Clondalkin Dublin Ireland

Clondalkin, situated ten kilometers west of Dublin, is believed to have been founded by Saint Cronan Mochua as a monastic settlement on the River Camac before 600.

The settlement’s round tower, twenty-five point six meters high, was built of stone around a century later as part of the monastery. (Acknowledged as one of the oldest and best preserved in the country, it retains its original conical cap).

Saint Fugillus was Bishop of Clondalkin by the eighth century and noted gospel manuscripts were produced—the most famous of these being the Clondalkin mass book which is today on display in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Clondalkin is also home to St Brigid's Well, which is said to have been established in the fifth century by Saint Brigid as a well for baptizing pagans.

Locals believe that the well possesses powers of healing.

Clondalkin is sacked in 832 by Vikings from Denmark, and the monastery is burned to the ground.