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Athleague Priory

📍 Sligo ⛪ Arroasian 📅 13th Century 🏛️ dissolved

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Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian probable cell, dependent on Roscommon; founded before 1266; dissolved before 1466, vicarage granted to the prior of Rindown

Augustinian Canons Regular — Arroasian probable cell, dependent on Roscommon; founded before 1266; dissolved before 1466, vicarage granted to the prior of Rindown

Historical Information

Founded: before 1266
Alternative Names:
  • Athliag-maenagain
  • Aghliag

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