Clonmacnoise Tag

30 Mar County Offaly

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This county is dominated by the peat bogs which stretch from the Bog of Allen in the East to Boora Bog in the West. Though the bogs make the area economically important they are not particularly attractive. Only in the South, where the land rises into the...

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23 Mar Island Of Saints and Scholars

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Island Of Saints And Scholars The coming of Christianity to Ireland in early 5th century was unlike its arrival any other country. Throughout much of the Roman Empire the religion was spread by and edict, imposed upon a conquered people by the occupying Roman administration. But...

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26 Feb Fortresses In Ireland

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Fortresses In Ireland At almost every turn in the Irish countryside there are remnants of ancient forts, some now reduced to mounds overgrown with grass, others the crumbling fragments of once-massive strongholds. The story they tell is of a harsh and often dangerous existence endured over...

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15 Aug Clonmacnoise , Clonfanlough , County Offaly

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This is one of Ireland’s most important monastic and historical sites. Founded in AD 548 by St. Ciaran , it was once a great city and medieval University. The remains include a cathedral , seven church buildings , two round towers , three high crosses...

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14 Aug Clonmacnoise

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Clonmacnoise during its heyday was one of the largest and most important monastic centres in Ireland and is a must see on your Ireland tours. Situated at the crossroads of two important medieval routes , the Shannon and the Eiscir Riata , the monastery was founded...

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31 Jul Athlone , County Westmeath

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Athlone is a substantial ancient / modern town on the River Shannon ; some narrow winding streets , tucked away behind a lively main shopping street. Athlone is a favourite stop off for cabin cruisers on the Shannon and is well worth a stop of on your...

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29 Mar Leabhar na hUidhre……an ancient Irish manuscript.

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Leabhar na hUidhre is the oldest surviving manuscript written entirely in Irish. An interesting thing to see on any Ireland tours. It si a bit of a hidden gem.  It gets its name "The Book of the Dun Cow" because , in the late Middle Ages ,...

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11 May High Crosses in Ireland

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Tall stone crosses with decorative carving. High crosses are Ireland's greatest contribution to European sculpture of the first millennium. These crosses were erected at monasteries to edify and teach both monks and laity through biblical representations carved on many of them. High kings helped commission...

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21 Apr County Offaly

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"In a  quiet water'd land stands Saint Kieran's city fair" are the poetic words used by the Offaly poet T W Rolleston (1857-1920) to describe Clonmacnoise, the monastic jewel in Offaly.  One of the country's most important centers of craftmanship and learning in the medieval period,...

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20 Mar Clonmacnoise

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On a tour of Ireland with Ireland Luxury Tours we try and find hidden gems like Clonmacnoise for you to enjoy. These extensive and impressive monastic remains stand in velvety, emerald water-meadows by a rushy bend in the River Shannon, a place of almost tangible stillness,...

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