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Aghadown Monastery

📍 Cork 📅 round tower standing until 18th century

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early monastic site, Gaelic monks round tower standing until 18th century

early monastic site, Gaelic monks round tower standing until 18th century

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • Aughadown
  • Achad-duine
Communities & Provenance:

early monastic site, Gaelic monks round tower standing until 18th century

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