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Downpatrick, St Thomas the Martyr’s Priory

Augustinian Canons Regular dissolved before 1541

About This Site

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