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Rathmullan Priory plaque

Plaque · Rathmullan, County Donegal

Rathmullan Priory plaque© sarah gallagherCC BY-SA 2.0

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Rathmullan, County Donegal
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Inscription

MAINISTIR RÁTH MAOLÁIN / THÓG RUAIDHRÍ MAC SUIBHNE FÁNAID MAINISTIR RÁTH MAOLÁIN TUAIRIM 1508 AGUS BHRONN 1516 Í AR AN MBRÁTHAIR CAIRMÉILITEACH MAC SUIBHNE AS CONNACHT. CHREACH GEORGE BINGHAM Í (1595) AGUS D'ÚSÁID RALPH BINGLEY MAR BHEAIRIC Í (1601). / RATHMULLAN PRIORY, BUILT c. 1508, BY RORY MAC SWEENEY FANAD AND PRESENTED TO CARMELITE FRIAR MAC SWEENEY OF CONNACHT, 1516. PLUNDERED BY GEORGE BINGHAM (1595) AND USED AS A BARRACKS (1601) BY RALPH BINGLEY. / IN 1618 THE NAVE OR WESTERN PORTION WAS ADAPTED AS A CASTLE-RESIDENCE BY BISHOP KNOX. ITS GARRISON REPULSED THE JACOBITE DUKE OF BERWICK IN 1689. THE CHANCEL (EASTERN) PORTION OF THE CHURCH CONTINUED AS A PARISH CHURCH UNTIL ITS ABANDONMENT IN 1814.

The names (4)

Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.

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  1. Rory Mac Sweeney Fanad

    RORY MAC SWEENEY FANAD

    Built Rathmullan Priory c. 1508 and presented it to the Carmelite friars

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    Rathmullan Priory plaque (Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland), Plaque, line 1, "RORY MAC SWEENEY FANAD"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45606/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

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  2. George Bingham

    GEORGE BINGHAM

    Plundered the priory 1595

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    Rathmullan Priory plaque (Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland), Plaque, line 2, "GEORGE BINGHAM"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45607/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

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  3. Ralph Bingley

    RALPH BINGLEY

    Used the priory as a barracks 1601

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    Rathmullan Priory plaque (Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland), Plaque, line 3, "RALPH BINGLEY"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45608/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

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  4. Bishop Knox

    BISHOP KNOX

    Bishop; adapted the nave as a castle-residence in 1618

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    Rathmullan Priory plaque (Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland), Plaque, line 4, "BISHOP KNOX"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/45609/ : accessed 11 November 2026).

    Permanent link: https://pastonstone.com/name/45609/

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