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Achonry
Sign in to saveAchonry (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Achonry village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. The title, Bishop of Achonry, takes its name from the village, and has been used by bishoprics in both the Roman Catholic Church and Church of Ireland.
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- Achonry
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- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
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- AchonryCathedral.jpg
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- St Crumnathy's Cathedral, in Achonry, was deconsecrated in 1998
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- Ireland
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- right
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- Location in Ireland
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Connacht
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- County
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- County Sligo
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- 2002
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- WET
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Achonry (; ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Achonry village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. The title, Bishop of Achonry, takes its name from the village, and has been used by bishoprics in both the Roman Catholic Church and Church of Ireland.
The area's old Irish name is Achad Cain Conairi. St. Nath Í ua hEadhra (O'Hara) founded a monastery here. The foundation gave the later Diocese of Achonry its name. The monastery was founded on land granted by the Clan Conaire. Nath Í was the teacher of St. Féichín of Ballysadare. The diocese was co-extensive with the barony of Leyney (Luighne).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Achonry” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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