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Knocktopher Carmelite Friary *

📍 Kilkenny ⛪ Carmelite Friars 🏛️ extant

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Carmelite Friars returned 1735; convent in existence 1737; new church consecrated 1843; extant

Carmelite Friars returned 1735; convent in existence 1737; new church consecrated 1843; extant

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Communities & Provenance:

Carmelite Friars returned 1735; convent in existence 1737; new church consecrated 1843; extant

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