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Cloyne Cathedral Monastery and Nunnery

📍 Cork 📅 founded 6th century 🏛️ destroyed by Vikings

About This Site

early monastic site, purported nunnery,[notes 44] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings;

early monastic site, purported nunnery,[notes 44] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings;

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • St Ite
  • Cluain-uama
  • Cluain-vama
  • Killeedy (Cluainchreduil) (County Limerick)?
Communities & Provenance:

early monastic site, purported nunnery,[notes 44] apparently erroneous reference to Killeedy (Cluainchreduil), County Limerick; founded 6th century by Colman mac Lenine; destroyed many times by Vikings;