What is recorded here

It is related in the tripartite life of St Patrick, that the saint on a return visit to this area was crossing the Boyle River when his chariot was upset. He was using a ford near the waterfall, and henceforth the ford was called Ath Carpait, the ford of the chariot (FitzPatrick 1998, 353). The river is quite narrow at the falls here beneath Assylin church (RO005-020001-), and although there are islands in the river above and below the falls there is no indication that there was ever a ford here. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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