Durrow Abbey is a historic site in Durrow, County Offaly in Ireland. It is located off the N52 some 5 miles from Tullamore. Largely undisturbed, the site...
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Colum Cille. Historical records indicate that the book was probably at Durrow Abbey by 916, making it one of the earliest extant Insular manuscripts. It...
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between Kilbeggan (in County Westmeath) and Tullamore (in County Offaly). Durrow Abbey, surrounded by woods, is one of Ireland's most important early Christian...
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Durrow may refer to the following locations in the Republic of Ireland Durrow, County Offaly, a village in County Offaly Durrow Abbey, a historic monastery...
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most notably contains the last Irish population of the grey partridge. Durrow Abbey and High Cross Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre Clara Bog Nature Reserve...
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This is a list of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Ireland. This article provides a gazetteer for the whole of Ireland...
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The Slighe Mhór ('Great Highway') provided a link between Clonard Abbey, Durrow Abbey and the monastic settlement of Clonmacnoise, constructed at the point...
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founded many important monasteries in Ireland and Scotland, including Durrow Abbey in the Irish Midlands and Iona on an island off the west of Scotland...
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St Brigid of Kildare (d.c 525 AD) and is linked by an ancient road to Durrow Abbey founded by St Colm Cille (St Columba). St Brigid's original monastery...
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in secular wars – a battle in 764 is supposed to have killed 200 from Durrow Abbey when they were defeated by Clonmacnoise. From early periods the kin nature...
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initially buried at Durrow Abbey. In 1195, the Archbishops of Cashel and Dublin disinterred his body and reinterred his remains at Bective Abbey in Meath and...
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were relatively few of these in the six counties. Most notoriously, Tynan Abbey was attacked on the night of 21 January 1981. The 86-year-old Sir Norman...
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Dublin Road. It is linked to the Mercy Convent, situated in the town. Durrow Abbey is located around 4 kilometres south of the town, just across the county...
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forty-five of his men. O'Connor also burned Sir Edward Harbert's residence in Durrow Abbey, King's County. In May 1582, O'Connor and his followers ambushed and...
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Castle Durrow is an 18th-century country house in Durrow, County Laois, Ireland. The house was built in the pre-Palladian design and formal gardens that...
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his activities. He was a patron of the Columban churches, particularly Durrow Abbey, where he is buried. Domnall was a son of Murchad mac Diarmato. He had...
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Rath Melsigi (redirect from Abbey of Rath Melsigi)
developed a style of script that may have influenced the writers of the Book of Durrow. A number of ecclesiastical settlements were established in 7th century...
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is associated with Durrow Abbey in County Meath, founded by Columba in the 6th century, and following the dissolution of the abbey, was kept by its hereditary...
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The "greatest", or "classic", Irish high crosses can be found at Durrow Abbey, the Abbey of Kells, and at Monasterboice. These high crosses are decorated...
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Portarlington 1835: Hector John Graham Toler, 3rd Earl of Norbury, of Durrow Abbey 1834: Sir Michael Cusac Smith of Newtown, Tullamore 1836: Sir Andrew...
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foundation had, or was purported to have, the status or function of an abbey, priory, or preceptory/commandery. Communities/provenance: shows the status...
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monastery at Durrow. According to traditional sources, Columba died in Iona on Sunday, 9 June 597, and was buried by his monks in the abbey he created....
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Maolmuadh Ó Maolmhuaidh, king of Firceall, was taken by force from Durrow Abbey by Fogartach Uí Chernaig, and killed in Mag Lena. In AD 1090, Muirchertach...
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towns were first established as Norman boroughs, including Castletown, Durrow and Timahoe. From 1175 until about 1325, Normans controlled the best land...
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Dean and Chapter Library (all from the early 7th century), and the Book of Durrow (from the second half of the 7th century). From the early 8th century come...
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and Delbna. These lay across the valley of the River Brosna, between Durrow Abbey and the River Shannon, in modern County Offaly. Probably following this...
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678,313 Durrow Abbey Cross, Church, graveslabs & motte Durrow 53°19′34″N 7°31′22″W / 53.326134°N 7.5227°W / 53.326134; -7.5227 504 Gallen Abbey Church...
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Ballinskelligs Clonard Dublin Duleek Durrow Kells Knock Knock Abbey, County Louth. Louth Navan Saul Termonfeckin Trim Cambuskenneth Abbey (St. Mary) For example St...
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678,313 Durrow Abbey Cross, Church, graveslabs & motte Durrow 53°19′34″N 7°31′22″W / 53.326134°N 7.5227°W / 53.326134; -7.5227 504 Gallen Abbey Church...
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himself. It is associated with Durrow Abbey in County Meath, which was founded by Columba in the 6th century. Following the abbey's dissolution, it was kept...
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