Behy Cliffs, Co Mayo, Ireland (Opposite the Céide Fields Visitors Centre)
Behy Cliffs
Belmullet Standing Stone
Belmullet Standing Stone, Mullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, Ireland
The standing stone is great… location not quite
Boats – Blacksod, Belmullet
Blacksod, Belmullet peninsula, Co Mayo, ireland
Doonfeeny Standing Stone
Doonfeeny/Dunfeeny Standing Stone, Co Mayo, Ireland
Also known as Cloch Fada (Long Stone) situated in an ancient graveyard
Detail of one of two crosses on Doonfeeny Standing Stone added to Christianise it
Cong Abbey
Cong Abbey, Co Mayo, Ireland
St Mary of the Rosary Church
The Monk’s Fishing House
Arched doorway at Cong river
Killadangan Megalithic Complex
Killadangan Megalithic Complex, Co Mayo, Ireland
Killadangan Stone Row
Killadangan Standing Stone with Croagh Patrick mountain behind
Glebe North Stone Circle
Glebe stone circle (AKA Cong stone circle), Cong, Co Mayo, Ireland
One of four stone circles in the locality
Kilgeever Christian Site
Kilgeever Christian Site near Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo, Ireland
St Patrick’s rock in the foreground at Kilgeever
The Mass rock with inscribed cross – St Patrick’s rock
Toberreendoney, The holy well around which pilgrims walk and pray
Cross inscribed pillar in Kileever graveyard
More info here https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/tag/kilgeever-abbey/
Castlekine
Castlekine aka Ballykine Castle, Co Mayo, Ireland
The tower house ruin is situated in Clonbur Wood and is fenced off as it is structurally unsound
Srahwee Wedge Tomb
Srahwee Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Breastagh Ogham Stone
Breastagh Ogham Stone, Killala, County Mayo, Ireland
The standing stone is over 3.5 metres in height
The inscription on one side reads L.GG……SD ….LEGESCAD and on the other side MAQ CORRBRI MAQ AMLOITT, translated as “The Son of Corbbri, Son Of Amloitt”
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb
Carrowcrom Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Corrower Ogham Stone
Corrower Ogham Stone, Co Mayo, Ireland
This is a tall standing stone but…
the ogham inscription is quite worn
I’ve two interprations of the inscription “MAQ CERAN AVI ATHECETAIMIN” from http://www.megalithicireland.com/ and “Mac Uí Riaghan” from http://www.attymass.ie/ogham_stone.htm. Both sites have more info.
A very friendly farmer gave me access to the stone
Rathlackan Court Tomb
Rathlackan Court Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
The east facing entrance to the gallery
The court from the east
Looking down on the gallery entrance and first chamber
The gallery as viewed from the back (west)
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb
Rathfranpark Wedge Tomb, Co Mayo, Ireland
Ballina Dolmen
Dolmen of the Four Maols, Ballina, 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.
Rosserk Abbey (Friary)
Rosserk Abbey (Friary), Killala, Co Mayo, Ireland
Founded around 1450 for the Friars of the Third Order Franciscans
Killala Round Tower
Killala Round Tower, Co Mayo, Ireland
12th century Round Tower – the original monastic settlement probably goes back to the 5th century when St Patrick appointed Muiredach as first bishop of Killala
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
Dún Briste sea stack
Dún Briste sea stack at Downpatrick Head, Co Mayo, Ireland
Meelick Round Tower
Meelick Round Tower, Co Mayo, Ireland
