Walk 1
The 3 Early Christian Churches of Oughtmama

Oughtmama (in Irish 'Ucht Mama' means the breast of the mountain pass or the breast of the high pass) is said to have been founded by the 3 Colmans, but the association is uncertain. There are the extensive remains of 3 churches with many early Christian architectural features. A decorated stone font survives and the area around the churches exhibits many signs of early settlement.

North of the churches are the remains of terraced gardens and enormous earthen embankments constructed to carry the water for a now vanished mill. The well of St. Colman (620AD) lies a small distance to the north-east and from this vantage point you can see the whole of the site in all its beauty. MORE

On our way to the churches.
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Halfway there, looking back towards the Burren Oaks Farmhouse (arrow).


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