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Annaghdown

County Galway

St Brendan of Clonfert founded a monastery here on Lough Corrib for his sister St Briga. There is a 11/12C Church and 2 Cross Slabs plus a later Abbey

OS 45 286 381 marked

See: Alcock, de hora and Gosling Archaeological Inventory of County Galway vol 2 North Galway p 292 no 3292

see: Irish Monasticism, Cross Slabs and High Crosses



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