The excavations revealed the remains of an adult male, an adult female and an infant, who appear to have been buried within a short time of one another, suggesting they may have been members of the same family or community group who died around the same time. The burials weren't...
Ritual site – holy well, Drumaville, Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Known locally as Cathal Dubh's three boiling wells, these natural springs at Strabreagy have attracted pilgrims for generations, though the Atlantic tide covers them completely at high water. The site lies on the Black Rock in Drumaville townland, just off the road connecting Carndonagh to Malin. The springs take their...
Ritual site – holy well, Drumaville, Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Known locally as Cathal Dubh's three boiling wells, these natural springs sit on the Black Rock, just off the road between Carndonagh and Malin. When the tide rolls in, the Atlantic briefly claims them, but at low tide they reveal themselves once more; small, persistent reminders of the area's sacred...
Graveyard, Clonbeg Glebe, Co. Donegal
This modest structure, once mistakenly identified by historian Bigger in 1909 as the site of the Third Order Regular foundation of Ballymacswiney, actually served as a chapel of ease to Clondahorky parish. The church continued to serve its community until 1752, when a new church was constructed at Ballymore, leading...
Graveyard, Kiltooris, Co. Donegal
This unassuming structure once served as a chapel of ease to the parish church on nearby Inishkeel island, providing a more accessible place of worship for local parishioners who found the journey to the island church increasingly difficult. The chapel's importance grew considerably in 1622 when church authorities, recognising the...