St. Manchan's Monastery and Well
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About
St Manchan of Lemanaghan was an early Irish saint who died of yellow fever in 664AD. He established a monastery here in 644AD, in which was kept the reliquary of St. Manchan which was made in 1130AD at Clonmacnoise. (now removed Boher parish church). Today you can see a church built on the site which was built later- possibly in the 14th cent. There are early houses a well and sacred tree here.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 30 minutes