Monastery of Mohill-Manchan
 Location within Ireland
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| Monastery information | |
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| Other names | Saint Mary's Priory of Maethail-Manchan |
| Established | 6th century |
| Disestablished | c. 1550 – c. 1590 |
| Dedicated to | Saint Manchan |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ardagh |
| Controlled churches | Medieval Christian |
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| Founder(s) | Saint Manchan |
| Site | |
| Location | County Leitrim |
| Country |
 Ireland
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| Coordinates | 53°55′21″N 7°51′56″W / 53.92259°N 7.86557°W |
| Visible remains | school-house ruins round tower base. |
| Public access | No |
The monastery of Mohill-Manchan (Irish: mainistir an Maothail-Manachain) anciently located at Mohill,county Leitrim, was probably founded by Manchan of Mohill in the 6th century. Little is known about the former monastic community here. About the year 1216, the monastery became a religious house of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine dedicated to the Saint Mary until suppression c. 1550 – c. 1590. The Priory of Mohill was briefly revived during Confederate Ireland rule but faced total destruction by Cromwellian forces c. 1649-1653. From the ruins St. Mary's Church, Mohill, of Protestant denomination, was established in the 18th century.
Great changes in 6th century encouraged the growth of, and conversion to, Christianity as reflected by the multitude of monasteries which sprang up at mid-century, across Ireland, and evidence by archaeological records of the presence of church sites, Christian burial grounds and holy wells. The monastic settlement of Mohill located in the Túath of Conmaicne Réin, otherwise Muintir Eolais, is one such example. Mohill was near the ancient border of the Kingdom of Meath and monasteries were all situated, roughly speaking, on the borders between provinces.
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