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Extract from the St Mullins Travel Guides:
Five miles south down the towpath along the River Barrow from Graiguenamanagh, or the R729, and into County Carlow, is
ST MULLINS
tucked away among wooded hills, with the open heights of the Blackstairs Mountains beyond. Strolling through the village, you'll come across the scant remains of a monastery, founded in 696 AD by St Moling, Bishop of Ferns and Glendalough, and alongside them in the churchyard are the base of a round tower and a very worn stone cross. Down beside the stream, at the back of the ruins, a path leads to St Moling's Well, while near the centre of the village stands a defensive earthwork, looking like a sturdy pudd...
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