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The quarry once supplied the sandstone that built one of medieval England's great religious houses, Norton Abbey. The abbey was established in 1134 when the Augustinian Canons relocated from their ...

Bechbretha or bee-judgments were the part of Brehon law which set out the rights and responsibilities associated with ...

In early medieval Ireland, such questions were addressed by a remarkable set of laws known as the Bechbretha, which set out ...

For two decades, Abbotsford Convent has served as a secular cathedral: 6.4 hectares of crumbling bluestone, wild gardens and creative industry. It is a site defined by the 1990s community uprising ...

A convent, built in Portlaoise over 200 years ago, has been redeveloped into social housing and support services. The Presentation Convent and lands, which included the former Ha'penny Babies School ...

Elly Fiorentini sees the Arma Christi scroll at the Bar Convent in York. Remember to hit subscribe on BBC Sounds so you never miss a future episode. To let us know about a story we should feature, ...

Plan for three nuns who escaped from care home last year to go to Rome thought to be positive sign of Vatican’s decision Three nuns who escaped from a care home to return to their convent in a castle ...

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