saint macdaras island church

The saint's festival is on 16 July, when pilgrims come to the island from the mainland. The saint was venerated so much by sailors that they lowered their sails in his honour when they passed the island. The church is a small rectangular structure built of very large stones. It has a flat-headed doorway and a round-headed east window.

The most unusual feature of this church is that the antae continue right up the gable and meet at the top, thus suggesting that this is a feature copied from wooden churches. The original stone roof was restored in 1975. To the east of the church is the Saint's Bed, and there are also remains of several pilgrimage 'stations'.