A view of the ruins. Cultural heritage for over 900 years: Fore Abbey with its Romanesque buildings was founded as a Benedictine cloister in 630 and was only disestablished in 1539. Today it is a major attraction of County Westmeath

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Impressions from a 1200 Kilometer cycle-tour through Ireland in 1994, shot on 35mm slide-film and scanned

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Size: 5323px × 3458px
Location: Fore, County Westmeath, Ireland
Photo credit: © Achim Zeilmann / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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