The Seven Wonders of Fore Abbey (with Bartle D'Arcy)

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In Fore, North Westmeath, with the brilliant local historian Bartle D'Arcy, as we look at the 7 Wonders, and the Pagan, early Christian, and Norman history, all associated with the Abbey.

Fore Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in the County of Westmeath, near Fore village. The abbey was founded by Saint Feichin in 630 AD and functioned for over 900 years.

The Seven Wonders of Fore are as follows:
1) The Anchorite (Hermit) in the Cell 01:48
2) The Lintel-stone Raised by St. Fechin’s Prayers 17:47
3) The Mill without the Race (Stream) 26:37
4) The Water that Flows Up the Hill 27.07
5) The Tree that Wont Burn 28:41
6) The Water that Wont Boil 32:40
7) The Monastery Built on the Quaking Sod (Bog) 34:16

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Intro music: Enigma "Sadeness"