List of monastic houses in County Fermanagh

The following is a list of the monastic houses in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. 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.

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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:
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NM National Monument (ROI)
C.I. Church of Ireland
R.C. Roman Catholic Church
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List of monastic houses in County Fermanagh is located in County Fermanagh
Aghalurcher Monastery (approx.)
Aghalurcher Monastery (approx.)
Aghavea Monastery (approx.)
Aghavea Monastery
(approx.)
Boho Monastery (approx.)
Boho Monastery (approx.)
Davy's Island Monastery (approx.)
Davy's Island Monastery (approx.)
Devenish Island Abbey
Devenish Island Abbey
Gola Priory
Gola Priory
Inishmacsaint Monastery
Inishmacsaint Monastery
Kilcoo Monastery (approx.)
Kilcoo Monastery (approx.)
Kiltierney Monastery
Kiltierney Monastery
Kinawley Monastery (approx.)
Kinawley Monastery (approx.)
Lisgoole Abbey (approx.)
Lisgoole Abbey (approx.)
Magheracross Monastery (approx.)
Magheracross Monastery (approx.)
Pubble Monastery
Pubble Monastery
Rossory Monastery
Rossory Monastery
Tivealough Friary (approx.)
Tivealough Friary (approx.)
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Locations of monastic houses in County Fermanagh
Foundation Image Communities & Provenance Formal Name or Dedication
& Alternative Names 		OnLine References & Location
Aghalurcher Monastery early monastic site, founded 8th century by St Ronan, son of Aedh Dubh Achad-urchaire
Achad-lurchaire 		54°14′04″N 7°27′06″W / 54.2345000°N 7.4518000°W / 54.2345000; -7.4518000 (Aghalurcher Monastery (approx. loc.))
Aghavea Monastery early monastic site, founded 6th century (about the time of St Molaise of Devenish) by Lasair of Achad-beithe Achad-beithe 54°17′34″N 7°25′30″W / 54.2926973°N 7.4249067°W / 54.2926973; -7.4249067 (Aghavea Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Aredmuilt Monastery early monastic site, probably Derryvullan Ariodmuilt
Boho Monastery early monastic site Botha
St Faber
Feadhbar 		[1][2]
54°20′59″N 7°47′45″W / 54.3497°N 7.7957°W / 54.3497; -7.7957 (Boho Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Davy's Island Monastery Augustinian Canons Regular
cell of Lisgoole; ruined wall purported to be remains of the cell 		Inishmore [3]
54°28′55″N 7°46′45″W / 54.4818289°N 7.779048°W / 54.4818289; -7.779048 (Davy's Island Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Derrybrusk Monastery Daire-broscaidh;
Aireach-brosca;
Daerybrosca;
Seanadh;
Belle Isle 		[4]
Devenish Island Abbey, Lough Erne Augustinian Canons Regular — probably from SS Peter & Paul, Armagh
founded 1130, adjacent to Culdees house (see immediately below);
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian
dependent on Armagh after 1140;
burned 1157 and 1360;
apparently dependent on Clogher 1427;
dissolved after 1600; deserted 1607;
possibly Augustinian Friars (if Dominensis) 		The Abbey Church of Saint Mary, Devenish Island

St Laserian's parish and collegiate church (1457)
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Devenish Island Priory;
Daiminis;
Daminis;
Inis-na-nDam;
Dominensis? 		54°22′12″N 7°39′17″W / 54.3700981°N 7.654758°W / 54.3700981; -7.654758 (Devenish Island Abbey)
Devenish Monastery early monastic site, founded before 564 or 571 by St Molaise (Laisre)
Culdees from 10th century
Gola Priory Dominican Friars
founded after 1660 by Fr John MacManus, obtaining land from Lord Enniskillen 		The Priory of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Gaula 		[5][6]
54°17′31″N 7°32′32″W / 54.291908°N 7.542196°W / 54.291908; -7.542196 (Gola Priory)
Iniseo Monastery early monastic site, founded before 777 by St Constans Ins-eo;
Inisionois in Lough Erne;
Eonois
Inishmacsaint Monastery, Lough Erne founded 6th century by Saint Ninnidh Láimhdhearg Inis-maige-samh, Island of the Sorrel Plain 54°26′08″N 7°44′43″W / 54.435556°N 7.745278°W / 54.435556; -7.745278 (Inishmacsaint Monastery)
Inisrocha Monastery, Lough Erne early monastic site, listed as an abbey
Kilcoo Monastery early monastic site, founded by St Patrick?;
remains of high cross 		St Patrick? [7]
54°22′34″N 8°03′27″W / 54.3760862°N 8.0575482°W / 54.3760862; -8.0575482 (Kilcoo Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Kiltierney Monastery early monastic site?;
Cistercian monks
grange 		Cell-tighernaigh;
Kilternan 		54°30′43″N 7°39′29″W / 54.5119515°N 7.6579205°W / 54.5119515; -7.6579205 (Kiltierney Monastery)
Kinawley Monastery early monastic site, founded before 563 Cell-naale;
Kilnaile 		54°13′35″N 7°39′07″W / 54.2263642°N 7.6518212°W / 54.2263642; -7.6518212 (Kinawley Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Lisgoole Abbey # founded 1106?
built on site of early monastery (see immediately below);
Augustinian Canons Regular
founded c.1145 by Mc'Noellus Mackenlef, King of Ulaid;
Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian?
possibly adopted between 1140 and 1148 at the behest of St Malachy;
became ruinous, dissolved 1583 (c.1580);
Observant Franciscan Friars
reformed 1580-3;
dissolved 1598, friars expelled;
refounded at another location 1616 to before 1811 		The Abbey Church of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Mary, Lisgoole [8]
54°19′29″N 7°37′49″W / 54.3247757°N 7.630216°W / 54.3247757; -7.630216 (Lisgoole Abbey (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Lisgoole Monastery # early monastic site;
site later occupied by Augustinian priory (see immediately above) 		The monastery of Saint Aid, Lisgoole;
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Lissgabail;
Leasa-gobail;
Lisgobhail;
Lis-gamhail;
Lis-gevail;
Lis-govel
Magheracross Monastery apparent early monastic site, Culdee Machaire-na-croise 54°12′43″N 7°29′49″W / 54.212°N 7.497°W / 54.212; -7.497 (Magheracross Monastery (approx. loc.)) (approx)
Pubble Monastery early monastic site Popull;
Pobul;
Chappell of Popull;
Collidea 		[9]
54°21′57″N 7°29′23″W / 54.36586°N 7.48963°W / 54.36586; -7.48963 (Pubble Monastery)
Rossory Monastery early monastic site, nuns
founded before 480 by St Fanchea;
church of St Fuinche founded 1084;
hospital or hospice founded c.1371? 		Ros-airthir;
Ros-oirthir 		[10][11]
54°20′06″N 7°38′45″W / 54.334908°N 7.645815°W / 54.334908; -7.645815 (Rossory Monastery)
Tivealough Monastery ø
Keenaghan 		possibly an early Christian monastic site, fd. before the 12th century;[12] purportedly Franciscan Friars[13] evidence lacking;[14][12]
medieval ruins described as 'abbey or church' 		Tievaelough;
Tivea Lough;
Magheramanagh;
Keenaghan Abbey 		[15][16]
54°29′18″N 8°02′05″W / 54.4883351°N 8.0347829°W / 54.4883351; -8.0347829 (Tivealough Friary (approx. loc.)) (approx)
White Island Monastery? attempts made to identify this location as being Eo-inis monastery    


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Notes

References

  1. ^ Donnelly, Colm; MacDonald, Philip; Murphy, Eileen; Beer, Nicholas (2003). "Excavations at Boho High Cross, Toneel North, County Fermanagh". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 62: 121–142. JSTOR 20568322.
  2. ^ "Boho | Irish High Crosses | Barney McLaughlin".
  3. ^ Lowry-Corry, Dorothy; Davies, O. (1938). "Davy's Island Church, Lower Lough Erne". Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 1: 222–226. JSTOR 20627246.
  4. ^ "Place Names NI - Home".
  5. ^ "The ancient Dominican foundations in Ireland [microform] : An appendix to O'Heyne's "Epilogus chronologicus"". 1902.
  6. ^ "Shop.osi.ie Mapviewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  7. ^ Kilcoo in county Fermanagh
  8. ^ "The history of Enniskillen with reference to some manors in co. Fermanagh, and other local subjects". 1919.
  9. ^ "Your Place and Mine - Fermanagh - History from Headstones - Pubble".
  10. ^ Sister Elizabeth Rees (1 May 2013). Celtic Saints of Ireland. History Press Limited. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-7524-9291-9.
  11. ^ "Saint Fanchea of Ross Oirthir, January 1".
  12. ^ a b Wood, Helen Lanigan (2014). "1217 Tievealough: Church and Graveyard". In Foley, Claire; McHugh, Ronan (eds.). An Archaeological Survey of County Fermanagh. Vol. 1, Part 2. Newtownards: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency. pp. 807–809. ISBN 978-1-907053-78-8.
  13. ^ Cooke, John (1906). Handbook for travellers in Ireland. London: Edward Stanford. p. 159. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  14. ^ Gwynn, Aubrey; Hadcock, R. Neville (1970). Medieval Religious Houses Ireland. London: Longman. pp. 281, 369.
  15. ^ "Joe O'Loughlin » Blog Archive » Keenaghan Graveyard".
  16. ^ North West Ulster: The Counties of Londonderry, Donegal, Fermanagh And Tyrone - Alistar Rowan - Google Books

See also

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