Sauls Church
Saul's Church - Co. Down
Saul Abbey is one mile from Downpatrick, the Latin name is "Saballum"; in Irish it is "Patrick's Barn". There is a story of how this curious name originated. An Irish chieftain named Dichu gave St. Patrick a barn to be used as a church, and gave him also a piece of ground to be used as a site for building a church upon, so "Patrick's Barn" arose. At Saul there is this replica of an early church from where St Patrick preached to the Irish.
Saul Abbey is one mile from Downpatrick, the Latin name is "Saballum"; in Irish it is "Patrick's Barn". There is a story of how this curious name originated. An Irish chieftain named Dichu gave St. Patrick a barn to be used as a church, and gave him also a piece of ground to be used as a site for building a church upon, so "Patrick's Barn" arose. At Saul there is this replica of an early church from where St Patrick preached to the Irish.
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