This is a place of some pedigree and considerable irony. The hermit Dermot built his cell here to escape the world, but was soon sought out for his wisdom. There was then an abbey built just yards away and eventually a monastery too.
The round tower & Romanesque arch way are all that remains of the monastery. The abbey ruins are quite spectacular.
The church yards has two high crosses that are intricately carved as always. There are some very old graves here, some of them crossovers from pagan to Christian burials resembling cyst graves.
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On my first visit here I was mainly concerned with crossing another round tower off my list and took very little notice of the other wonders in the churchyard.
There are some lovely grave slabs here as well as the two crosses.
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Lately I have driven through Castledermot so regularly that I thought I'd better stop at the church and take a nother look at the fabulous crosses here. Caught in the right light, their intricacy always surprises me.
The GPS reading given here is for the round tower. The reading for the north cross is S 78426 85011 and for the south cross it is S 78429 85000.
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_After a long, hot day out we needed some food on the way home. Castledermot is the ideal spot on this trip. So, after some chips and a lot of water we took a walk around the churchyard. I love these two crosses. The little Loki-esque figure on the one really makes me smile.
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Castledermot is north of Carlow on the N9.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Killala (Co. Mayo) |  Seir Kieran (Co. Offaly) |  Balla (Co. Mayo) |
 Glendalough (Co. Wicklow) |  Rattoo (Co. Kerry) |  Aghadoe (Co. Kerry) |
