St Buadan's Church of Ireland
Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church

St Buadan's Church of Ireland

Church in Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland, built in 1747 on the site of a medieval church.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • 17th centuryIn the record
  • Folklore1 quote
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Culdaff, Co. Donegal55.28723, -7.16693
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch
  • Date or period mentioned17th century
  • Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace

What to look for

  • Graveyard

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

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).

Full archaeological record 118 words

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.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0). It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Folklore and traditions

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.
As recorded by the Archaeological Survey · a tradition, not a fact

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