Sean na Sagart
In the middle of Ballintubber cemetery stand the remains of a once mighty ash tree, beneath which lie the remains of one John Mullowney, otherwise known as Sean na Sagart, or John of the Priests, an infamous priest hunter from the Penal Times of the early 18th century. Mullowney had a reputation as a drinking […]
Ballintubber Abbey
St. Patrick founded a church in Ballintubber after he brought Christianity to Ireland c.440CE on the return of his long journey of 40 days and nights on the summit of Croagh Patrick. Ballintubber gets its name from the Irish Baile an Tobair or the Town of the Well. Pilgrims used the well to wash their […]