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St CronanSt. Cronan was born in the sixth century AD.He is believedto have been a native of Roscrea.St. Cronan was educated at Clonmacnoise one of Ireland’s leadingmonasteries under the education of St.Kieran.His first foundation in the Roscrea area was a cell which he builtnear Loch Cré in a woody place which is now known as Sean Ross.
He laboured there for many years where the poor came to him foralms, the distressed for comfort and the homeless for shelter.But Sean Ross was an isolated area, away from the main road, theSlí Dála and the travellers seeking St.Cronan’s hospitality oftencouldn’t find him.History tells us that one winter’s day a party travelling along themain road and intending to lodge at Sean Ross completely losttheir way. After a trying time St.Cronan found them at the placewhere they rejoined the main road. There St.Cronan decided tostay and so abandoned his cell at Sean Ross and built a bigger andbetter foundation in this more accessible position near the SlíDála and the Moinín River . This cell is what is now called RoscreaMonastery. Unfortunately, little remains today.The original structure would have been wooden. From the recentexcavations show that it’s layout was similar to other monasteries.The area around what used to be Roscrea Monastery is the sitewhich is known today as Church Street. On this site today wehave lots of historic buildings, such as the round tower, the westgable end , Black mills, also in 2010 there was an archaeologicaldig carried out on the site of where Tesco is today. Thearchaeologists found coins, teeth and animal remains.
Page 1: St.Cronan’s ChurchRoscrea church
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