On the road to Dublin, we made a stopover at Conmacnoise one of the most important monastic sites in all Ireland, founded by St. Ciarán in 544 A.D.
Until the 9th century it had close associations with the kings of Connacht. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a major centre of religion, learning, craftsmanship, and trade by the 9th century and together with Clonard it was the most famous in Ireland, visited by scholars from all over Europe. From the ninth until the eleventh century it was allied with the kings of Meath. Many of the high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here.
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On the road to Dublin, we made a stopover at Conmacnoise, one of the most important monastic sites in all Ireland, founded by St. Ciarán in 544 A.D.
Until the 9th century it had close associations with the kings of Connacht. The strategic location of the monastery helped it become a major centre of religion, learning, craftsmanship, and trade by the 9th century and together with Clonard it was the most famous in Ireland, visited by scholars from all over Europe. From the ninth until the eleventh century it was allied with the kings of Meath. Many of the high kings of Tara and Connacht were buried here.
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The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair) rise between 390 and 700 ft. above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag’s Head in the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. A round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs was built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien. From the cliffs and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south.[5] The cliffs rank amongst the top visited tourist sites in Ireland,[6] and receive almost one million visitors a year.
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The Cliffs of Moher (Aillte an Mhothair) rise between 390 and 700 ft. above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag’s Head in the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. A round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs was built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien. From the cliffs and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south.The cliffs rank amongst the top visited tourist sites in Ireland, and receive almost one million visitors a year.
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One of the highlights of our trip to Ireland in June 2002 was visiting The Burren, one of only six national parks in the country and the smallest. The Burren is within a circle made by the villages of Ballyvaughan, Kinvara, Tubber, Corofin, Kilfenora and Lisdoonvarna. Within its boundaries are a huge number of historical and archaeological sites, including more than 90 megalithic tombs, portal dolmens (including Poulnabrone dolmen), a Celtic high cross in the village of Kilfenora, and a number of ring forts - among them the triple ring fort Cahercommaun on the edge of an inland cliff, and the exceptionally well-preserved Caherconnell Stone Fort. Corcomroe Abbey is one of the area's main scenic attractions.
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