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ST. PATRICK'S FIRST CHURCH, SAUL, COUNTY DOWN, NORTHERN IRELAND
In 432 AD St. Patrick returned to Ireland the land where he had been held a slave, his boat having been blown through Strangford Lough. The local chieftain, Dichu, was converted to Christianity and provided Patrick with a barn for services, and so this barn became the first Christian church in Ireland. Patrick died at Saul and was buried in Downpatrick in 461 AD. Saul, means barn in Gaelic, and is the cradle of Christianity in the island of Ireland. See on the Map-olah map:
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CARDIGAN CASTLE - THE FIRST RECORDED EISTEDDFOD
The first recorded competitive Eisteddfod was held at Cardigan Castle in 1176 by the Lord Rhys. Poets and musicians were invited from all over Wales , and a chair at the Lord's table was awarded to the best poet and musician. This was the first recorded such literary and music festival in the tradition of the ancient bardic culture of the Celts. See on the Map-olah Map: https://www.zeemaps.com/view?group=2653234&item=The_First_Recorded_Eisteddfod_-_Cardigan_Castle |
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