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 Mariana Ornelas' Trip to Ireland, Summer 2002
This monastery is in County Clare 9 km from the lovely town of Ennis. The high cross and the church date back to the 12th or 13th centuries. This county was ruled by the O'Briens who in 1318 fought against the |Norman de Clares of Bunratty thus postponing the Anglo-Norman conquest of Clare for over 200 years.
O'Dea Monastery
Alexandrian cross on outside church wall 		O'Dea Monastery
Cross of St. Tola. Depicts a crucified Christ above a bishop carved in relief 		O'Dea Monastery
The other side of the same cross
O'Dea Monastery
Image of a sheila-na-gig, the symbol of female fertility 		O'Dea Monastery
Countryside adjacent to the monastic site in beautiful County Clare. Contented cows like these dot the Irish countryside

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