The ruins of Aghaboe Abbey founded by St Canice in the 6th Century, County Laois, Ireland

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The Abbey of Aghaboe, founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century, is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It grew into a major centre of learning, commerce and agriculture. Among the monks from the abbey was St. Virgilius (Feargal or Farrell), a noted geometer and astronomer who was abbot before he left Ireland and built the cathedral at Salzburg in Austria in the 8th century

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Location: Aghaboe Abbey, County Laois, Ireland
Photo credit: © George Munday / Alamy / Afripics
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