Drumlane is a monastery located in Milltown

Milltown, County Cavan

Milltown formerly known as Belnaleck is a village in County Cavan, Ireland. It is from the town of Killeshandra and is situated near Ardan Lough and Drumlane Lough and is known for Drumlane Monastery, a sixth century monastery and round tower located south of the village....

, County Cavan

County Cavan

County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland

Ireland

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. Located at the monastic site is an abbey, church and round tower which date back to 555

555

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. Drumlane was founded by Saint Columba

Columba

Saint Columba —also known as Colum Cille , Colm Cille , Calum Cille and Kolban or Kolbjørn —was a Gaelic Irish missionary monk who propagated Christianity among the Picts during the Early Medieval Period...

, although Saint Mogue is generally associated with the monastery's foundation, evidence suggests that the foundation of Drumlane is older than his time. In 1261 the monastery was burned by the O'Rourke

O'Rourke

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s, a rival clan of the O'Reilly

O'Reilly

O'Reilly is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh. It is also the patronymic form of the Irish name Reilly . It is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in County Cavan followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and...

s of East Breifne

East Breifne

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The original monastic buildings were made of wood, but were replaced in the 12th century when the monastery was taken over by the Augustinians

Augustinians

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. The Round Tower

Round tower

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 is the most distinguished part of the monastery, a tall circular stone structure that stands beside the church and is the only remaining round tower in the Diocese of Kilmore

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kilmore is a Roman Catholic diocese which is mainly in the Republic of Ireland although a few parishes are in Northern Ireland. It is one of eight suffragan dioceses which are subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Armagh...

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