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Ecclesiastical site in Timoleague

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Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 46) mention that St Molagga, after spending time in Scotland, Wales and later at Clonmacnoise, then became abbot of Timoleague. The precise location of this ecclesiastical site is not known. A Franciscan Friary (vol. 1, no. 3252) was founded in Timoleague in the 14th century. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO123-067

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