1 : Dist ant ▁about ▁five ▁miles ▁( 8   km ) ▁due ▁south ▁from ▁Long ford , ▁is ▁the ▁C emetery ▁of ▁Ab bey ▁D ear g , ▁in ▁which ▁stands ▁the ▁cr umb ling ▁ru ins ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁pri ory ▁for ▁Reg ular ▁Can ons ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁August ine . ▁This ▁pri ory ▁was ▁founded ▁about ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 2 0 5 , ▁by ▁Gr orm gal ▁O ' Qu inn , ▁Lord ▁of ▁R ath - cl ine , ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St . ▁Peter ; ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁O sin ▁by ▁name , ▁died ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁here . ▁On ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Br end an ▁J if ag oda ig , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ar d agh , ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 5 , ▁his ▁remains ▁also ▁were ▁inter red ▁in ▁this ▁pri ory , ▁which ▁continued ▁to ▁exist ▁until ▁ 1 5 5 0 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁suppress ed , ▁and ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁land , ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁£ 2 ▁ann ually , ▁Irish ▁money , ▁were ▁best owed ▁on ▁one ▁Nicholas ▁A ly mor , ▁an ▁English ▁soldier . ▁The ▁existing ▁ru ins ▁of , ▁the ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁D ear g ▁prove ▁it ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁most ▁perfect ▁mon astic ▁structure . ▁The ▁plate ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁very ▁perfect ▁one , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁entire