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Leighlinbridge Priory

📍 Carlow ⛪ Carmelite monks 🏛️ dissolved before 1541

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Carmelite monks founded 1265-72 (before the death of Henry III) by a member of the Carew family; dissolved before 1541; converted into a fort; restored, convent in existence c.1737

Carmelite monks founded 1265-72 (before the death of Henry III) by a member of the Carew family; dissolved before 1541; converted into a fort; restored, convent in existence c.1737

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Priory of St Mary
Communities & Provenance:

Carmelite monks founded 1265-72 (before the death of Henry III) by a member of the Carew family; dissolved before 1541; converted into a fort; restored, convent in existence c.1737