These weathered stone remains appear to be all that survives of a church that stood here before the 17th century, now reduced to little more than foundations amongst the graves. Just north of these ancient walls stands a small stone cross, a silent sentinel that has likely watched over this sacred ground for centuries. The site occupies a naturally sheltered spot within the sandhills, protected from the worst of the Atlantic weather that sweeps in from nearby Trawbreaga Bay.

The modern church that now serves the community holds its own piece of relocated history. Just outside its door sits a hexagonal stone font, its painted surface measuring about half a metre across with a basin roughly 30 centimetres in diameter and 20 centimetres deep. Local tradition maintains that this font originally belonged to the church at Fahan, some distance away, though how and when it made its journey to Lag remains unclear.

This quiet corner of Donegal exemplifies how Ireland’s ecclesiastical heritage often exists in layers; medieval ruins sharing space with modern worship, ancient crosses keeping vigil over contemporary graveyards, and stone fonts travelling between parishes like holy relics. The site was documented as part of the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal in 1983, which catalogued the county’s field antiquities from the Mesolithic period through to the 17th century, ensuring these fragments of the past remain part of the historical record.