Jerpoint Abbey was founded in the 1160s by Cistercians, a contemplative order of monks which originated in France, on land granted by the King of …
A little off the beaten track but worth a detour, Bridgetown Priory was established in the early 13th century by the Augustinians, and was one of the …
Glendalough in Co Wicklow with its famous round tower was one of the most important Christian monastic settlements in Europe.
Skellig Micheal is a World heritage site, site of an ancient Christian monastery and an important wild bird sanctuary.
Now uninhabited, Scattery was lived in from the time St Senen established a monastery there in 534 until the last Islanders left in 1978.
Once a vast ecclesiastical city, the monastic settlements of Clonmacnoise were among the most important in Europe, and left us a rich heritage of …