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at Kilree, others that he was buried outside the church grounds there because he was a pagan. The Annals however record he was heavily involved in a power struggle between two dominant monastic traditions - that of
Patrick versus Brigit, with Niall favouring the latter, so the tale of his
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and geometric designs. The east face has a hunting scene. The west face depicts the
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