Lemanaghan Monastery

Lemanaghan is a major early medieval monastery founded by St Manchán in the seventh century; this monastic complex contains, amongst numerous other features, a Romanesque church (with several early Christian cross-slabs) a medieval rectangular building, a holy well, a possible oratory or hermitage and associated togher and an early medieval monastic enclosure.

The Project

A sixteenth century tower house is also located 80m to the north. Several significant artefacts have been uncovered close to the site or are associated to the ecclesiastical site – not least the famed twelfth century St Manchan’s Shrine that is currently housed in Boher’s Catholic Church. The Irish Heritage School have supported community based research at the site since 2023, which has included an extensive programme of photogrammetry, field survey and graveyard recording, an educational program with local schools and a community survey masterclass. We have also acted as project archaeologists for conservation works at the site. Want to know more… contact us or see our Sketchfab.