Aghaboe Abbey
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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. In his Vita Sancti Columbae, Ad
Aghaboe Abbey History Plaque
Aghaboe, partially restored (1986)
Aghaboe, this partially restored ruin was built in 1382
East window and altar
Virgil of Salzburg
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Virgil, also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer. He left Ireland around 745, intending to visit the Holy Land; but, like many of his co
Aghaboe Abbey
…Bovis dicitur, Scotice vero Achadh-bou" The abbey grew into a major centre of learning, commerce and agriculture. Among the monks from the abbey was St. Virgilius (Feargal or Farrell), a noted geometer and astronomer who was abbot before he left Ireland and built the cathedral at Salzburg in Austria in the 8th…
Statue of Saint Virgil at the Salzburg Cathedral
St.Adolari Empore 6 Virgil