SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county FERMANAGH
Devenish Island (Devenish of the Assemblies) on Lower Lough Erne hosts one of Ireland’s most significant early monastic sites, founded…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county GALWAY
Kilmacduagh Monastic Site near Gort ranks among Galway’s most evocative early Christian complexes, founded by the 7th-century St Colman (Mac…
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SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county LONGFORD
Ardagh (Brí Leith / Ardagh Hill and Cathedral Site): Originally a pre-Christian place of worship…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MAYO
Croagh Patrick (The Reek): This conical mountain, rising 764 metres above Clew Bay, has been…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MEATH
Hill of Tara: This iconic hill is Ireland’s premier pre-Christian sacred and ceremonial site, revered…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MONAGHAN
Clogher (Clogher Cathedral and Hillfort site): This ancient site, straddling the Monaghan-Tyrone border but deeply…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county OFFALY
Clonmacnoise: Founded in 544 by St Ciarán (Kieran), one of Ireland’s Twelve Apostles of Ireland,…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON
Rathcroghan (Cruachan / Rath Cruachan): This vast archaeological complex near Tulsk is one of Ireland’s…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county SLIGO
Tobernalt Holy Well (Tobar an Alt): Widely regarded as one of Ireland’s finest holy wells,…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county TIPPERARY
Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig / St Patrick’s Rock): This dramatic limestone outcrop was the…