[caption id="attachment_1521" align="aligncenter" width="417" caption="St Cadoc"][/caption] Above: Picture of Cadoc of Wales It is significant that Cadoc of Wales on his return from Ireland determined to build a church on the banks of the Neath. An Irish architect named Liguri so excelled all the others engaged in the erection of this church as to arouse their envy so that they conspired against him and put him to death. From the church the place took its name of Llanliguri. In the sixth century the piety of ... Read More

[caption id="attachment_1520" align="aligncenter" width="605" caption="Ruin of Early Irish Monastery"][/caption] Above: Ruins of early Irish monastery Many of the hatha, as indicated, placed their duns at the disposal of Patrick and his disciples. " The house of Con all brother of the king of Meath, was given up to St. Patrick on the occasion of its master's conversion, and the church of Downpatrick at Tailtean was built upon that site. The fortress of Dun Lughaidh was also given up to St. Patrick when the lord ... Read More