The Carrowmore Crosses
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The Carrowmore Crosses

The 2 Carrowmore High Crosses are the most primitive-looking of the 6 located on Inishowen.
The Carrowmore West Cross has short arms and no carvings and may date from as early as the 7th century
while the East Cross is taller and has carvings of a forward-facing Christ figure. Christ’s arms are also concealed by a long robe and flanked on either
side by an angel that appears to be whispering something into the ears of Christ. Irish stone crosses developed over time from granite pillars to carved
slabs that eventually became the highly ornate crosses that have become famous throughout the World.
The ancient monastery at Carrowmore was founded in the 6th century by Conas, husband of Dareaca, who was reputedly a sister of St Patrick himself

Saint Boden’s Boat

Saint Boden’s Boat

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Saint Boden's boatFrom the Folklore CollectionThis is an extract from the Folklore Collection collected from National school, , Ballycharry, Inishowen, Co. Donegal.The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 492 Data © National Folklore Collection,...

St. Buadan’s (Bodan’s) Well

St. Buadan’s (Bodan’s) Well

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The Holy well of St. Buadan, CuldaffSt Buadan's Holy WellLocation : The well is located behind the Protestant church in Culdaff Holy wells are places of popular religious devotion where people come to pray and leave simple offerings. Holy wells...

Bocan Stone Circle

Bocan Stone Circle

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Bocan Stone Circle Bocan Stone Circle is a stone circle situated near the village of Culdaff in the north of Inishowen, a peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.

Clonca High Cross

Clonca High Cross

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The 17th century planter's church ruin at Cloncha is believed to have been built on the foundation ofan earlier church associated with a monastic site founded by St Morialagh in the 6th Century. The monastery was one of the most important...