Agivey Abbey

Agivey Monastery was an early monastic site in Northern Ireland.[1]

It was purportedly founded in the 7th century by Goarcus of Aghadowey. It subsequently became a dependency of the Abbey of St. Mary-de-la-Fonta, which was founded in 1172 and to which this district became a grange.[2][3] The monastery was dissolved in 1604, and the land was granted to the Ironmongers’ Company of London.[4][3]

The site is in the east of County Londonderry, 7 miles (11 km) south of Coleraine, close to the River Bann.

References

  1. ↑ Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Volume 1 (S. Lewis and Company, 1849) page 595.
  2. ↑ ALL IRELAND SOURCES` NEWSLETTER Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001. Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Lewis, Samuel. "Agivey, a grange", A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ All Ireland Sources` Newsletter Volume 3, No. 7, July 2001. Archived 2015-03-19 at the Wayback Machine

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