School: Cloonlyon G. (roll number 12937)
- Location:
- Cluain Laighean, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Annie Burke
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- Sligo Abbey
Founded 1252 by Maurice Fitzgerald who brought Dominicans & Franciscans into Ireland.
A Monastry was erected and cemetry consecrated for Friars Sligo Church.
(An hoi Ci 1253)
1414 Monastry burned by a candle (An Ulster
1415 Indulgence by John XXIII to those who should help to restore church & Abbey.
20 Friars 1416.
1416 Monastry re-erected Friar Crian son of Dermot McConagh (Annals of 4 masters)
1418 Tiernan ORourke King of Breffni was buried there
1484 Brian McDonagh King of Tirerrill [?] was buried there.
1596 George Bingham brother of President of Connaught took up quartersin the Abbey when besieging O'Donnell's wardens who were in the Castle & ordered an engine to be constructed for destroying it. This was made from the wood screen & from the bed-chambers of the Friars (Ann. of 4 masters
Shortly after the friars left. Abbey granted to Wm [?] Taaffe.
1608 The only Friar left was Fr O Duane but(continues on next page)
