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Saint Macdara's Island
53.3044° N, -9.9173° E
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Saint Macdara's Island (Irish: Cruach na Cara) is a small island off the coast of County Galway in Ireland on which stands a mediaeval Christian monastery and National Monument.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Feast of Macdara (pilgrimage)
16 July (annual)
Original wooden church
6th century
Stone church erected
10th century
1907 pilgrimage tragedy
1907
Church roof restoration
1977
An Post stamp series
1982–1986
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ChurchesSacred WellsStelae
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