Clonmacnoise Round Tower

Clonmacnoise Round Tower, known as O'Rourke's Tower, was completed in 1124 by Turlough O'Connor, King of Connacht, and Gilla Christ Ua Maoileoin, abbot of Clonmacnoise. This 12th-century construction stands in the northwest corner of the monastic graveyard, reaching approximately 20 metres in height, though it is now missing significant portions of its upper section. The tower was struck by lig...