Baile Uí Mhocháin

Ballyvoher (Baile Uí Mhocháin, 'townland of the Mocháin family') sits within the Civil Parish of Kilmacduagh, which traces its ecclesiastical roots to Saint Colman mac Duagh, who founded a monastery circa 620 AD in this region of Connacht. This monastic foundation became a significant religious and administrative centre, gaining the colloquial designation of 'the Seven Churches' due to its mult...