What is recorded here
Situated in a low lying area. An Early Christian monastery was founded here in the sixth century by St Cainnech (Canice). It was plundered and burnt a number of times, and in 1234 was rebuilt as an Augustinian priory (Harbison 1970, 139). A Dominican friary (LA022-019001-), founded by Florence MacGillapatrick, Lord of…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA022-019022
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- John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, blogs.stthomas.edu
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, roaringwaterjournal.com
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