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Down Priory

📍 Wexford ⛪ Augustinian 📅 12th Century 🏛️ dissolved

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Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170, purportedly by the Danes; dissolved c.1567; leased to Thomas Stewcley 1567; held by Richard Maisterson 1608

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1170, purportedly by the Danes; dissolved c.1567; leased to Thomas Stewcley 1567; held by Richard Maisterson 1608

Historical Information

Founded: before 1170
Alternative Names:
  • Abbeydown
  • Downing
  • Dune
  • Dunum

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