Though the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map shows no trace of this cemetery, the site once served as a final resting place for generations of local inhabitants. Today, the area appears unremarkable; just level ground with good grazing land, situated roughly 500 metres south of the Donegal coastline. The...
Burial ground, An Ardaidh Mhór, Co. Donegal
Though the cemetery has vanished from the landscape, leaving no visible traces on modern Ordnance Survey maps from the second and third editions, its location on this natural promontory would have made it a distinctive burial site, exposed to the elements yet commanding views across the water. The graveyard's complete...
Church, Dunkineely, Co. Donegal
Known simply as the 'Old Church', this religious site appeared on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey 6-inch map, marking its presence in what is now fairly good pasture land. Today, no visible traces remain of the structure that once served the spiritual needs of this rural Irish community. The disappearance...
Burial ground, Killydesert, Co. Donegal
Today, you'd be hard pressed to find any trace of it; the site has vanished so completely that it no longer appears on the Ordnance Survey maps that once carefully documented its location in their second and third editions. The burial ground sat atop a ridge of rock, a natural...
Church, Aughnish Isle, Co. Donegal
Though no physical trace remains of the building or its graveyard today, historical records suggest the site dates back to at least the 12th or 13th century. The church continued to function until the early 1600s, when it was abandoned in favour of a new church built in the nearby...