Ardfert
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Ardfert is a village and civil parish in County Kerry, Ireland. Historically a religious centre, the economy of the locality is driven by agriculture and its position as a dormitory town, being only 8
Fountain at The Square in Ardfert
Ardfert Cathedral
Tomb of John O'Donnell in the grounds of Ardfert Cathedral
Ardfert Friary
Holy Cross Abbey
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Holy Cross Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Holycross near Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland, situated on the River Suir. It takes its name from a relic of the True Cross or Holy Rood.
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…for his ally FitzMaurice. En route, he visited and venerated a relic of the True Cross (Holy rood) on the Feast of St. Andrew, on 30 November 1601, at Holy Cross Abbey, near Thurles, County Tipperary, which was a rallying point for the defence of religious freedom and for Irish sovereignty. From there he sent an…
Holy Cross Abbey on the River Suir
View from 1841
The ruined interior, 1841
The Abbey of Holy Cross, County of Tipperary, The Nave, 1833