This subcircular enclosure, measuring 18 metres east to west and 15 metres north to south, is defined by a low earthen bank that has weathered centuries of Atlantic storms. The site occupies a relatively flat platform with commanding views along the coastline, though the surrounding terrain is notably rough and...
Structure, Binnion, Co. Donegal
The site consists of a subcircular enclosure, measuring roughly 18 metres east to west and 15 metres north to south, defined by a low earthen bank that has weathered centuries of Atlantic storms. Within this modest boundary lie several intriguing features: a cross-inscribed stone, what appears to be a broken...
House – 17th century, Drumboe Lower, Co. Donegal
Though the map labels it 'Drumboe Castle', the typeface used suggests the building wasn't considered a genuine antiquity at that time. Lewis's Topographical Dictionary from 1837 describes it as the residence of Sir E. Hayes, Bart., M.P., set on an attractive lawn within an improved demesne. The building didn't make...
Building, Saints Island, Co. Donegal
According to tradition, St. Patrick himself founded this religious community in the fifth century, appointing Dabheoc as its first abbot. The monastery eventually became a priory under the Augustinian Abbey of SS Peter and Paul in Armagh during the 1130s, before being abandoned at the close of the sixteenth century....
Structure, Station Island, Co. Donegal
According to tradition, St. Patrick founded a monastic settlement on the nearby Saint's Island in the fifth century, installing Dabheoc as its first abbot. The monks' primary role was to minister to the steady stream of pilgrims who came to experience St. Patrick's Purgatory, a cave where medieval believers thought...