Saint Finbarr

Saint Finbarr, the patron saint of Cork, built a monastery on an island in Gougane Barra. Legend has it that Finbarr was led to the source of the River Lee by an angel, and it was because of this guidance that he founded his monastery here. It is also believed that St. Finbarr banished a great serpent, Lú, from the lake here.

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