Athmoy
Title
Athmoy
Also Known As
Ath Mugi, Ath Muige, Attymas, Foyoges, Killamoy, Killeen
Dates
Founded 1232; dissolved before 1594
Dedication
Holy Trinity
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
Athmoy was founded in 1232 by Clarus Mag Máilin (MacMailin), archdeacon of Elphin. It was never a large community, and was perhaps a non-conventual cell. At the Dissolution, Athmoy was already in ruins; it and its property were granted to one Robert Harrison in 1594.
Per Lewis's Topographical Dictionary (1837), "the outer wall still remains with a burial place attached." Nothing is visible at the site today.
Per Lewis's Topographical Dictionary (1837), "the outer wall still remains with a burial place attached." Nothing is visible at the site today.
Status
Priory
Reference
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Athmoy,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/122.
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Item Relations
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