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Lough Derg Monastery — Station Island

📍 Donegal ⛪ Franciscan Friars 🏛️ dissolved 1781

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Franciscan Friars founded 1763; dissolved 1781, passed to the clergy of the Diocese of Clogher

Franciscan Friars founded 1763; dissolved 1781, passed to the clergy of the Diocese of Clogher

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Franciscan Friars founded 1763; dissolved 1781, passed to the clergy of the Diocese of Clogher

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