Killeen

Title

Killeen

Also Known As

Cillín na Tríonóide, Kileenatrinody, Kileentrynode, Killeentrinage, Killeentrinode, Killetrynad, Teampall na g-cailleacha dubha

Dates

Founded by 1260; dissolved 16th c.

Dedication

Holy Trinity?

Affiliation

Lough Key

Medieval Diocese

Killala

Circary

Ireland

History

Killeen was a dependent community on Lough Key by 1260. It may have been home to a group of Premonstratensian sisters since it was also known as Teampall na g-cailleacha dubha (Church of the Black Nuns).

Following the Dissolution, the site was granted to Robert Harrison in 1594.

Status

Priory? Women's community?

Reference

GH, 205

Files

Collection

Ireland

Citation

“Killeen,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/807.

Geolocation