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According to Cogan (1870, 569) the abbey of Foyran, anciently called Faebhrom, or Faobhran, was founded most probably in the sixth century. The Four Masters record at A.D. 754, ‘Eochaidh, Abbot of Faebhran, died’. In 1864 George Du Noyer painted a watercolour of Foyran Church showing the ruins of a multi-period nave…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM001-042003
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- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Britishfinance, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
- Maker not stated on source page, nigelborrington.com
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
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