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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Galway and Kilmacduagh
		On Ptolemy's map the district was called the country of the Gangani; later it was occupied by the Firbolg; and in the sixth century by the descendants of Fiachrach, brother of Niall of the Nine Hostages and uncle of Dathi.
		In 1750 Kilmacduagh was united with the smaller Diocese of Kilfenora, the latter situated entirely in County Clare, and corresponding in extent with the Barony of Corcomroe.
		In 1866 the Bishop of Kilmacduagh being unable to discharge his duties, the Bishop of Galway was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, "durante beneplacito Sanctæ Sedis".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06373a.htm (1278 words)

	Kilmacduagh monastery - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Kilmacduagh monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kilmacduagh Monsastry is found 5 km from the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland.
		It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, whose name means "church of Duagh's son".
		The monastery, because of its wealth and importance, was plundered several times in the 13th century.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Kilmacduagh-monastery.html (353 words)

	ALL IRELAND TRAVEL - www.all-ireland.com
		BACK TO Kilmacduagh Monastery is tucked away in the quiet countryside near the market town of Gort and set against the backdrop of the Burren Mountains.
		Kilmacduagh's oldest buildings date back to the 11th century, but the site as a whole was founded in the 7th century by St. Colman Mac Duagh (Colman, son of Duagh).
		Kilmacduagh is one of the tallest of its kind, measuring 34 meters from the ground, or about 37 yards or 111.50 feet.
	www.all-ireland.com /attractions/k/kilmacduagh.htm (1202 words)

	Black Triangle: Kilmacduagh Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Leaning Tower of Kilmacduagh, Kilmacduagh Monastery, County Galway.
		Kilmacduagh Monastery (Church of the son of Duach), is about 5km from the town of Gort in County Galway.
		Above you can see one of the surviving structures of the monastery, the round tower.
	www.blacktriangle.org /blog/2004/11/kilmacduagh_mon.html (150 words)

	North Atlantic Skyline - Kilmacduagh Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kilmacduagh is about 4 miles south of Gort, on the R460.
		Kilmacduagh was founded in 632 by St. Colman Mac Duagh.
		The turn-off for Kilmacduagh is visible from the R460.
	www.monasette.com /blog/gallery/kilmacduagh (231 words)

	Irish Genealogy and Geography - Diocese Map
		The church and monastery founded by St. Finbarr in the late 6th century were the centre of the diocese till the sixteenth century.
		A monastery was founded at Ardcarn in the 6th century and at the Synod of Rathbreasail in 1111 Ardcarn was chosen as one of the five dioceses of Connacht.
		The monastery which he founded there in the sixth century was renovated about the year 700 by Adamnan, who succeeded him in Raphoe as well as in Iona.
	www.rootsweb.com /%7Eirlkik/ihm/diocese.htm (4698 words)

	The Round Tower of Cashel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In the great majority of towers the circumference at the base lies between 14 meters and 17 meters and the thickness of the wall at the lowest point at which it can be measured varies from 0.9 meters to 1.4 meters.
		Situated in the cleft of a steep and thickly forested valley, the 30 meter tall tower is built of mica schist with a granite doorway.
		Kilmacduagh, north of Limerick in county Galway, is the tallest of the Irish towers at 34 meters and, while quite stable, appears to be tilting precariously.
	www.sacredsites.com /europe/ireland/tower_of_cashel.html (1343 words)

	Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
		A monk at the monastery of St Ferreol, he was chosen abbot of the monastery of St Marcellus in Vienne in France.
		Abbot of monasteries in Ghent, Mont-Blandin and Saint-Bavon in Belgium.
		Abbot of the monastery of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium.
	www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk /s7centy.htm (10626 words)

	St. Colman Mac Duagh - The Life of St. Colman Mac Duagh - Monastery at Kilmacduagh. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gobban Saer was an illiterate monk in the monastery of St. Madoc of Ferns.
		Round Towers were very important to monasteries and were used as a fortress for the monks themselves and a place to secure their sacred church treasures, i.e., the rich manuscripts, the jeweled croziers, and costly chalices.
		The ruined monasteries and plundered churches of the provinces prove this beyond a doubt.
	www.stcoleman.com /life_monastery.html (1394 words)

	saints
		She was born in Tipperary and served as abbess of a monastery at Kilkeary and another one at Tehelly.
		In one instance thieves became blind after stealing the monastery's vegetables, and when an ungenerous farmer refused to let the monks have grain, it was devoured by mice.
		The monastery of at Achonry in Co. Sligo was founded by Finian of Clonard at some date in the sixth century and was established under Saint Nathi as a centre of prayer and study.
	www.aoh61.com /saints/saints_ce.htm (3912 words)

	Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
		Abbot of the monastery of the Saviour in Leyre in Spain.
		Founder of the monastery of Metten in Bavaria in Germany.
		A monk whose relics were enshrined at the monastery of Lagny in the north of France.
	www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk /stdoct.htm (7087 words)

	Encyclopedia: Gort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Kilmacduagh monastery and round tower are situated approximately 3 km west of Gort.
		He was also a frequent visitor to the home of Lady Gregory at nearby Coole Park.
		The round tower at Glendalough, Ireland, is approximately 30 metres tall A round tower was primarily a bell tower, or belfry, as the Irish form of the name cloictheach clearly indicates, and as was proved by George Petrie as long ago as 1845 and never seriously challenged since.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gort (1160 words)

	Ireland Mid-West Online - County Galway - Kilmacduagh monastic site
		The name Kilmacduagh roughly translates as "church of Duagh's son".
		The monastery, because of its wealth and importance, was plundered several times in the lawless years of the 13
		Saint Colman (MacDuagh) was said to have been walking through woods close to the Burren when his girdle fell to the ground.
	www.irelandmidwest.com /galway/history/Kilmacduagh.htm (343 words)

	Gort: Easy to Miss, Hard to Leave
		Cattle at the ruins of Kilmacduagh monastery, near Gort.
		But this town of 1,200 in County Galway is also where my mother spent her childhood -- on the outskirts, on a farm -- and where family members still live.
		Vikings raided its treasures in the 9th and 10th centuries, as did various clans in later centuries, but it remained the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop until the 16th century.
	www.irishside.com /tis/content/nyt/112.htm (1826 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of October 29 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Son of the Irish chieftain Duac, Colman was educated at Saint Enda's monastery in Aran.
		With King Guaire of Connaught he founded the monastery of Kilmacduagh, i.e., the church of the son of Duac, and governed it as abbot-bishop.
		The "leaning tower of Kilmacduagh," 112 feet high, is almost twice as old as the famous town in Pisa.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/1029.htm (2103 words)

	Kilmacduagh Diocese, County Galway, Ireland, Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons
		Kilmacduagh Diocese, County Galway, Ireland, Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons
		Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, 1836
		Maurice, bishop of this see, who died in 1283, erected on the site of the original foundation, at a short distance from the present cathedral church, a monastery for Ausustinian canons, which subsisted till the Reformation, when it was granted to the Earl of Clanrickarde.
	www.from-ireland.net /lewis/g/diokilmacduagh.htm (452 words)

	St. Colman Mac Duagh - Bringing Back Monasteries.
		at Kilmacduagh, Ireland 2002 A.D. Foundress of Benedictine Nuns
		Men do not comprehend their importance, for, if they understood, they would do all in their power to multiply them, because in them can be found the remedy for all physical and moral evils...
		No one on the face of the earth is aware whence comes the salvation of souls, the conversion of great sinners, the end of great scourges, the fertility of the land, the end of pestilence and wars, and the harmony between nations.
	www.stcolman.com /monastery.html (549 words)

	Kilmacduagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This monastery which was founded by Saint Colmán MacDuagh about A.D.600 had a separate diocese within its grounds.
		The land on which the monastery is situated was given to Saint Colmán by his cousin, King Guaire, the Generous, King of Connaught.
		The most conspicuous feature of the well-preserved round tower (33m high), with a narrow door 7m from the ground is the lean almost 50cm from the perpendicular, which it shares with a more famous counterpart at Pisa.
	www.clarelc.ie /Kilmacduagh.html (259 words)

	The Coming of Christianity to Clare and the
		The monasteries, which had been the focal points of religious life, had declined in importance and the way was ready for the introduction of the diocesan system, which was the norm elsewhere, into Ireland.
		As Kilfenora was in Cashel province and Kilmacduagh was in Tuam province the dioceses did not lose their separate identities and an unusual arrangement was made.
		The new bishop was to be Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apolostic Administrator of Kilfenora.
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/coclare/history/earlychristian.htm (1360 words)

	Site Map
		Kykkos Monastery (Panagia tou Kykkou), Troodos - founded in the 12th century, the monastery is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and contains many precious icons and relics.
		Monasteries of St. Paul and St. Anthony, which some historians say are the oldest in the world
		This tiny church was originally built as a monastery, converted to a Mosque, and finally a museum.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /sitemap.htm (3048 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Colman of Kilmacduagh
		Bishop and patron of Kilmacduagh, born at Kiltartan c.
		Thence he sought greater seclusion in the woods of Burren, in 592, and at length, in 610, founded a monastery, which became the centre of the tribal Diocese of Aidhne, practically coextensive with the present See of Kilmacduagh.
		Although the "Martyrology of Donegal" assigns his feast to 2 February, yet the weight of evidence and the tradition of the diocese point to 29 October, on which day his festival has been kept from time immemorial, and which was fixed by a rescript of Pope Benedict XIV, in 1747, as a major double.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04114b.htm (189 words)

	Nordic Culture > Vikings in Ireland - Scandinavica.com
		Glendalough monastery is a good example of a typical Irish monastery built during the Middle Ages.
		With the exception of the plundering of monasteries, that first wave of Scandinavian invaders seemed not to have had a great impact on day-to-day Irish life and culture.
		He was educated in monasteries, became the king of Munster at an early age, and after many battles on which he often called on the help of Scandinavian mercenaries, he unified Ireland and obtained the title of Ard Rí (the Supreme Chief).
	www.scandinavica.com /culture/history/ireland.htm (1124 words)

	Fernhill Farmhouse ~ Doolin Road, Lisdoonvarna, County Clare
		Of the adults, all only survived to the age of about 30 except for one who lived to be about 40.
		Kilmacduagh Monastery is tucked away in the quiet countryside near the market town of Gort and set against the backdrop of the Burren Mountains.
		Kilmacduagh's oldest buildings date back to the 11th century, but the site as a whole was founded in the 7th century by St. Colman Mac Duagh (Colman, son of Duagh) and include five churches, a round tower and abbot's house are all that remain of this once very prosperous settlement.
	www.fernhillfarm.net /local-area.html (2553 words)

	SAINTS CELTES, BELGES, ETC 29 Octobre www.amdg.be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The other monks thought it was such a marvel that they wrote it done in the monastery records, which is how we know about it.
		At the place of the pagan temple, St. Abramios founded a monastery in honor of the Theophany and became its head.
		The saint's life was a constant work of prayer and toil for the benefit of the brethren: he chopped firewood for the oven, he laundered the monks' clothing and carried water for the kitchen.
	www.amdg.easynet.be /sankt/oct29.html (7694 words)

	10 Day Castle and Gardens of Ireland June 6 - 15, 2004 \| irish castles \| ireland castles
		In a lovely secluded spot just north of Drogheda is Monasterboice, founded in the 5th century and one of the most famous monastic settlements in Ireland.
		After a fortifying breakfast we are off to Fore and Fore Abbey, a 5th century monastery and 11th century medieval Benedictine Priory.
		The monastery lies at a crossroads of medieval routes linking all parts of Ireland.
	www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/14621.html (1338 words)

	:::: Clan Cleary - Pedigree of the O Cleary family in Connacht from the 4th century ::::
		han Aidhne, so called because it was in the country of Aidhne (southern Galway, co-extensive with the diocese of Kilmacduagh) that he was fostered as a child (fosterage being an ancient tradition among the Irish as a means of cementing alliances among noble families).
		St. Colman was the first Bishop in the area and had previously been a hermit of Arranmore and at Burren in Clare.
		He founded the Monastery of Kilmacduagh and died in 632 ad.
	www.clancleary.com /html/connacht.htm (2537 words)

	Gort Online Guie to Kilmacduagh Monastery- Comprehensive Online Guide to the Monastery in Gort, County Galway, Ireland. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Gort Online Guie to Kilmacduagh Monastery- Comprehensive Online Guide to the Monastery in Gort, County Galway, Ireland.
		The Diocese of Kilmacduagh, whose name means "church of Duagh's son".
		This site was of such importance that it became the centre of a new diocese, the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, in the 12th century; it is now incorporated into the Diocese of Galway.The monastery, because of its wealth and importance, was plundered several times in the lawless years of the 13th century.
	www.gortonline.com /kilmacduagh/index.asp (352 words)

	World Encyclopedia
		Augustinian Canons from Clareabbey 1189, parish church 1302, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM)
		Franciscan, built on the site of an earlier monastery (NM)
		Franciscan1478-dissolution, 1629-?, probably built on the site of an earlier monastery (7thC) (NM)
	www.worldencyclopedia.net /index.php?title=Abbeys_and_priories_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland (421 words)

	Burren Tours Doolin Tours Holidays County Clare Ireland.
		At Kilmacduagh, head north until you eventually find N67.
		Further on, also on the left, you’ll pass Kilmacduagh Monastery founded in the 7th C. by St. Colman.
		The garden of the house, with its’ yew walk and autograph tree which includes signatures of Goerge Bernard Shaw, Sean O’Casey, John Millington Synge and Douglas Hyde, first president of Ireland, still remains.
	www.doolin-tourism.com /tour5.html (494 words)

	St. Colman Mac Duagh - Pilgrimage Itinerary.
		Finnegan when visiting the holy site of Kilmacduagh, because she is the guardian of the keys that unlock the doors for the Cathedral and other structures at Kilmacduagh.
		At Kilmacduagh once you have the keys, you should first view the map of the grounds which is posted for pilgrims.
		He befriended St. Colman and provided the resources for the building of the monastery at Kilmacduagh.
	www.stcolman.com /pilgrimage.html (1820 words)

	Encyclopedia: Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary 1945-present, stately home (thought to be) built on the site of Monasterevin monastery (above), in use as a hospice
		Benedictine 1158, Cistercian from Baltinglass 1180, occupies the site of an earlier Benedictine monastery, traces of which remain (NM)
		Dominican 1225-16thC, used as a courthouse, restored 1970s, now in parochial use
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Abbeys-and-priories-in-the-Republic-of-Ireland (612 words)

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