What is recorded here

St. Feighins Grave Yard stands on a Galway hillock, its circular drystone wall hinting at ancient roots beneath the grass. One polished marble marker from 1915 still glints above the buried slabs, while a holy well waits thirty metres away. Each July, locals climb the uneven path for mass, walking a route where memory and myth still breathe.

On the summit of a hillock in pastureland. A poorly preserved subcircular graveyard (38m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by a drystone wall (H 1m). Access is via a gateway at WSW. The interior rises towards the centre and is uneven underfoot as a result the grass cover overgrowing the graveslabs. The only visible grave-marker is a polished marble headstone dated 1915. The circular nature of the enclosing wall is suggestive of an early date. St Feighin's holy well (GA126-038001-) lies c. 30m to the NE. Mass is celebrated annually here in July. In 2017 a set of outdoor Stations of the Cross were erected around the perimeter of the site (Hoctor 2017, 17). Update by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 30 October 2020

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.