Labbamolaga Ecclesiastical Enclosure

Labbamolaga is an early ecclesiastical enclosure originally comprised of four standing stones, a graveyard, two churches, a saint’s tomb, two cross-slabs, bullaun stones and a stone cross. Founded in the 7th century by St. Molaga, who introduced beekeeping to Ireland. St. Molaga also founded the monastery at Timoleague. It is believed after St. Molaga died in 664AD he was buried in the earlier ...