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Ardfinnan Preceptory

📍 Tipperary ⛪ Knights Hospitaller 📅 13th Century 🏛️ Ruins

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Possibly Knights Templar, initially under Templetown; Knights Hospitaller, under Kilsaran founded 1212? (when church confirmed to the Hospitallers)

Possibly Knights Templar, initially under Templetown; Knights Hospitaller, under Kilsaran founded 1212? (when church confirmed to the Hospitallers)

Historical Information

Founded: 1212

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