Dungiven
Priory
Dungiven, Co. Derry,
N. Ireland, UK. |
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Dungiven Priory sits perched above the River Roe in County Derry,
half a mile from the town of Dungiven.
The ruins
of the Augustinian priory date back to 1100, when it was founded
by the O'Cahans. The chancel contains the magnificent medieval
tomb (considered to be the finest of its kind in Northern Ireland)
of Cooey-na-Gal, a chieftain of the O'Cahans, who died in 1385.
The tomb is ornately decorated with a traceried canopy and a row
of finely sculptured warriors in kilts,
representing Scotsmen,
who were foreign mercenaries of the chieftan.
In the 17th
century the priory fell under the ownership of the Skinners' Company
and was remodelled by Sir Edward Doddington, who incorporated
the building into a plantation manor house. Only the foundations
of this later structure now remain. Also at the site is a hollowed
out stone, called a bullaun stone, which was once used by the
monks for grinding grain. The hollows in such stones are said
to have been caused by saints kneeling in prayer, and the stone
at Dungiven is a pilgrimage site for people seeking cures for
illnesses.
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