Clonleigh Abbey Lifford
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| Summary: | Old Clonleigh Abbbey and graveyard situated on a hill on a plain where flows the river Deele. The photograph shows the hill seen from the road. Only some ivy covered walls remain of the earl church. The burial ground which contains some ancient graves is used up to the present day. In early times the surrounding low lands would have been flooded giving the hill the appearance of a Grannog. A raised road leads out to the hill. Again in times of flooding this read would have appeared as a causeway. It was said a monastery existed at Clonleigh about 630 ad in 1945. A Papal bulla or seal was found by a man who was ploughing the surrounding field. The seal was that of Pope John XX111 who was diposed in 1415. |
| In collection: | Our Own Place Photographic Project |
| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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7th July 1994
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| Notes: | Project sponsored by RTÉ and Fuji Photo Film (Ireland) Ltd. Film number: U8 ; frame number: 31 Donegal Historical Society Photograph taken 7th JUly 1994 Physical description: 1 photograph ; 15 x 10cm. Geographic Coverage: Clonleigh, Co. Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland. more |
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OOP_U8/31 |
NPA Reading Room - Appt. only |
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