What Fahan has to offer

This is the site of the ancient Abbey of St. Mura. This monastery flourished during seventh century.

St. Muras Cross
The most interesting object from this period is the cross of St. Mura which is supposed to mark his grave 654A.D. Other artefacts are the wishing stone and Greek Cross both which are set in the outer wall surrounding the site.
Legible marked graves date from 1652 and include the names of the early plantation settlers to the area.

Agnes Jones Grave
Another grave worthy of note is that of Agnes Jones a nursing colleague of Florence Nightingale who died in 1868.

Laurentic Victims
Across the road in the grounds of the Protestant Church is the large grave in which are interred 68 victims of H.M.S. Laurentic which was lost on January 26th 1917 at the mouth of Lough Swilly following an attack by a German U-Boat.

Famous Hymns
A major claim to fame for this village is that Cecil Frances Alexander, wife of the then Anglican Bishop Of Derry, wrote There is a Green Hill Far Away, All Things Bright and Beautiful and Once in David's Royal City, while living in the local rectory.

Yachting and Fahan Marina
Fahan has, for years, catered for those whose interest is yachting and the sea and this tradition still continues with the newly completed Lough Swilly Marina, which provides a sheltered anchorage for 400 boats and yachts of varying sizes. There are plans for a Waterbus, which will ply from Portsalon to Dunree and back.