Cromwell's Castle - Inishbofin Co Galway
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Windsocker
N 53° 36.585 W 010° 12.984
29U E 419523 N 5940791
Built in 1657, the fort was used as a prison for bishops, priests and monks.
Waymark Code: WM5CQY
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 12/19/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Blue Man
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It was used as a prison for catholic priests from all over the country after the English Statute of 1585 declared them guilty of high treason. The first reference of Bofin comes from the seventh century. Again, it has often been related how St. Colman, himself of Connacht origin, defended the Celtic custom of the dating of Easter at the Synod of Whitby in 664.
Accessibility: Full access

Condition: Partly ruined

Admission Charge?: Not Listed

Website: Not listed
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