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Meelick, County Mayo

Coordinates: 53°55′54″N 9°01′17″W / 53.931564°N 9.021349°W / 53.931564; -9.021349
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Meelick
Míleac
Village
Meelick Round Tower
Meelick Round Tower
Meelick is located in Ireland
Meelick
Meelick
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°55′54″N 9°01′17″W / 53.931564°N 9.021349°W / 53.931564; -9.021349
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Mayo
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Meelick (Irish: Míleac)[1] is a small village situated some 5 km west-southwest of Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland. It is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]

Meelick round tower

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A 21-metre high round tower next to the cemetery is the sole surviving structure of an early monastery. Restored in 1880, the tower is flat-topped, having lost its original bell-storey and cap.[citation needed] It is believed to have been built at some time between 923 and 1013 AD on the site of an ecclesiastical foundation attributed to Saint Broccaidh.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Míleac/Meelick". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Meelick Round Tower, Swinford. County Mayo 10th century". curiousireland.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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