Donegal Abbey, Ireland
This evening, I am focusing on Donegal Abbey, close to the town of Donegal located on the N.W. coast of the island of Ireland. The abbey ruins overlook Donegal Bay which forms the estuary of the River Eske.
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Murisk Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland
This evening, I am focusing on Murrisk Abbey near Louisburgh in Co. Mayo on the central West Coast of the island of Ireland. Key aspects here are:
Iona Abbey, Scotland
This evening, I am focusing on the small island of Iona which lies off the west coast of Scotland.
Today, this is principally a spiritual retreat centred on the Iona Community which has a line descent from the arrival of St. Columba in AD 563. Columba founded an early Irish-Christian monastery from where Christianity was introduced into Northern Britain. A summary chronology post Columba is as follows:
