Where worshippers once gathered in the late 15th century, only grass-covered mounds in the surrounding graveyard hint at the building that stood here for centuries. When antiquarian O’Connor visited in 1879, he could still trace the church’s foundations, recording its impressive dimensions of 66 feet by 22 feet; today, even these remnants have disappeared, leaving the site marked only on old Ordnance Survey maps as a ‘church in ruins’.

Standing sentinel in the graveyard is a ringed cross, a modest stone monument measuring just 76 centimetres tall and 27 centimetres in diameter. This weathered Celtic cross has its own remarkable journey; according to O’Connor, it was relocated here from Saints Island in Lough Derg, one of Ireland’s most important medieval pilgrimage sites. The connection to Lough Derg runs deeper than this single artefact, as an ancient roadway once passed by the church, carrying countless pilgrims on their journey to the sacred lake’s penitential stations.

The church’s location along this historic pilgrimage route suggests it may have served as a waystation for travellers, offering prayers or rest before the final stretch to Lough Derg. While the building itself has returned to the earth, the site remains a tangible link to centuries of devotion and journey, when this corner of Donegal formed part of a spiritual highway that drew the faithful from across Ireland. The Archaeological Survey of County Donegal captured these details in 1983, preserving the memory of a church that time and weather have erased from the landscape.