Díseart Diarmada

Díseart Diarmada, meaning 'Hermitage of Diarmait,' originated as a monastic settlement founded around 812 by Diarmait ua Áedo Róin, a reformist member of the Céili Dé movement. Diarmait established the monastery as a daughter house of Bangor Abbey, reviving monastic ties between Ulster and Leinster. The site's spiritual significance attracted wealth, evidenced by the construction of a 20-metre ...