page_title: Kilmacduagh monastery
section_title: Today
hierarchical_section_title: Kilmacduagh monastery / Today
caption_attribution_description: Kilmacduagh Cathedral, County Galway, Ireland English: South-west view of the cathedral from the position of the round tower.
context_page_description: Kilmacduagh Monastery is a ruined abbey near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It was reportedly founded by Saint Colman, son of Duagh in the 7th century, on land given him by his cousin King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht.
context_section_description: The ruins of the monastery are sometimes referred to as "the seven Churches". However, not all of these buildings were actually churches, none of them dates back to the 7th century. The buildings are:
  The abbey church, former cathedral, or Teampuil Mor, in the graveyard
  The "Church of Mary" or Teampuil Muire (also known as "The Lady's Church"), east of the road
  The "Church of St. John the Baptist" or Teampuil Eoin Baiste, to the north of the graveyard
  The "Abbot's House" or Seanclogh, further north, close to the road
  Teampuil Beg Mac Duagh, south of the graveyard
  The "Monastery Church" or "O'Heyne's Church" (or "O'Heyne's Abbey"), ca. 180 metres north-east of the graveyard (13th century)
  The round tower, roughly 15 metres south-west of the cathedral
  The round tower is notable both as a fine example of this particularly Irish feature but also because of its noticeable lean, over half a metre from the vertical. The tower is over 30 metres (98 feet 5 inches) tall, according to measurements taken in 1879, with the only doorway some 7 metres above ground level. The tower probably dates from the 10th century.
caption: Cathedral
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