Village in Connacht, Ireland
| Meelick Míleac | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Meelick Round Tower | |
  MeelickLocation in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′54″N 9°01′17″W / 53.931564°N 9.021349°W / 53.931564; -9.021349 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Meelick (Irish: Míleac) is a small village situated some 5 km west-southwest of Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland. It is in a civil parish of the same name.
Meelick round tower
A 21-metre high round tower next to the cemetery is the sole surviving structure of an early monastery. Restored in 1880, the tower is flat-topped, having lost its original bell-storey and cap. It is believed to have been built at some time between 923 and 1013 AD on the site of an ecclesiastical foundation attributed to Saint Broccaidh.
See also
References
- ^ "Míleac/Meelick". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- "Meelick Round Tower, Swinford. County Mayo 10th century". curiousireland.ie. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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