Clonmacnoise Studies

Download or read book Clonmacnoise Studies written by Heather A. King and published by Duchas the Heritage Service. This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founding of a monastery at Clonmacnoise in the mid-6th century at an important crossing points in central Ireland paved the way for the development of a significant and wealthy community. This series of 11 studies, taken from a one-day conference, collates information from ten years of excavation and research into the monastery, church, cathedral and local environs. Individual papers focus on the pre-monastic environment, the early photographic records of Clonmacnoise and 18th century watercolours, the monastic town and cathedral, art and patronage, sculpture and coinage and the results of recent excavations. A well presented study.