Sier Kieran,

Sier Kieran,

Window

Lantern slide depicting a window at Seir Kieran monastic site, Co. Offaly. Originally titled 'Seir Kieran (Clareen) E. Window' and labelled 'K4 50'. The image depicts a window on the East side of the monestary founded by St. Ciaran in the 5th Century. During the 9th and 10th Century there were numerous Viking raids on the monastery. The impressive enclosing ramparts were erected for protection around this time, reputedly in the 940s. In 952 the monastery was raid by the Munster men.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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BOX37_058

RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 37

25/01/17

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

114.3mb

7559 x 7559 pixels

Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Offaly

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100031.aspx

Townland: Clareen

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/41894.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 214276

Irish National Grid North: 202391

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.072194

Longitude: -7.7877150

Place: Sier Kieran, Latitude: 52.9987461 Longitude: -7.9136148999999705

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)