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600 – Death of Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin). He was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Co Cork. Colman of Cloyne was born in Munster. His birthday is said to have been 15 October and the year is believed to have been 522. He was the son of Leinin, who according to the Book of Leinster was ninth in descent from Mogh Nuadat, King of Munster in 166. He was…

STAR TRAILS OVER ANNAGHKEEN CASTLE This image of the North star over Annaghkeen Castle and house, along the shores of Lough Corrib, Headford, Co Galway, Ireland was taken by Conor Ledwith. The Castle was built in the 12th century by the DeBurgo family and is thought to be the oldest example in Ireland of a castle built entirely from undressed stone

#OTD in Irish History | 24 November:

600 – Death of Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin). He was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Co Cork. Colman of Cloyne was born in Munster. His birthday is said to have been 15 October and the year is believed to have been 522. He was the son of Leinin, who according to the Book of Leinster was ninth in descent from Mogh Nuadat, King of Munster in 166. He was…

#OTD in Irish History | 24 November:

600 – Death of Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin). He was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Co Cork. Colman of Cloyne was born in Munster. His birthday is said to have been 15 October and the year is believed to have been 522. He was the son of Leinin, who according to the Book of Leinster was ninth in descent from Mogh Nuadat, King of Munster in 166. He was…

#OTD in Irish History – 24 November:

600 – Death of Saint Colman of Cloyne (also known as Saint Colman Mac Leinin). He was founder and patron of the See of Cloyne in Co Cork. Colman of Cloyne was born in Munster. His birthday is said to have been 15 October and the year is believed to have been 522. He was the son of Leinin, who according to the Book of Leinster was ninth in descent from Mogh Nuadat, King of Munster in 166. He was…

Last light over Lough Corrib and the 13th century ruins of Annaghkeen Castle, said to be one of the oldest examples of a castle built entirely from undressed stone! 🌅

🏰📍 Annaghkeen Castle, Headford📖

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Happy Friday! I am back! This post will be all about my fabulous trip to Ireland, and I’ll share some photos that don’t begin to do the beautiful landscape justice. The combination of the Writer’s Conference and tours were a perfect balance. We had a couple of days that were all-day conference and a couple that were all-day touring. The weather was AMAZING! It never got above 68 degrees on any…