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Downpatrick, St Thomas the Martyr’s Priory

β›ͺ Augustinian Canons Regular πŸ›οΈ dissolved before 1541

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Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1183 by John de Courcy, granted by him to the prior and canons of Carlisle; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to…

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1183 by John de Courcy, granted by him to the prior and canons of Carlisle; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare 1541

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • St Thomas the Martyr
  • Toberglory
Communities & Provenance:

Augustinian Canons Regular founded before 1183 by John de Courcy, granted by him to the prior and canons of Carlisle; incorporated into Down Cathedral 1513; dissolved before 1541; granted to Gerald, Earl of Kildare 1541