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Behagh Friary ø (Irish: Mainistir na Beithí)

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Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 22] — probable mistaken identification of Beagh, County Galway

Franciscan Friars, Third Order Regular[notes 22] — probable mistaken identification of Beagh, County Galway

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