Castledermot Round Tower

Castledermot monastic settlement was established by the 9th century, founded by St. Diarmuid who died in 825AD. It is the burial place of the Bishop and King of Munster, Cormac mac Cuilennáin, d. 938AD. The Annals of Ulster, the Annals of Innisfallen, and the later Annals of the Four Masters, give a glimpse into Cormac’s piety. Cormac’s untimely death came as a result of a fall from his horse a...