Gougane Barra
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Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and heritage site in the Shehy Mountains of County Cork, Ireland. It is near Ballingeary in the Muskerry Gaeltacht. Gougane Barra is at the source of the River Lee and
Gougane Barra oratory
Aerial view onto the lake from south-west
Lake and surrounding hills
19th century oratory
Finbar of Cork
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Saint Finbar, Finbarr, Finnbar, or Finnbarr, in Irish Fionnbharra, very often abbreviated to Barra, was Bishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in what is now the city of Cork, Ireland. He is patron s
Gougane Barra
…source of the River Lee and includes a lake with an oratory built on a small island. It also includes a forest park. The name Guagán Barra comes from Saint Finnbarr (or Barra), who is said to have brought Christianity to the southwest of Ireland. St. Finbar built a monastery on the island in the lake during the…
St. Finbarr by Harry Clarke at the Honan Chapel
Gougane Barra
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Portal of Cille Bharra on Barra Island