Ruins in the Republic of Ireland

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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 69. Chapters: Monasterboice, Clonmacnoise, Castleknock Castle, Monivea Castle, Skellig Michael, Ross Errilly Friary, Jerpoint Abbey, Clones Abbey, Duiske Abbey, Buttevant Franciscan Friary, Trim Castle, Sherkin Island, Ballincollig Castle, Ballybeg Priory, Rock of Cashel, Ballymote Castle, Inis Cathaig, Kells Priory, Newcastle, County Wicklow, Kilmacduagh monastery, Cloughoughter Castle, Boyle Abbey, Castle Donovan, Heir Island, Kilcooly Abbey, Eyrecourt Castle, Moydrum Castle, Blarney Castle, Fore Abbey, Claregalway Friary, Leamaneh Castle, Corcomroe Abbey, Cong Abbey, Abbey of Kells, Ballycarbery Castle, Dunbrody Abbey, Durrow Abbey, Kildare Abbey, Killua Castle, Mellifont Abbey, Clonard Abbey, Leighlinbridge Castle, Rock of Dunamase, Dunboy Castle, Hore Abbey, Multyfarnham Friary, Athassel Priory, Quin Abbey, Red Abbey, Cork, Burrishoole Friary, Oranmore Castle, Long Island, County Cork, Clare Abbey, Callan Augustinian Friary, Abbeymahon Abbey, Canon Island Abbey, Listowel Castle, Dysert O'Dea Monastery, Aughnanure Castle, North Abbey, Youghal, Rosserk Friary, Deel Castle, Abbeydorney Abbey, Ballinalacken Castle, St. Katherine's Abbey, Monisternagalliaghduff, Bective Abbey, Great Connell Priory, Muckross Abbey, Sligo Abbey, Youghal Priory, Tintern Abbey, Derrynane Abbey, Rappa Castle, Magdalen Tower, Carlow Castle, Parkavonear Castle, Molana Abbey, Killone Abbey, Liscarroll Castle, Moyne Abbey, Shrule Castle, Loughmoe Castle, Ballindoon Friary, Tristernagh Abbey, Tyrone House, Fiddaun Castle, Aghalard Castle, Timoleague Friary, Rincrew Abbey, Barntown Castle, Bridgetown Abbey, Garbally Castle, Drumharsna Castle, St. Erc's Hermitage. Excerpt: The monastery of Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nóis in Irish, meaning "Meadow of the Sons of Nós", or perhaps, albeit less likely, Cluain Muccu Nóis "Meadow of the Pigs of Nós") is situated in County Offaly, Ireland on the River Shannon south of Athlone. Clonmacnoise was founded sometime between 545 and 548 by Ciarán Mac a tSaor, a young man from Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon. 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. Shortly after his arrival with seven companions - at the point where the major east-west land route through the bogs of central Ireland along the Eiscir Riada, an esker left by the receding glaciers of the last ice age crossed the River Shannon - Saint Ciarán met Diarmait Uí Cerbaill who helped him build the first church at the site. This was a small wooden structure and the first of many small churches to be clustered on the site. Diarmuid was to be the first man to be crowned High King of Ireland while a practising Christian. Ciarán died less than one year later of the yellow fever (Justinian Plague) and was reportedly buried under the original wooden church, now the site of the 9th century stone oratory, Temple Ciarán. Annals record that he died at the age of 33, one of the many coincidences recorded between Ciarán's life and that of Jesus Christ. Clonmacnoise CastleClonmacnoise's period of greatest growth came between the 8th and 12th centuries. It w...