A late 19th century view of Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery situated in County Offaly in Ireland on the River Shannon. Saint Ciarán founded the monastery in 544 where the major east–west land route meets the River Shannon. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a major center of religion, learning, craftsmanship and trade by the 9th century. From the ninth Many of the high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here. It was abandoned by the end of the 13th century, leaving ruined churches, a castle, two round towers and a large number of carved stone crosses.
A late 19th century view of Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery situated in County Offaly in Ireland on the River Shannon. Saint Ciarán founded the monastery in 544 where the major east–west land route meets the River Shannon after crossing the bogs of Central Ireland. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a major center of religion, learning, craftsmanship and trade by the 9th century. From the ninth Many of the high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here. It was abandoned by the end of the 13th century, leaving ruined churches, a castle, two round towers and a large number of carved stone crosses and cross-slabs.
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Location: Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
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