Fahan Fahain Mura
Location
Statistics
Province:	Ulster
County:	County Donegal
Population ()	338 (2002 census)

"Fahan" (Gaelige: "Fahain Mura") is a district of Inishowen, in County Donegal, located 5 Kilometres south of Buncrana Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... The island of Ireland is divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced cun-day), the Republic of Ireland is made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland is comprised of the remaining six. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... The Grianán of Aileach is a stone fort on the Inishowen peninsula. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 55. ...

History

The old pier at Fahan Beach

The walled graveyard, located to the west of The Rectory, is home not only to the resting place Agnes Jones, but also to the ruins of a 6th century monastery, which features an 8th century cross-slab of St. Mura. In both the 10th and 13th centuries, the village was rensacked by Vikings. A second monastery was build in the 16th centuary, but was later destroyed. Cecil Francis Alexander lived in the Old Rectory ( now still stands although new homes have been build to the east of the house), in the late 19th century. Her contemporary, Agnes Jones, who trained with Florence Nightingale and nursed in the Crimean War, was born in Fahan House. The Church to the north of The Rectory contains an early 20th century stained-glass window by Evie Hone which depicts St. Elizabeth of Hungary ^[1] The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...

Name

In Irish, Fahan is named after it's patron saint, St. Mura, first abbot and patron saint of Fahan, an early Christian monastery.

References

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Fahan School, Tasmania

In 1935 two women from Tasmania, Australia, Miss Travers and Miss Morphett, established a small, independent school for girls in the city of Hobart, naming it for the Irish township of Fahan which they had visited during their travels abroad. Fahan School continues to educate girls and young women from kindergarten to Year 12 (leaving year in Australia), and has a proud tradition of academic excellence. The school encourages independent thinking and creativity, and is a fitting tribute to its namesake township.