Toureen Peakaun Church

The monastic enclosure of Toureen Peakaun is six km north-west of Cahir and consists of a church, crosses, ballaun stones, and holy well, inscribed slabs, cross slabs, altar, shrine and sundial. The monastic site was founded in the 7th century by St Alban, whose successor was St Beccan. The enclosure has been excavated and this has shown the site was protected by a palisade, with radiocarbon d...