monastery kerry

This monastery was founded for monks who came to the mainland here from the offshore island of Skellig Michael in the 12th or 13th century. As with their former monastery, this one was also dedicated to St. Michael.

The buildings have been partially eroded by the sea. The two remaining churches seem to date however from the 15th century and have windows and a door with dressed stones. Adjoining one of the churches is a 15th century cloister garth with a large hall on the other side...

A small monastic settlement on a small island off Beginish Island in Valentia Harbour. Nothing is known of its history. Originally the monastery consisted of a small wooden oratory and a round hut of which nothing remains. These were later replaced by the existing long, rectangular, stone, corbel-vaulted oratory, a rounded stone hut probably roofed with straw, as well as a square house near the edge of the island. The wall surrounding the monastery is a later addition. A stone with an inscr...