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Clonfert

Clonfert is a village in east County Galway, Ireland, where St Brendan the Navigator founded a monastery around 557. The monastery became a major centre of learning and the seat of a medieval bishopric. Its 12th-century cathedral has a celebrated Hiberno-Romanesque doorway, one of the finest in Ireland.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Clonfert. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/clonfert
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