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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]
The cliff walk, which has marker posts erected along the route, passes an old remodeled Coastguard Station, St Declan's Cell and Holy Well, a ruined church, the wreck of the Samson, an abandoned 20th century coast guard lookout, and another, much older, lookout tower. Further along the walk is a well with stone canopy, known as Fr. O'Donnells Well.
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
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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 .
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.
The Life of Saint David, written by Rhigyfarch in the late 11th century, [23] states that Ailbe baptized Saint David, [24] [25] the patron saint of Wales. In Welsh traditions, he then fostered the boy [ 1 ] while serving as bishop of Menevia (present-day St David's ) before leaving on a mission to convert southern Ireland.