Celtic/Monastic sites in Donegal

Graces7

What a wonderful response; thank you...


What I aim to do is get a set of a dozen cards of the most accessible places out pretty soon to sell on the stall... Time for exploring etc is limited in summer.

But then, work on a more detailled and fuller book. Including the more remote places. With a timeline aspect also.

So keep it coming by all means!

I have 12 listed now and many of these are almost ready to print.

Graces7

elaine.rodger wrote: »

Hey,

Dont know would this be of interest to you but there is an old graveyard at killaghtee well down st.johns point a bit. The link gives you a bit of information on it. Hope it helps and think its a great idea what your doing cause i love all that kinda history stuff! Good luck



http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tc17/localities/Ireland/Donegal/Killaghtee/KillaghteeOldChurch/

I "should" know this one... I know the one at Dunkineely
Cannot place it.

I can include all the old graveyards too; came across a lovely one on the Fanad Drive.

Oh and the Way of the Cross on the same day. Near Ramelton/Rathmullen. A high outdoor Stations

Beanstalk

Aughaninshin in Kiltoy, Letterkenny: http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,619232,913019,7
Templedouglas out in Glenswilly (church): http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,608989,913346,6

Its strange I came upon this thread today. I was out with my friend this morn who is doing Media Studies, he had to film a sunrise as part of his course. We drove down to killydonnell at half five this morn, its was a little cloudy, but the view over Lough Swilly was epic at dawn!

irish_goat

There's a dolmen up Lisfannon hill but it's sunk into the hill a little so not terribly impressive or anything.

Goldenquick

This might be of interest to you Grace, it's the old graveyard in Glenties.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/olfglentiesgy.htm

North_West_Art

on the stretch of road going in towards Dunfanaghy, take a left turn and go up the hill towards the caravan park. Just beyond this park on the right, there is the ruins of an old church and graveyard, Im not sure what it dates back to, a couple of hundred years Id say.. heres the link
http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,602278,936657,7

Graces7

Goldenquick wrote: »

This might be of interest to you Grace, it's the old graveyard in Glenties.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/olfglentiesgy.htm

Ah there is one I know; the wee houses in it are fascinating...

Never found the famine graveyard in Glenties yet.

homer simpson

Isn't there a place down between kilcar and carrick on the left hand side i remember seeing it when passing im not 100% sure where it is but its along the main road, maybe someone from down that way could point you too it.

I"think that its here, im not 100% sure but as far as i know thats where it is.... http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,561604,877660,7

Goldenquick

Graces7 wrote: »

Ah there is one I know; the wee houses in it are fascinating...

Never found the famine graveyard in Glenties yet.

It's behind the houses in Ard Patrick, go to the bottom of the town, take a left at the grotto heading down the Nairn Road, Ard Patrick is to the right just after the comprehensive school.

Graces7

homer_simpson wrote: »

Isn't there a place down between kilcar and carrick on the left hand side i remember seeing it when passing im not 100% sure where it is but its along the main road, maybe someone from down that way could point you too it.

I"think that its here, im not 100% sure but as far as i know thats where it is.... http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,561604,877660,7

I think you mean the Spanish Church?

It is a replica; see

http://www.radiks.net/~keving/Kilcar/KilcarWalks.html

The whole county is steeped in these things. Rich heritage indeed.

Other graveyards are Eddrim and Drumholme. The latter has a separate old field where the priests were buried when it was Catholic.

So many changed hands like that; St Catherine's in Killybegs went back and forth between the churches many times.

Fracture

Actually, there is some gallows down the road of me, its in Buncrana.

http://ims0.osiemaps.ie/website/publicviewer/main.aspx#V1,634545,932977,8

I lived beside them all my life and never knew what they were until i read a book called "Romantic Inishowen" around 15 years ago. The book was written around 1890 or something, maybe earlier. It had a kind of interview printed in it talking to a 100 year old woman who seen wolf tone being marched through Buncrana main street when she was a child.

Durnish

The knowledge is all there in the books, like those of Harry Percival Swan, mentioned above, you just have to read them.

McGinley's Cliff Scenery of South Western Donegal is fascinating as well. Written as a walk from Ardara on round the Slieve League peninsula and down into Donegal town, he deals with all the relics/sites and their oral histories.

Lacey's Archaeology of Co Donegal has all the sites, listed in chronological order.

Is there a library service in Donegal town?

Graces7

Durnish wrote: »

The knowledge is all there in the books, like those of Harry Percival Swan, mentioned above, you just have to read them.

McGinley's Cliff Scenery of South Western Donegal is fascinating as well. Written as a walk from Ardara on round the Slieve League peninsula and down into Donegal town, he deals with all the relics/sites and their oral histories.

Lacey's Archaeology of Co Donegal has all the sites, listed in chronological order.

yes, there is a library service etc, but I am seeking a different approach than the archaeological and academic one.

And local folk know so much more than is in the books.

Folk history is a vital part of it.

And unless books are loaned I cannot access them; I will be contacting some of the PPs and other clergy in the months to come.

I am combining it with some genealogy queries for some from the US too.


Is there a library service in Donegal town?

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Durnish

Most of those books were written by "local folk",
McGill, Meehan, McGinley, all highly respected local historians.

Graces7

Durnish wrote: »

Most of those books were written by "local folk",
McGill, Meehan, McGinley, all highly respected local historians.

I hear you; and thank you.

It is just I am seeking a different angle as reproducing what is already there is pointless.

It is not that kind of historical angle that interests me most; hard to explain. More of a faith journey, which is why I am limiting to to Christian sites.

Not sure which way to go just now and have three other books "in `progess" so am planning to continue learning and exploring.

And will enjoy that hugely.

Again thanks.

Stonemason78

www.megalithicireland.com has been updated to include more monastic sites in Donegal, including Carrowmore, Clonca, Gartan,Glencolmcille and Inishkeel. Others you may be interested in are Templedouglas, Lacknacoo and Carndonagh.