Tour Overview
Moygownagh is a rural parish in mid-North Mayo which has a deep and fascinating history. On this tour you will visit sites of intrigue, tragedy and uplifting stories, spanning over fifteen centuries.
The Saints and Sinners History tour of Moygownagh.
Moygownagh (Gaelic - Magh Gamhnach) is a rural village and parish in North Mayo which has a deep and fascinating history. Situated between the towns of Ballycastle and Crossmolina, it has a population of 585. The parish derives its name from an ancient 7th century legend where a wandering St. Cormac met St. Daria, the abbess of a monastery along the banks of the Owenmore river. She treated him so hospitably that he blessed her and her lands so that they would abound in milch cows (fertile cows with milk) thereafter the area became known as "the plain of the milch cows" or "Magh Gamhnach".
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Historical Information by Liam Alex Heffron
Stops
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Stop 1: Statues of the Saints
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Stop 2: Memorial of the Saddest Soldier
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Stop 3: Ballintober bridge & mill
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Stop 4: Carn Tower and Castle
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Stop 5: Garranard Post Office and The Vicarage
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Stop 6: Baptist School-House and Ballinagur Dispensary
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Stop 7: Belvin Bridge or Belville
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Stop 8: Saint Daria and Moygownagh Old Graveyard
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Stop 9: Orme Estate Gate Lodge
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Stop 10: Stonehall House
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Stop 11: The Evicted Village
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Stop 12: Fairfield Ball-Alley
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Stop 13: The raid of the Black and Tans
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Stop 14: St Cormac's Chapel
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