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Lorrha Monastery

📍 Tipperary ⛪ Early Irish 📅 6th Century 🏛️ Ruins

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Early monastic site, founded before 558 by St Brendan; refounded before 584 by St Ruadhan; burned by the Norsemen 845; church built on site c.1000, ruins remain

Early monastic site, founded before 558 by St Brendan; refounded before 584 by St Ruadhan; burned by the Norsemen 845; church built on site c.1000, ruins remain

Historical Information

Founded: before 558
Associated Saints: St Brendan

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