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Longfield Monastery

📍 Tyrone ⛪ Early Irish 📅 Early Christian 🏛️ Ruins

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Early monastic site; erenagh at least until 1609

Early monastic site; erenagh at least until 1609

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Lemchaill
  • Leamcoil
  • Lauchyll
  • Langfield

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