Hill of Faughart

Faughart, north of Dundalk, is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of St Brigid. Sources present this as tradition rather than documented fact, and the claim is contested. A church ruin on the hill is dedicated to her, and pilgrims gather there on 1 February, her feast day. The early church on the site is thought to date to no earlier than the 12th century. Excavation work in the 1960s, le...