Clondalkin Round Tower is built on the site of a monastery founded by Saint Mochua/Cronan [10] in the 7th century. It is one of only four remaining in County Dublin, the others being located in Swords, Lusk and Rathmichael.

Clondalkin is believed to have been founded by Saint Cronan Mochua as a monastic settlement on the River Camac over 1,400 years ago (possibly late 6th or early 7th centuries). The round tower was built perhaps two centuries later (c. 790 AD [4]) as part of the monastery.

The exhibition can be enjoyed through eight distinctive themed spaces of the refurbished 19th century Mill Cottages and brings to life the monastic setting, the Viking legacy, the 19th and early 20th-century setting of Clondalkin, a busy Dublin village, as well as exploring the role that round towers performed both socially and politically in ...

This tall and slender round tower was erected on the site of a monastery that was founded in the 7th century by Saint Mochua, otherwise called Saint Cronan. The religious settlement was plundered several times during the Viking raids in the 9th and 10th centuries.

The experience explores the monastic setting, the Viking legacy and the 19th and early 20th century setting of Clondalkin. It also explores the role that round towers performed, both socially and politically in Ireland.

The monastery of Mount St Joseph at Clondalkin, founded by the brothers of the Third Order of the Discalced Carmelites in 1813, was the first successful monastic foundation in Ireland since the dissolution of religious houses by Henry VIII.

Built on the site of a monastery founded by St Mochua in the 7th century, the round tower at Clondalkin is one of four remaining towers in County Dublin, the other three are located at Swords, Lusk and Rathmichael.

Clondalkin Round Tower is about 1000 years old. It was built in the centre of an early medieval monastery, which was originally founded by St Crónán Mo-Chua in the late 600s or early 700s. No one knows for certain why round towers were built or what they were used for.

A ledger containing a written history of the Carmelites in Mount Saint Joseph monastery in Clondalkin, County Dublin, including lists of names of Carmelite brothers in the monastery.

Mar 18, 2015 · A monastery at Clondalkin was founded in the 7th century by St Mochua and it grew into a very sizable site over the subsequent years. The tall round tower, one of the finest examples in the country, is believed to date to the late 8th century or early 9th century and is a testament to time still retaining its conical cap intact.