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Fore Abbey
Fore, Co. Westmeath
Free to visit
Cloudy days
Fore, a village found in a valley of County Westmeath, is home to the ruins of a 7th Century Christian monastery founded by St Fechin.

In a tranquil, green valley in the village of Fore, about a 30 minute drive from Mullingar in County Westmeath, visitors can view the site where St Fechin founded a Christian monastery in the 7th Century. It’s believed that before his death, 300 monks lived in the community. Later, the monastery was set fire 12 times.

Among the remains, visitors can see St Fechin’s Church, built about 900. They will also find one of the 18 Fore crosses, which are spread out over 10 kilometres on roadways and in fields.

The Seven Wonders of Fore include, the monastery in the bog, the mill without a race, the water that flows uphill, the tree that has three branches, the tree that won’t burn, the water that won’t boil, the anchorite in a stone and the stone/lintel raised by St Fechin’s prayers.

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Fore, Co. Westmeath, Ireland
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