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Thurles Preceptory

📍 Tipperary ⛪ Knights Hospitaller 📅 Medieval 🏛️ Uncertain

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Purported Knights Templar, who occupied the castle, with another fortress ascribed to them traditionally Knights Hospitaller

Purported Knights Templar, who occupied the castle, with another fortress ascribed to them traditionally Knights Hospitaller

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