- Clonmacnoise is in Offaly. it was built by St Ciaran.
- it is on the banks of the river shannon.
- Clonmacnoise is one of the biggest monasteries in Ireland.
- It was attacked by vikings 8 times.
- There is only 6 churches at Clonmacnoise.
- The strategic location of the monastery at a crossroads between the major east-west land route through the bogs of central Ireland and the River Shannon helped it become a major centre of religion, learning, craftsmanship and trade by the 9th century. The strategic location of the monastery at a crossroads between the major east-west land route through the bogs of central Ireland and the River Shannon helped it become a major centre of religion, learning, craftsmanship and trade by the 9th century.
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