Clonmacnoise Murder and Mayham from 580 AD

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00:00Hello and welcome to Clomac Noise in County Offaly beside the Shannon River.

00:05This is an absolutely stunning sight.

00:08You can feel the presence of those long gone in every corner.

00:12One of Ireland's ancient sights dating back to 580.

00:16And later in the video, we will show you the best ways on how to get there.

00:20Right in the middle of Ireland, a spiritual sight.

00:24It's very hard to describe, but it's as if you were being watched over by those long gone.

00:29There are high crosses, two round towers.

00:32The high cross of the scriptures, one of the most amazing high crosses in the museum.

00:37It's carved from one piece of sandstone around 900 AD.

00:42There is no sandstone in the area.

00:44The nearest would be in County Mayo or on the south coast.

00:48If you can imagine the effort involved in getting the sandstone here from so many miles away,

00:52probably down the Shannon on a boat.

00:55Clomac Noise was originally thought to be a small town

00:58and was plundered by the Vikings and the Normans on many occasions.

01:02Hence their round towers where all the valuables were kept.

01:06What you also see here are the replicas of the primitive houses the people lived in at the time.

01:11There are four churches within the site

01:13and a modern graveyard used by the local community just next to it.

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01:28So now we have shown you this beautiful place.

01:31How do you get here?

01:32Getting to Clomac Noise, you can do in a few ways.

01:35There is a rather unusual one.

01:37And that is by day trip on the river by boat from Athlone.

01:41Viking tours departing from Athlone Castle.

01:44The cruise travels downstream on the river Shannon to Clomac Noise.

01:48During this meandering voyage, there is live commentary on local history, monastic life,

01:53and the surrounding flora and fauna.

01:55Apart from driving a car, you can also get to Clomac Noise by Irish Rail to the Clara Town stop,

02:01then the 850 bus.

02:03If you download the Transport for Ireland app on your phone, it will give you all the details.

02:07There are some tour companies that also visit the site as well.

02:12We have been here twice.

02:13Once in May, and then again in October, when you can see the Shannon was flooding.

02:19Looking down, we have the Church of the Nuns.

02:22That's to the east of the site, and it was finished in 1167.

02:27It has beautiful stonework carving on the arches on the entrance into the church,

02:32and is located just past the site on the back road close to the new graveyard.

02:36Finally, thanks for staying with us.

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