observant Augustinian Friars reform adopted by decree of the prior general 29 December 1423 dissolved c.1613; founded 1423; dissolved c.1613; Irish Sisters of Charity founded 1858 | Corpus Christi ____________________ Beannada; Bennatta; Benfada | 54°02′15″N 8°49′02″W﻿ / ﻿54.037479°N 8.817197°W﻿ / 54.037479; -8.817197﻿ (Banada Priory) |
| Billa Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore | Bile-Fechin; Bile-fobhair | 54°10′32″N 8°33′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.175685°N 8.555238°W﻿ / 54.175685; -8.555238﻿ (Billa Monastery) |
| Buniffi Abbey $^~$ | Cistercian monks founded c.1158/9, transferred from Drumconaid; probably Bunfhinne, Dromard Parish, County Sligo; dissolved 1161, transferred to Boyle | Bunfinny; Bunnina; Bunfhinne | |
| Caille-au-inde Monastery $^{~≈?}$ | early monastic site, founded by St Fintan, son of Aid; possibly located in County Sligo, also suggested to be Cally, Perthshire | Caille-aibhinne; Caille-eavinde | |
| Carricknahorna Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded 5th century by St Patrick for Macet, Cergen, Rodanus and Matona | Tech-na-gCailleach-dubha; Senchell-damaigi; Senella-cella-dumiche? nr Corradoo | 54°01′32″N 8°21′42″W﻿ / ﻿54.025424°N 8.361593°W﻿ / 54.025424; -8.361593﻿ (Carricknahorna Monastery) |
| Church Island Monastery, Lough Gill | early monastic site, founded 6th century (in the time of St Colmcille) by St Loman, son of Dallan; burned 1416 | Inis-mor | 54°15′13″N 8°23′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.253603°N 8.386743°W﻿ / 54.253603; -8.386743﻿ (Church Island Monastery, Lough Gill) |
| Cloghermore Nunnery $^~$ | nuns — order, foundation and period unknown | | |
| Cloonameehan Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1488 by Eugene Mac Donogh, license granted by Pope Innocent VIII 1488, on petition of Mac Donogh, the Baron of Norach and Edmund de Lantu; dissolved c.1584; granted to Richard Kyndelinshe (Kindlemersh); passed to the Taaffes, then to the Earl of Shelburne | Clonymeaghan; Cloonmahen; Cloonoghil | 54°03′37″N 8°35′26″W﻿ / ﻿54.060317°N 8.590678°W﻿ / 54.060317; -8.590678﻿ (Cloonomeehan Friary) |
| Cloonoghill Abbey | early monastic site, founded 6th century by Aedan O Fiachrach in Corran | Cluain-eochaill nr Ballyangloch | 54°04′19″N 8°33′16″W﻿ / ﻿54.071947°N 8.554556°W﻿ / 54.071947; -8.554556﻿ (Cloonoghill Abbey) |
| Court Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded after 1449 by Father Andrew O'Clumhain (Coleman), land granted by John O'Hara, with the approval of Cornelius O'Moghan, Bishop of Achonry; dissolved 1588; granted to Richard Kyndelinshe 1588; granted to William Taaffe 1598; granted to Francis Edgworth 1623/4 | Abbey Court; Cooit; Cuit-ruardri; Cuirtwilleag | 54°06′43″N 8°40′05″W﻿ / ﻿54.112077°N 8.668005°W﻿ / 54.112077; -8.668005﻿ (Court Friary) |
| Dromard Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, traditionally founded 5th century by St Patrick | Druim-ard; Druim-n-ard | 54°13′56″N 8°38′21″W﻿ / ﻿54.232105°N 8.639081°W﻿ / 54.232105; -8.639081﻿ (Dromard Monastery) |
| Druimlias Monastery $^{≈~}$ | early monastic site | Drumlease, County Leitrim? | |
| Druimeidirdhaloch Monastery $^{≈~}$ | early monastic site, founded by St Finnian of Clonard | Kildalough? | |
| Druimnea Monastery $^~$ | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick; possibly located in County Sligo | | |
| Drumcliff Monastery | early monastic site, founded 575 by St Colmcille, site granted by Ard son of Ainmire; plundered 1315; probably dissolved c.1503; N15 road now bisects the site | Druim-cliabh | 54°19′33″N 8°29′40″W﻿ / ﻿54.325886°N 8.494354°W﻿ / 54.325886; -8.494354﻿ (Drumcliff Monastery) |
| Drumcolumb Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille for his disciple Finbarr | Druim-coluim; Druim-namac | 54°07′45″N 8°20′52″W﻿ / ﻿54.129189°N 8.347640°W﻿ / 54.129189; -8.347640﻿ (Drumcolumb Monastery) |
| Drumrat Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore | Druim-raite | 54°01′42″N 8°28′42″W﻿ / ﻿54.028197°N 8.478438°W﻿ / 54.028197; -8.478438﻿ (Drumrat Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Easky Abbey $^ø$ | "Abbey (in ruins)" | | 54°17′10″N 8°57′36″W﻿ / ﻿54.286011°N 8.960134°W﻿ / 54.286011; -8.960134﻿ (Easky Abbey) |
| Emlaghfad Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille for Enna, son of Nuadhain | Imblech-foda; Emlyfad; Tulach-segsa; Tulach-segra | 54°06′29″N 8°29′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.108131°N 8.488549°W﻿ / 54.108131; -8.488549﻿ (Emlaghfad Monastery) |
| Enachard Monastery | early monastic site, nuns; purportedly transferred to Clogher | Annaghard; Clogher? | 54°16′29″N 8°23′34″W﻿ / ﻿54.274758°N 8.392712°W﻿ / 54.274758; -8.392712﻿ (Enachard Monastery (?)) (?) |
| Faebhran Monastery $^{~≈}$ | suggested early monastic site | Foibren; probably Foyron, County Westmeath | |
| Inishmore Monastery, Lough Arrow | "monastery" — order, foundation and period unknown | Killadoon | 54°04′02″N 8°19′32″W﻿ / ﻿54.06716°N 8.325435°W﻿ / 54.06716; -8.325435﻿ (Inishmore Monastery) |
| Inishmurray Monastery | early monastic site, probably founded 5th century (in the time of St Patrick) by St Laisren (Molaise); burned by the Norsemen 807; transferred to the mainland and united with Aughris; probably used as a hermitage into the medieval period | Inis-muridaig | 54°25′53″N 8°39′25″W﻿ / ﻿54.431482°N 8.65683°W﻿ / 54.431482; -8.65683﻿ (Inishmurray Monastery) |
| Keelty Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded by St Muadnata? | Caile-nadfrath | 54°20′58″N 8°28′20″W﻿ / ﻿54.349553°N 8.472347°W﻿ / 54.349553; -8.472347﻿ (Keelty Monastery (approx?)) (approx?) |
| Kilcumin Monastery | early monastic site, possibly founded by St Caeman or St Comegen | Kilcomin | 54°07′47″N 8°46′17″W﻿ / ﻿54.129593°N 8.771318°W﻿ / 54.129593; -8.771318﻿ (Kilcumin Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Kilcumin Friary | Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular dependent on Court; founded after 1454; dissolved 1588? | Kilcomin | 54°07′47″N 8°46′17″W﻿ / ﻿54.1296°N 8.7713°W﻿ / 54.1296; -8.7713﻿ (Kilcumin Monastery (approx.)) (approx) |
| Killadoon Priory$^~$ | Premonstratensian Canons church belonging to Loughkey | Cell-duibh-duin | |
| Killaraght Monastery | early monastic site, nuns, founded 5th century by St Patrick; nuns, possibly Augustinian — Arroasian — evidence lacking; dependent on Kilcreevanty?; founded after 1223?; dissolved c.1591?; granted to Terence O'Byrne (Tirlaughe O'Byrnem) 1594; assigned to the Earl of Clanricarde by Terence O'Byrne | Cell-adrochta; Cell-Athracta; Killarighla | 53°56′00″N 8°21′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.933336°N 8.352345°W﻿ / 53.933336; -8.352345﻿ (Killaraght Monastery (?)) (?) |
| Killaspugbrone Monastery | early monastic site | Caisel-Irrae; Cashel; Cell-espuig-broin; Cell-epscoip-broin | 54°16′58″N 8°36′08″W﻿ / ﻿54.282812°N 8.602334°W﻿ / 54.282812; -8.602334﻿ (Killaspugbrone Monastery) |
| Killerry Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century? (in the time of St Patrick?); erenagh recorded up to 1416 | Cell-oiridh | 54°13′28″N 8°20′36″W﻿ / ﻿54.224462°N 8.343226°W﻿ / 54.224462; -8.343226﻿ (Killerry Monastery (?)) (?) |
| Kilmacowen Monastery | early monastic site, probably founded before mid 6th century by Diermit, son of Eugenius mac Murchad; granted to Loughkey Abbey c.1239 | Rosredheadh | 54°13′56″N 8°31′10″W﻿ / ﻿54.232314°N 8.519522°W﻿ / 54.232314; -8.519522﻿ (Kilmacowen Monastery) |
| Kilnemanagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 7th century by St Fechin of Fore; Augustinian Canons Regular dependent on Ballysadare; cell? founded before 1170?; dissolved before 1400; granted to Richard, Earl of Clanricarde before 1603 (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth) | Cell-na-manach | 54°10′33″N 8°33′19″W﻿ / ﻿54.175736°N 8.555324°W﻿ / 54.175736; -8.555324﻿ (Kilnemanagh Monastery) |
| Kilross Monastery | early monastic site Premonstratensian Canons daughter of Loughkey; founded 1233-5 by Clarus MacMailin; evidently non-conventual; dissolved before 1594; granted to Robert Harrison 1594; ruins in existence 1890 | Holy Trinity ____________________ Cell-fhraes; Cell-rass; Cell-Rais; Kil-ruisse | 54°12′03″N 8°27′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.200931°N 8.453350°W﻿ / 54.200931; -8.453350﻿ (Kilross Monastery) |
| Knockmore Monastery | Carmelite Friars founded c.1320; also given as Dominican Friars — probable erroneous interpretation of the reference to the Carmelites here as "black friars"; dissolved before 1594 | Grand Mont | 54°00′41″N 8°34′01″W﻿ / ﻿54.011377°N 8.566917°W﻿ / 54.011377; -8.566917﻿ (Knockmore Monastery) |
| Monasteraden Monastery | early monastic site, founded by St Aedhan (probably Aedhan O Fiachrach) | | 53°56′28″N 8°30′08″W﻿ / ﻿53.941124°N 8.502222°W﻿ / 53.941124; -8.502222﻿ (Monasteraden Monastery) |
| Monaster-Cheathramh-nTeampuill Monastery | early monastic site | | 53°58′02″N 8°34′21″W﻿ / ﻿53.967274°N 8.572430°W﻿ / 53.967274; -8.572430﻿ (Monaster-Cheathramh-nTeampuill Monastery) |
| Scurmor Friary | Augustinian Friars founded before 1454, site granted by Thady Odubha (O'Dowda) on petition of friars Eugene Ocaemayn (O'Knavin) and Thady Macfirbissyg (MacFirbis); dissolved before 1603? (during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?); masonry purportedly used to construct a house for the landlord, later converted for use as a hotel | Holy Trinity ____________________ Inis-tormor; Inis-morensis; Instuamor | 54°11′48″N 9°06′50″W﻿ / ﻿54.196563°N 9.113857°W﻿ / 54.196563; -9.113857﻿ (Scurmor Friary) |
| Shancough Monastery | early monastic site, possibly founded 5th century by St Patrick | Seanchua-ua-n-oiliolla; Senchua | |
| Skreen Monastery | early monastic site, founded 6th century by St Colmcille who was granted site to found a monastery by Tibrad, prince of Tir Fiachrach; site occupied by remains of medieval church | Scrin-adamnain; Scrinium S. Adamnani; Scrine | 54°14′27″N 8°43′49″W﻿ / ﻿54.240708°N 8.730173°W﻿ / 54.240708; -8.730173﻿ (Skreen Monastery) |
| Sligo Friary | Dominican Friars founded 1252 by Maurice fitz Gerald; consecrated 1253; burned down accidentally 1414; rebuilt 1416 by br Brian, son of Dermot Mac Donogh; dissolved 1595, judged to be property of the Crown, friars probably dispersed at this time; granted to William Taaffe by James I; in use as a court house 1608; friars probably restored by 1624; destroyed, friars seeking refuge in caves and woods in the vicinity during 1630s; friars restored by 1641; Premonstratensian Canons; (NM) | Priory of the Holy Cross ____________________ 'Sligo Abbey' ; Sliccech; Sligech; Selgia | 54°16′15″N 8°28′12″W﻿ / ﻿54.270802°N 8.470083°W﻿ / 54.270802; -8.470083﻿ (Sligo Friary) |
| Sligo Priory * | Dominican Friars church dedicated 6 January 1848; priory built 1865; rebuilt and re-dedicated 13 May 1973; extant | Holy Cross Priory, Sligo | |
| Staad Abbey | early monastic site, reputedly founded by St Molaise of Inishmurray; possible cell of Innishmurray | Teampall-na-staide; Steedagh | 54°23′27″N 8°34′18″W﻿ / ﻿54.3908697°N 8.571655°W﻿ / 54.3908697; -8.571655﻿ (Staad Abbey) |
| Tawnagh Monastery | early monastic site, founded 5th century by St Patrick and Bishop Cairell | Tamnach | 54°06′27″N 8°24′08″W﻿ / ﻿54.107633°N 8.402235°W﻿ / 54.107633; -8.402235﻿ (Tawnagh Monastery) |
| Temple House | Knights Templar founded after 1269 (during the reign of Henry III); dissolved 1270?, retaining a church and property in the area after the destruction of the castle; Knights Hospitaller 342; probably passed to the Crutched Friars of Rindown after 1312 | Tech-Temple; Taght-tampul; Domuis Templi; Templehouse; Loghnehely | 54°07′02″N 8°34′29″W﻿ / ﻿54.1171°N 8.5747°W﻿ / 54.1171; -8.5747﻿ (Temple House) |
| Toomour Monastery | early monastic site | Tuaim-fobhair; Cell-Easpaig-Luidhigh; Cell-epscoip-buidhidh | |

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