Did You Know?
Named after a local legend, the spectacular Devil’s Bit Mountain does not disappoint. According to local legend, the mountain got its name because the Devil took a bite out of it one day in a fit of anger. They say the bite the Devil took made this gap that can be seen today. The story goes that the lump he bit off fell nearby to form the Rock of Cashel. Fact or fiction?
Why don’t you judge for yourself? Make a trip to this famous landmark, the Devil’s Bit and take in the looped walk while you are there.
The Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph
Address: , Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Mount Saint Joseph Abbey, Roscrea, was founded by the Cistercians of Mount Mellaray Abbey in County Waterford, thirty-one of whose monks came to Roscrea in March 1878.
Dom Athanasius Donovan, a native of Murroe, County Limerick, was the first superior of Mount Saint Joseph. It was under his guidance that the old mansion, now the guesthouse, was transformed into a temporary monastery, and in 1879, the year after coming to Roscrea, the building of the new monastic church was commenced. The architect was William H. Beardwood, who practiced in Dublin and Manchester. The stone for the Church was quarried on the land. Several of the monks , as well as a large contingent of outside masons and labourers, worked on the building.
On 18 September 1881 the Church was dedicated and opened to the public.