Grange stone circle, Ireland

A grange was originally an area of land in Ireland some miles away from an urban-based monastery where in mediæval times food was grown for the monastery. Though initially just a description of the area of land used for food production, the word 'Grange' often evolved into the name of the townland or parish, replacing an earlier name. Most Irish counties have a place called 'Grange'; some have a number. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 185 KB)Grange stone circlein Ireland. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 185 KB)Grange stone circlein Ireland. ...

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Grange stone circle, near Lough Gur in County Limerick is the largest such structure in Ireland. It is situated beside the Limerick-Kilmallock road. It was built at least as far back as 2000BC. It is 46m in internal diameter. Its purpose was most probably ritual. Lough Gur reaches up to a maintained lawn at the visitor area at the lake. ... Limerick (Luimneach in Irish) is an Irish county in the province of Munster, located in the Mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south and County Kerry to the west. ... Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the province of Munster, in the midwest of the Republic of Ireland. ... Kilmallock (Cill Mocheallóg in Irish) is a village in south County Limerick, Ireland, near the border with County Cork. ...

In the eleventh century St. Mary's Abbey in Navan, County Meath was supplied with food by a number of granges, including one located at Killenagolach, near the ancient bishopric of Ardbraccan (modern day 'Bohermeen'), five miles from the town. Eventually 'Grange' replaced Killenagolach as name of the local townland and parish, and has remained the name of the area ever since. Navan (An Uaimh in Irish, meaning The Cave) is the administrative town of County Meath, Ireland. ... Meath (An Mhí in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, often informally called The Royal County. ... Ardbraccan is an ancient place of christian worship, and the location of the former residence of the Roman Catholic, then after the Reformation the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath. ... Bohermeen is a Roman Catholic Irish Diocese of Meath. ...