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Clare Island Abbey
53.7932° N, -9.9891° E
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Clare Island Abbey, officially St. Brigid's Abbey, is a former Cistercian monastery and National Monument located in Clare Island, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Founding
12th/13th century
Cell of Knockmoy Abbey
1224
Rebuilding
c. 1460
Probable dissolution
late 16th century
Gráinne (Grace) O'Malley (life and burial tradition)
c. 1530–c. 1603
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