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Early Christian Sites in County Meath Castletown Castlekieran Bobsville Dromiskin Donaghmore Duleek Dunshaughlin Kells Killary Skreen Slane Tara |
St Patrick is said to have founded a monastery here and made St Erc bishop. The present buildings were built on the site of St Erc’s hermitage, though they were rebuilt in the 15C and still in use till the 16C. There is St Erc’s tomb shrine and a now dried up Holy Well OS 43 963 752 marked see: Irish Monasticism, Holy Wells and Holy Trees, Tomb Shrines |