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St. Declan's Monastery is located about 400 m (1 ⁄ 4 mile) southwest of Ardmore, County Waterford. Ardmore is built on a headland 7.5 km (4.7 mi) east of Youghal and the mouth of the Munster Blackwater .
Declán of Ardmore (Old Irish: Declán mac Eircc; Irish: Deaglán, Deuglán; Latin: Declanus; died 5th century AD), also called Déclán, was an early Irish saint of the Déisi Muman, who was remembered for having converted the Déisi in the late 5th century and for having founded the monastery of Ardmore (Ard Mór) in what is now County Waterford. [1]
Ardmore is associated with a 5th century saint, Declán of Ardmore, who is reputed to have founded a monastery in the area. [4] Declan, regarded as a patron saint of the Déisi of East Munster, [5] is one of several Munster saints said to have preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland.
early monastic site, founded in the 5th century by St Mac Liag, disciple of St Declan of Ardmore Cell-mic-liag 52°10′00″N 7°04′30″W / 52.166625°N 7.074985°W / 52.166625; -7.074985 ( Kilmacleague Monastery
Saint Declan (fl. 350–450 AD) founded a monastery at Ardmore, [63] possibly the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland. A contemporary was Ailbe, whose Vita, written c. 750, says that he preached Christianity in Munster before the arrival of St. Patrick, and founded a monastery at Emly.
The later lives of the Dublin collection go further and make Ailbe the principal 'pre-Patrican' Saint of Ireland (the others are Ciarán of Saighir, Declan of Ardmore, Abbán of Moyarney and Ibar of Beggerin or Beggery Island) [12] The Dublin Life of Ailbe asserts that Munster was entrusted to him by Saint Patrick, while to similar effect ...
There are 4 schools in Kilmacthomas. St Declan's Community College is the largest second-level school in the county area, with in excess of 700 pupils. The (Kilmac') Convent Primary school caters for younger children, which is a mile away and has 100 students while the preschool boys and girls attend the Naíonra on the High Road.
Ultan was a disciple and kinsman of St. Declan, who made him bishop of Ardbraccan. [5] He succeeded St. Breccan as Abbot-Bishop of Ardbraccan about the year 570. [1] Ultan founded a school, educating and feeding its poor students, and was noted for his work in collecting the writings of Saint Brigid and illuminating them.