“Eternity
is a moment
standing still
forever.”
— James Montgomery
Founded in the 6th century by St. Ciaran, one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, Clonmacnoise is among the most famous monastic sites in Ireland. Located along the River Shannon, it became a major center of religion and learning, visited by scholars from all over the world. Some 1,500 to 2,000 people lived here until its decline in the 12th century due to an influx of competing religious orders from the Continent. (1)
Clonmacnoise is burial place to many of the high kings from East and West, kings from Tara and Connaught. The ruins (1,2,3) include a Cathedral, two round Towers, three high crosses, nine Churches and over 700 Early Christian graveslabs. (4, 5)
Among the most famous remains at Clonmacnoise is the Cross of the Scriptures, also known as King Flann’s Cross, now preserved in the site’s interpretive center. (6)
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Third of a continuing series of words and images of Ireland travels.
Photos 1, 2, 3, 5 by Jan Logozzo • Photos 4, 6 by Mary O’Connor
© 2023
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Thanks for sharing, Mary. You seem to have had lovely weather there. When we visited Glendalough Monastic City, it was raining. Just one of the two days in rained in 4 weeks. 😒
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We were very luck with the weather. Didn’t see a drop of rain the entire trip. Some cloudy days here and there, but mostly sun!
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We were very fortunate with the weather. Some cloudy days here and there, but for the most part sun.
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