Aghalurcher Monastery

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Aghalurcher was a pre-Norman monastery located east of the shore of upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, founded according to legend by Saint Ronan in the sixth to early seventh century and dedicated to him in the ninth century. The site includes the ruins of a medieval church with a small gated vault — where sculptural fragments are stored — and a gateway constructed with stones from the church. The church was remodelled in 1447 with a new roof added. The site seems to have been abandoned after a murder on the altar effectively deconsecrated the church. ()

Established: VII centuryCoordinates: 54°14'4"N, 7°27'6"W

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Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom

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Aghalurcher Monastery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Crom Castle, Crom, Belle Isle Castle, Castle Balfour.

5 miS
Forts and castles
Crom Castle
127 min walk • Crom Castle is situated on the shores of the Upper Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and set within a 1,900-acre estate. The castle is built of grey stone with the main part of the building and wings being over two floors. The entrance is a battlemented tower with smaller towers to one side.
4.7 miS
Nature, Forest, Park
Crom, Lisnaskea
121 min walk • The Crom Estate is a nature reserve located in the south of County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, along the shores of Upper Lough Erne. It is one of three estates owned and managed by the National Trust in County Fermanagh, the others being Florence Court and Castle Coole mansions.
4.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Belle Isle Castle
123 min walk • Belle Isle Castle is an 18th century house on Belle Isle, an island previously known, in Gaelic times, as Ballymacmanus Island or Senadh-Mic-Maghnusa or, simply, Senad. The Belle Isle Estate stretches over 470-acres near Lisbellaw in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
1.3 miN
Forts and castles
Castle Balfour, Lisnaskea
33 min walk • Castle Balfour is a castle situated in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It sits at the edge of the parish graveyard just west of Main Street.
0.5 miSE
Cemetery
Aghalurcher
14 min walk • Aghalurcher is a civil parish located mainly in the barony of Magherastephana in County Fermanagh and partly in the barony of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
1.3 miN
54°15'9"N • 7°26'34"W
Lisnaskea Library, Lisnaskea
34 min walk • Library