Belmullet Standing Stone, Mullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, Ireland
The standing stone is great… location not quite
Belmullet Standing Stone
Boats – Blacksod, Belmullet
Blacksod, Belmullet peninsula, Co Mayo, ireland
St Deirbhile’s Church and Graveyard
St Deirbhile’s Church, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland
Some of the crosses in St Deirbhile’s Graveyard
St Deirbhile’s Holy Well
St Deirbhile’s Holy Well, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland
An annual pilgrimage takes place around 15th August
The story of St. Dairbhile goes something like this… born of a noble family of Meath she travelled to the Mullet peninsula to escape a noble suitor. However, she was followed, and gouged out her own eyes to make herself less attractive. When her horrified Prince left, she washed her eyes in the waters of a well that sprung from where they had fallen and her sight was restored.
Glosh Tower
One of 82 signal towers built by the british to watch for invading French around the 1800’s
Glosh Signal Tower, Fallmore, Belmullet, Ireland
Deirbhle’s Twist
Deirbhle’s (Dervla’s) Twist, Belmullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, Ireland
A modern spiral of stones designed and built by Michael Bulfin as part of the North Mayo Sculpture Trail (Tír Sáile)
Cross Abbey
Crosses at Cross Abbey, Belmullet, Co Mayo, Ireland
The ruins of the old church
The graveyard with many unmarked stones
The closest pillar is a worn Ogham stone with faint traces of straight and slant scores on the natural-square edge
