10th C. – West Cross, Monasterboice, Co. Louth
The so-called west cross stands near the base of the round tower.
1100 – St. Farannan’s Church – Donaghmore, Co. Tipperary
Medieval church consisting of a nave and chancel with a finely detailed doorway and chancel archway.
1134 – Cormac’s Chapel, Rock of Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Cormac’s Chapel, consecrated in 1134, is the most important building on the Rock of Cashel,
1139 – St Mary’s Abbey Chapter House, Mary’s Abbey, Dublin
In the early 1880s, seven feet beneath street level, the Chapter House of St Mary’s Abbey was rediscovered under a bakery.
1140 – Monaincha Church, Co. Tipperary
Sited on a hill surrounded by a drained lough and now a bog,
1142 – Cahir Castle, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
Once the stronghold of the powerful Butler family, the castle retains its impressive keep,
1142 – Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth
Mellifont was the first Cistercian monastery to be established in Ireland.
1150 – Baltinglass Abbey, Co. Wicklow
Baltinglass Abbey is one of the most important Cistercian abbeys of Leinster.
1158 – Aghadoe Church, Killarney, Co. Kerry
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.
1172 – Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Christ Church Cathedral is the Church of Ireland Cathedral for the Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough.
