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Clonmacnoise, sometimes called "seven churches", was designated a national monument in 1877 and taken over by the State to maintain. It is presently overseen by the Office of Public Works.

A meeting is to be held next week in a bid to resolve issues surrounding the move to attain world heritage site status for the Clonmacnoise monastic site.

The monastic ruins at Clonmacnoise, Co Offaly, have been recommended for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site by the Minister for the Environment, Mr Cullen. Ireland's other world heritage ...