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<< Text Pages >> Tobar Dherbhile (Fallmore) - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Mayo

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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Tobar Dherbhile (Fallmore) Alternative Name: St Dherbhile's Stones, St Derivla's Bed
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 2.529 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Mayo Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
 Nearest Village: Fallmore
Map Ref: F635182
Latitude: 54.094845N  Longitude: 10.08712W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Early Christian Sculptured Stone in Co. Mayo

The monastic site of Tobar Dherbhile at Fallmore ( Faulmore) An Fal Mor dates from the 6th century CE when St Dherbhile (Derivla) founded a convent here at the southern end of the Mullet Peninsula. There are two early Christian pillar-stones, a ruined Medieval church, and a curious stone enclosure called St Derivla's Bed.

Winthin the enclosure of the ruined granite church stands a tallish Celtic pillar-stone with a faint incised cross carved upon it, and leaning against the outer wall a shorter pillar-stone also bears an incised cross - this was said to mark the grave of the saint. Another strange oddity here is a rectangular stone structure claimed to be St Derivla's Bed, or was it her grave ? About 300 yards north of the church are the remains of the saints holy well.

According to legend, St Derivla plucked out her own eyes in order to make herself less attractive to men - in her own eyes she saw herself as being very beautiful. After that she was able to live out her life as a nun in peace and seclusion on the windswept cliffs overlooking the sea.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
F6318 : Deirbhle's Twist by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
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F6318 : Deirbhle's Twist by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2010(licence)
F6318 : Deirbhle's Twist by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
©2010(licence)
F6318 : Fallmore Granite Stone Circle by Roger
by Roger
©2008(licence)
F6218 : Fallmore by Aiden Clarke
by Aiden Clarke
©2006(licence)

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