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Glenarm Friary

Antrim Franciscan Friars dissolved during reign of Queen Elizabeth

About This Site

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular founded 1465 by Robert Bissett, cousin of Robert Bissett, Provincial of the Third Order in Ireland; dissolved during the reign of Queen Elizabeth?; granted to Alexander MacDonnell, ancestor to the Earl of Antrim; site now occupied by St. Patrick’s C.I. parish church

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Gleann-arm