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Ballybeg Priory

1229 establishments in Ireland13th-century establishments in IrelandAugustinian monasteries in the Republic of IrelandBuildings and structures in County CorkButtevant
Christian monasteries established in the 13th centuryEngvarB from October 2013Monasteries dissolved under the Irish ReformationNational monuments in County CorkReligion in County CorkReligious organizations established in the 1220sRuins in the Republic of Ireland
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Ballybeg Priory (Irish: Prióireacht an Bhaile Bhig), also known as Ballybeg Abbey, the Abbey of St Thomas, and St Thomas's Priory, is a 13th-century priory of the Augustinian order near the town of Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland. It is home to one of the best preserved and most substantial dovecots in Ireland. The priory was founded in 1229 and dissolved in 1541, the land and buildings passing into private hands. Those parts of the buildings that have escaped from the stone being removed for use in other buildings are mostly late medieval. Along with Bridgetown Priory near Castletownroche, Ballybeg priory is one of only two substantial Augustinian monasteries in County Cork.The abbey, dovecot, and nearby tower known both as Ballybeg Castle and as Ballybeg Tower, are collectively considered a National Monument in State Care (#301).

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N 52.219444444444 ° E -8.67 °
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Ballybeg Abbey (in Ruins)

L5569
P51 YD77 (Buttevant ED)
Ireland
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