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Cashel Man. A recent discovery of a Bog Body in Co. Laois. By Sean Murray

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Cashel Man-A recent discovery of a Bog Body in Co. Laois by Sean Murray Remarkable Find On Wednesday 10th of August 2011, a remarkable find was uncovered on a bog in Co. Laois. A bog body was unearthed during peat milling at Cashel bog between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix by Jason Phelan, a Bord Na Mona […]

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St. Fiacc of Sleaty, Co. Laois

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St. Fiacc of Sleaty, Co. Laois. By Seán Murray Nestled on a low hillock approximately 500m west of the River Barrow, near Carlow Town, is the site of St. Fiacc’s monastery, in the townland of Sleaty or Sleibtach (House near the mountains) County Laois. Fiacc was undoubtedly a highly influential figure during the period of […]

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