ballyporeen

Ballyporeen in whose cruciform church one Michael Reagan, great grand-father of former Carthage, which became one of the renowned universities of Europe. The Round Tower which is one of the finest in Europe is 97 feet high and 15 feet in diameter at the base, with its doorway set high above the ground for protection against Viking attacks. Also interesting is St. Declan's oratory which is a very small early church. The "Cathedral includes work of various periods and styles from about the tenth to the fourteenth century. USA president, Ronald Reagan, was baptised in 1929. President Reagan paid an offiial visit to Ballyporeen in June '84.