Kilmacduagh round tower #3
by John Quinn
Title
Kilmacduagh round tower #3
Artist
John Quinn
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Photograph - Photography
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This historic monastic site at Kilmacduagh, county Galway was established in the 7th centry by Saint Colman. The monastery contains a round tower, notable as both fine example of this particularly Irish feature but also because of its noticeable lean, over half a metre from the vertical. The tower is over 30 metres tall, with the only doorway some 7 metres above ground level. This site was of such importance that it became the centre of a new diocese, the Diocese of Kilmacduagh, in the 12th century
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March 3rd, 2010
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