Aird Mhór

Ardmore (Aird Mhór, 'great promontory') was founded as a monastic settlement in the 5th century by St. Declan, a pre-Patrician saint of the Déisi tribe, predating St. Patrick's arrival in Ireland. St. Declan established a religious community that became one of Ireland's oldest Christian settlements, converting the local population and establishing Ardmore as an episcopal see. The monastery flou...