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Encyclopedia > Monasterboice

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Monasterboice (358 words)
Monasterboice, or Mainister Bhuithe was founded by St Buite before his death in AD520.
Monasterboice's great monuments are it's High Crosses, which may have been used to tell stories from the bible to a congregation.
The drawing to the right is an artist's reconstruction of what Monasterboice may have looked like soon after the High Crosses were erected in the 9th or 10th Century.
Monasterboice (213 words)
Monasterboice was founded by Saint Buite who died in 521A.D. It was in use until 1122 but only its ruins remain today.
The cup shaped hollow further down the stem is thought to be a natural fault in the stone.
Monasterboice Monastery is located 8km north of Drogheda off the N1 National Monument No 94.
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