placenamesNaran
An Fhearthainn
SS Conall and Mark’s church overlooks Gweebara Bay, with a square tower and a surrounding graveyard.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Fhearthainn · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Naran · English · main form
Place & story
An early nineteenth-century building
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the Church of Ireland building to 1825–28. It consists of a three-bay hall with a western tower; a vestry adjoins its south-eastern corner. Alterations were made around 1995. [2]
Tower and windows
The tower has battlements and circular blind openings near its top. Pointed windows give the church a Gothic character, while stained glass survives in the eastern window. The graveyard contains nineteenth- and twentieth-century memorials, enclosed by stone walls. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Naran. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- SS Conall and Mark's Church of Ireland Church, Naran: survey 40831001 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Inishkeel Parish Church at Naran, as photographed in May 2007 illustration: based on a Inishkeel Parish Church, (C of I) Naran, Co Donegal by Dr Neil Clifton. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2020-09-07. How this page was prepared.