Meelick Míleac
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Meelick Round Tower | |
Meelick
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Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Mayo |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
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Meelick (Irish: Míleac) is a small village situated some 5 km westsouthwest of Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland.
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. 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.