Fahan
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Fahan (/fɔːn/; Irish: Fathain Mura, meaning "little green/field of Mura") is a district of Inishowen in the north of County Donegal, Ireland, located 5 km (3 miles) south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, Saint Mura, first abbot of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.
History
The walled graveyard, located west of the
rectory, contains the grave of pioneering nurse Agnes Jones, the ruins of a 6th-century monastery featuring a 7th-century cross-slab of St. Mura, and the ruins of a 16th-century monastery and 17th-century church together with a number of grave slabs bearing coats of arms. The monastery and village were sacked by Vikings
in the 10th and 13th centuries. Medieval mill wheels are built into both the graveyard wall and the wall on the opposite side of the road.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary.[3]
Transport
Fahan railway station, which opened on 9 September 1864, closed for passenger traffic on 6 September 1948. It finally ceased operation on 10 August 1953.[4]
Fahan is served by the McGonagle Bus Company, with a stop on the route between Buncrana and Derry.[5]
Notable people
- W. G. S. Adams, political scientist and public servant
- William Alexander, Primate of All Ireland
- Andrew Barnard, British army general
- Paul Colton, Church of Ireland's Bishop of Cork
- George Downame, Bishop of Derry and writer on philosophical and religious subjects
- George Finlay, priest who served as Archdeacon of Clogher
- Niall Frossach, King of Ailech
- Agnes Jones, nurse
- Johnny McCauley, singer-songwriter
- Saint Mura
- Máel Muire Othain, poet
- Andrew Simpson, actor
- St Clair Thomson, surgeon
Gallery
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St. Mura Cross Slab from the 7th century -
Old church from the 17th century -
St Mura's Church -
Fahan beach
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References
- ^ "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Fahan". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ Fahan Presbyterian Church
- ^ "Fahan / Fathain". dun-na-ngall.com/. 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2006.
- ^ "Fahan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
- ^ McGonagle Bus Company Route 956 timetable.
See also
- List of populated places in Ireland
- List of abbeys and priories in Ireland (County Donegal)
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