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Monasterboice Nunnery

📍 Louth ⛪ Early Irish 📅 6th Century 🏛️ Ruins

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Early monastic site, nuns founded before 523 (or before 519) by St Buite, separate from the monks site

Early monastic site, nuns founded before 523 (or before 519) by St Buite, separate from the monks site

Historical Information

Founded: before 523 (or before 519)
Associated Saints: St Buite

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