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St Molaise (570) founded the monastery here in Lower Lough Erne. There is the 12C ‘house’ built for the remains of the saint, a 12 C Round Tower and the footings of another, a 13C Church, and the 15/16C Abbey Church on the hill. His Book Shrine is in the National Museum. OS 17 223 473 marked http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/devenish.shtml see: Irish Monasticism, Round Towers
The 11C shrine of the Gospel Book of St Molaise is in the National Museum. |
