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may be formed of the wealth of this foundation, from 

 its poflefling in the twelfth century forty-feven town- 

 lands, and with them feven churches or parities. The 

 ferry of Straflgford lough, towards Dufferin, the ferry 

 of Carlingford, of the Bann, and all the different fer- 

 ries of his conquefls, were granted to this abbey in the 

 fame century by Sir John de Qourcey, the ferry between 

 Lecale and the Ards alone excepted j the fame Sir 

 John granted alfo every tenth cow, and every tenth 

 animal on all his farms, except thofe in the Ards. la 

 the year 1185 the bodies of St. Patrick, St. Columb, 

 and St. Brigid were difcovered in this abbey, with the 

 following epitaph written over them: 



Hi tres in Duno, tumulo tumulantur in uno 

 Brigida, Patricias, atque Columba. pius. 



Thus translated by the author of the HUlory of the 

 County of Down, 



One tomb three faints contains, one vault below 

 Does Patrick, Brigid, and Columba (hew. 



Many remains of antiquity have been found amongft 

 the ruins of the abbey, an Agnus Dei, painted glafs, 

 lead, &c. and feveral cells, one floored with painted 

 tiles, and lately, in repairing the old cathedral, an image 

 of St. Patrick in baflb relievo was dug up, about two 

 feet and a half in length, his mitre on his head,, and 

 crofier in his hand; the work rudely but not unflcil- 



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