10th C – St. Molua’s Oratory, Killaloe, Co. Clare
St. Molua’s Church was originally constructed on Friar’s Island in the River Shannon,
St. Molua’s Church was originally constructed on Friar’s Island in the River Shannon,
A National Monument, a sandstone church was erected here in the 10th century.
Medieval church consisting of a nave and chancel with a finely detailed doorway and chancel archway.
Cormac’s Chapel, consecrated in 1134, is the most important building on the Rock of Cashel,
Sited on a hill surrounded by a drained lough and now a bog,
Once the stronghold of the powerful Butler family, the castle retains its impressive keep,
A stone church has stood here since around 1044. A fine Romanesque doorway in the oldest part of this church which was completed in 1158 by Auliff Mor na Cuimsionach.
Established by Donal Mor O’Brien in 1189, the abbey at Clarecastle,
Construction on St. Mary’s Cathedral started in the 12th century, and was completed around 1194.
Officially “Sancta Maria de Petra Fertili” or “Saint Mary of the Fertile Rock”.