Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly

Clonmanoies, Shannonbridge, Co. Offaly, an original watercolour painting by Róisín O' Shea, copyright 2003

This is an early christian site founded by St. Ciaran c.545, located on the eastern bank of the river Shannon. There is a ruined cathedral, seven churches, two round towers, three high crosses and the largest collection of early Christian graveslabs in Western Europe.