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Early Christian Sites in County Clare Ballyallaban Ballyvaughan Bishop’s Island The Burren Caherconnell Clooney Corcomroe Crumlin Doonbeg/Killard Drumcliff Drumcreehy Dysert O’Dea Glencolumbkille Holy Island Keelhila Kilbaha Kilcameen/Cill Caimin Kilcorney/Cill Choime Kilfarboy Kilfenora Kilkee Killaloe Killaspuglonane Killilagh Killonaghan Kilmacreehy Kilmihil Kilmoon Kilnaboy Kilnamona Kilrush Kilshanny Kiltacky/Cill Taice Kilvoydan Liscannor Mutton Island Noughaval Oughtdarra Oughtmama Rath Ross Scattery Island Templecronan Templeline Toomullin Tuamgraney Tullaher |
St Fachnan founded a monastery here at S end of Lough Derg St Flannan (639) followed him as abbot. Beside St Flannan’s cathedral is a 12C church OS 58 701 729 marked St Molua (606) founded a monastery on Friars Island in the Shannon; the church has been moved to Killaloe which is named after him = Cill-da-lua. The chancel part of the church may have been built to house a relic of St Molua; its stone roof is original. OS 58 704 729 marked See: Irish Monasticism, Cross Slabs and High Crosses, Ancient Stones |