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Lorrha, a village in North Tipperary may have derived its name from either of the long low hills that surround it or from a place of early monastic settlement.
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15 April: St Ruadán (d. 584) of Lothra/ #Lorrha #Tipperary. 1 of 12 Apostles of Ireland. Cursed Tara to be forever deserted when king of Ireland violated church; killed by roof-beam Ruadán prophesied would fall on him! Bell in BM. Lorrha/Stowe Missal 8/9th C www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross...

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14 April: Feast Day of St Cilléne mac Lubnáin. Likely Cilléne mac Luibnén who was a guarantor of Adomnán's Law of Innocents in 697. Associated with #Birr, #Offaly or #Lorrha, #Tipperary (Dr Elva Johnston). Law of Innocents had fines for breaking protection to women/other non-combatants in war.

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