page_title: Ardmore, County Waterford
section_title: Ecclesiastical ruins
hierarchical_section_title: Ardmore, County Waterford / History / Ecclesiastical ruins
caption_attribution_description: English: Stone carvings in St Declan's church, Ardmore, en:County Waterford, en:Ireland Photo by Michael Rogers, 2002, who retains copyright and releases the image under the GFDL.
context_page_description: Ardmore is a seaside resort and fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, not far from Youghal on the south coast of Ireland, with a permanent population of around 430, that increases in the tourist season. It is believed to be the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland. Saint Declan lived in the region at some time in the period 350–450 AD and Christianised the area before the coming of Saint Patrick.
  In September 2014, Ardmore was included on a shortlist of Ireland's top tourist towns composed by Fáilte Ireland. It is home to Ireland's only hotel with a Michelin starred restaurant: The House at the Cliff House Hotel.
context_section_description: On a hill above the village is a well-preserved 30-m-high, 12th-century round tower and the ruins of a cathedral dating from the 12th and 13th centuries with an adjacent 8th-century oratory. One of the outer walls of the cathedral features some stone carvings retrieved from an earlier 9th-century building.  The carvings include a very early image of a harp, images of Adam and Eve in the garden and a representation of "Solomon's judgement". The cathedral also contains two Ogham stones, which rest in small alcoves. Some elements of the original structure can still be seen within the building. The present Church of Ireland church is close to this complex.
caption: Stone carvings at St Declan's Church
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