Why this matters
A local church or high cross; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Church (in Ruins) — Lag is recorded as Church in Donegal. A short right-angled stretch of masonry in the graveyard (DG004-005003-) adjacent to the modern church seems to be all that survives of a pre-17th century church (DG004-005001-) here. A small stone cross (DG004-005002-) stands to the N of these remains.
Foundation and growth
The saved account records: A short right-angled stretch of masonry in the graveyard (DG004-005003-) adjacent to the modern church seems to be all that survives of a pre-17th century church (DG004-005001-) here.
People and events
The saved account records: A small stone cross (DG004-005002-) stands to the N of these remains.
Damage, loss and survival
The saved account records: It is situated in a natural enclosure of the sandhills to the N of the channel to Trawbreaga Bay.
Why it mattered
Church (in Ruins) — Lag matters because a belief or tradition is tied to this exact place and forms part of its local memory. The source records: It is believed to have originally come from Fahan (DG038-013001-). The tradition is kept as a recorded belief; it is not silently turned into literal fact.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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