Fahan
Fahan
Fathain | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Donegal |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Urban | 338 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Fahan (Irish: Fathain, meaning 'little green/field') (pronounced fawn) is a district of Inishowen, in County Donegal, Ireland, located five kilometres south of Buncrana. In Irish, Fahan is named after its patron saint, St. Mura, first abbot and patron saint of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.
History
The walled graveyard, located to the 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, the ruins of 16th century monastery and 17th century church together with many interesting grave slabs bearing coats of arms.The monastery and village was 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. Cecil Frances Alexander lived in the Old Rectory in the late 19th century. Her contemporary, Agnes Jones, trained with Florence Nightingale and nursed in the Crimean War,She was born in Fahan House. Edward Maginn, a 19th century bishop, served as a parish priest in Fahan. The church to the north of The Rectory contains an early 20th century stained-glass window by Evie Hone which depicts St. Elizabeth of Hungary.[1]
Transport
- Fahan railway station which opened on 9th September 1864, closed for passenger traffic on 6th September 1948 and finally ceased on 10th August 1953.[2]
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St. Mura Cross Slab from the 7th century -
Old church from the 17th century -
The old pier at Fahan Beach
References
- ^ "Fahan / Fathain". dun-na-ngall.com/. 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2006.
- ^ "Fahan station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
See also
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