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Esker Friary
53.2823° N, -8.6821° E
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Esker Friary was a monastery established by the Dominican Friars – Regular Observance.
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Foundation granted
after 1622
New monastery established
1715
Chapel construction
1844
Main novitiate established
1857
Ceased as novitiate
1889
Handed to Diocese of Clonfert
1893
Redemptorists take over
1901
Redemptorists cease mission
2022
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