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Knocktopher Abbey

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March 14th 2010
Sunday 14.3.2010 day 151 Knocktopher Abbey Today we went for a look around our home for the week Knocktopher Abbey. The Abbey was started by Earl of Ormond for the Carmelite order of Friars in 1356. The Friars were expelled in Cromwell’s wake in 1654. It then became a Convent until 1737. The Langrishe Baronetcy of Knocktopher abbey in the county of Kilkenny is title in the Baronetage of Ireland. ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kilkenny

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Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more