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Podcasts›RTÉ - Sunday Miscellany›The Abbey That Refused to Die, by John Egan

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The Abbey That Refused to Die, by John Egan

RTÉ - Sunday Miscellany by RTÉ

Sep 27, 20266:59Arts

The kindly uncle who was instrumental in the restoration of 800-year old Ballintubber Abbey

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