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Church in Culdaff

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Church in Culdaff
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According to local tradition this is the site of an early Christian church founded by St. Buadan which fell into disuse when taken over by Protestants in the 17th century. A new church was built in 1739 with a tower added in 1828, presumably this church was built on or near to the site of the medieval church(Bonner 1972, 72). The original graveyard around the current church extended from Ardmore where there are the remains of the old burial gd.(DG005-012-). Across the rd. running through the village to where the church now stands, road workers found human bones in the soil while road widening. St. Buadan's Bell a 9th century bell is kept in the village of Culdaff.
The church in Culdaff was originally founded as an early Christian site associated with St. Buadan and later rebuilt in 1739, with a tower added in the 18th century; it reflects the transition from early Christian to later Protestant worship in the region.

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