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- Directions: Faughart Hill lies just to the north of Dundalk, From the Dundalk North junction, head north on a minor road. Once under the bridge, turn immediately right. After 600m, take to road to the left.
- Access: The site is 200m uphill on the right. The site is an old graveyard and, as such, is uneven, with buried grave markers and long grass in the summer months
- Facilities: Car park, Interpretation Panel
Saint Brigid’s Shrine and Well Faughart
Dundalk
Louth
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Ireland East
Near the border with Northern Ireland, just 15 minutes from Dundalk, County Louth, people can visit the fascinating Hill of Faughart. It is the location of several incidents in the legendary tale Táin Bó Cúalinge. The hill also features remains of an Iron-Age fort, Norman motte-castle and medieval church. In the graveyard, visitors can see St Brigid’s Well, the base of an old cross and a horseshoe-shaped mound. The site was associated with St Brigid and thus continues to be a place of pilgrimage today. Just a few kilometres south, a church in Kilcurry contains a small piece of skull, believed to be a relic of St Brigid. The site is accessible all year round. There is no admission charge.
Contact
Telephone+353 (0)42 933 5484Email: dundalk@failteireland.ie
Website: www.louthholidays.com
Address: Faughart, Dundalk, Co Louth, Republic Of Ireland
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