Sean Reilig Mhachaire Gathlán 1
Cuireadh daoine i gcré na cille i i Machaire Gathlán den chéad uair sa bhliain 1765. Roimhe sin bhí ar an phobal na mairbh a iompar ar thuras cúig mhíle dhéag trasna chnoc Thaobh a' Leithid fhad le reilig Thulacha Beaglaoich in aice leis an Fhál Carrach. Tá sean-bhallóg le feiceáil sa reilig. Deirter gur teach pobail a bhí anseo a thóg ord na bProinsiasach.
The old cemetary in Machaire Gathlán, West Donegal, was first used as a burial ground in 1765. Prior to that, the dead had to be carried across the hill of Taobh a’ Leithid to the graveyard at Tulach Beaglaoich beside the town of Falcarragh. This was a journey of some fifteen miles. The ruin in the graveyard is reputed to have been a Franciscian church.
Film: Ilford FP4 Plus
Lens: Pentax SMC 75mm
Sean Reilig Mhachaire Gathlán 1
Cuireadh daoine i gcré na cille i i Machaire Gathlán den chéad uair sa bhliain 1765. Roimhe sin bhí ar an phobal na mairbh a iompar ar thuras cúig mhíle dhéag trasna chnoc Thaobh a' Leithid fhad le reilig Thulacha Beaglaoich in aice leis an Fhál Carrach. Tá sean-bhallóg le feiceáil sa reilig. Deirter gur teach pobail a bhí anseo a thóg ord na bProinsiasach.
The old cemetary in Machaire Gathlán, West Donegal, was first used as a burial ground in 1765. Prior to that, the dead had to be carried across the hill of Taobh a’ Leithid to the graveyard at Tulach Beaglaoich beside the town of Falcarragh. This was a journey of some fifteen miles. The ruin in the graveyard is reputed to have been a Franciscian church.
Film: Ilford FP4 Plus
Lens: Pentax SMC 75mm