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During the 6th century, a monastery flourished at this site. Ardcarn was designated as a diocese in the province of Connaught in 1111. It was later combined with Roscommon, Elphin and Drumcliff to make up the diocese of Elphin…

Saint Fintan began a monastery here and then went on to Slieve Margy, leaving the community in the care of a nun called Cera. She died in 670, and records indicate that the monastery also burned during that year.…

There are two churches on this site, portions of which date back to the 15th century.
The first, a roofed church – was originally built during the 12th century, although few of the oldest parts remain visible. It…

Gallen Church sits on the original site of a monastery that was established in 492. A group of Welsh monks restored the community after its buildings were burned in 820. They operated a school at this location for many…

St. Patrick’s Church at Corracrin is located on the Dublin Road near the village of Emyvale in County Monaghan. Its churchyard is well known as the burial place of Canon Patrick Moynagh, a priest who helped many local citizens…

This hill outside Glaslough in County Monaghan was the site of a Viking Fort in the 10th century. Here the invaders staged attacks on Old Donagh Church. A significant strategic area for battle, Drumbanagher Hill is most widely remembered…

St. Mochua, who is said to have died in 657, began the monastic community at Timahoe. The 96 foot high round tower is the only surviving evidence of any religious community that operated on the site. It dates back…

King John, an Anglo-Norman, officially established the town of Drogheda in 1194 but the actual history of inhabitation extends back to the times when the Celts first arrived.
Drogheda was the scene of several important historical events, such…

One of the two main churches of the parish, St. Mary’s is an 1839 structure that houses a unique wood sculpture of the Crucifixion created by Edward Smyth, a famous Irish sculptor from the period with roots in Navan.…

The ruins of this once splendid cathedral stand along the banks of the River Boyne. It is one of many sites in and around Trim that housed ancient ecclesiastical structures. The cathedral was built by Simon de Rochfort, Meath’s…