Inscribed stone, Donaghmore (2)
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Inscribed stone, Donaghmore (2)
Image: © Kenneth Allen Taken: 16 May 2011
Looking east towards the town; the following text is included, "In the 5th Century AD, St Patrick founded Donaghmore's first church and appointed Colm Cruimther as Parish Priest. An extensive monastic settlement thrived there until its destruction in 1195. The nearby High Cross comprises parts of crosses once placed as boundary markers of the monastery. From the eleventh Century until the flight of the Earls in 1607, Donaghmore was the property of the O'Neill clan. The subsequent Plantation of Ulster introduced different landlords, and new entrepreneurs contributed to the development of this historical site"
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Image Location
Latitude
54.530871
Longitude
-6.81368