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794:Archbishops
555:Célé Petair
167:Brehon Laws
106:, close to
104:East Galway
1467:467 deaths
1461:Categories
1325:Blaithmaic
1137:Seán Brady
1132:Cahal Daly
937:John Prene
766:Máel Tuile
621:Cathassach
512:Mac Laisre
259:References
237:cill benen
178:, and the
158:missionary
88:9 November
959:John Kite
944:John Bole
884:Dionysius
241:West Cork
200:Laoghaire
147:coadjutor
141:faith by
139:Christian
100:Kilbennan
1415:Scuithin
1285:Barrfoin
1270:Baithéne
1260:Athracht
941:John Mey
837:(second)
635:(second)
580:(second)
247:See also
112:Connacht
1410:Patrick
1390:Buriana
1380:Brónach
1360:Briarch
1350:Brendan
1340:Brandan
1255:Assicus
1245:Ailerán
1225:Adomnán
1153:Italics
808:Malachy
710:Affiath
702:Bishops
517:Tómméne
497:Carláen
439:Patrick
222:Jarlath
149:in the
55:Ireland
1395:Gobhan
1370:Brogan
1345:Breage
1330:Boadin
1320:Berach
1310:Beoadh
1265:Autbod
546:Abbots
537:Congus
522:Ségéne
507:Senach
462:Cormac
369:
346:
280:
226:Tawney
162:bardic
1385:Budoc
1295:Bécán
1275:Balin
1215:Abran
1205:Abbán
233:Cavan
211:druid
208:pagan
189:synod
123:Irish
84:Feast
26:Saint
1375:Bron
1315:Beoc
1300:Bega
1290:Bean
367:ISBN
278:ISBN
218:Tuam
204:Tara
133:Life
108:Tuam
61:Died
46:Born
231:In
202:at
102:in
64:467
49:392
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419:·
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292:^
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