School: St. Paul's, Bray
- Location:
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: R. Maguire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0912, Page 081
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“At Ballyenarin, - along the coast between Greystones and Kilcoole, - there is a mound in a corner of a field.”
(continued from previous page)The ancient name of Delgany was Dergne or to give it in full - Dergne Mochuarog. According to ancient authorities Saint Mógoróg was a Briton by birth who came to settle in Ireland in the sixth century.
He founded a religious cell at Dergne
( Delgany )
The old churchyard says Dr. Joyce marks the spot where the saint built his little church nearly 1300 years ago.
He was a friend of the well-known St Kevin of Glendalough
In the old churchyard at Delgany there is one monumental relic of interest. It consists of a long narrow slab or block of granite apparently the stem of an ancient Cross, the transverse pieces of which have been broken off and lost.
The stone now ( Oct 1878 ) lies upon its side and measures 10 ft 2 ins in length by 1 ft 6 ins broad and 10 ins deep.
On one surface, sunk in a panel of about(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Miss A. M. Buckley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killincarrig, Co. Wicklow