This photo shows O Rourkes Tower (one of the two round towers at the site) as well as a high cross and the river Shannon in the background. The tower was completed in 1124 and is almost 20 metres tall with the doorway 3.5 metres above the ground.
Clonmacnoise (Cluain Mhic Nos) is an ancient monastic site on the banks of the Shannon near the centre of Ireland. It was founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran, and became a major centre of religion, learning and trade. For seven centuries the monestry thrived and among the extensive ruins that have survived to this day are a cathedral, eight churches, two round towers, three high crosses and hundreds of Early Christian cross slabs.
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