holy sites of ireland

Monasteraden

County Sligo



St Aidan (d 570) founded a monastery here. The church was presumably in the centre of the graveyard with has a complete circular enclosing wall around it. A cross-inscribed Grave Slab is now missing.

OS 32 670 919 marked

see: Irish Monasticism




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