Termonfeckin
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Termonfeckin Tearmann Feichin
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St Féchín's Church
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 Termonfeckin
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| Coordinates: 53°46′N 6°16′W / 53.767°N 6.267°WCoordinates: 53°46′N 6°16′W / 53.767°N 6.267°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Louth |
| Municipal District | Drogheda Borough District |
| Dáil Éireann | Louth |
| EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 1,443 |
| Irish Grid Reference | O142806 |
Termonfeckin or Termonfechin (Irish: Tearmann Feichín, meaning "Féchín's refuge") is a small village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is within the parish of the same name, and lies 8 km (5.0 mi) north-east of Drogheda. The population of the village was 653 as per census 2006, and 1,443 as per the 2011 census.
Tradition has it that a medieval monastery was founded in the village by Saint Feichin of Fore in the 7th century. The monastic settlement was plundered by Vikings in 1013 and by the clan Ui-Crichan of Farney on Christmas Day 1025. The monastery was plundered again a century later (in 1149) by raiders from Bregia (Meath).
The village gained ecclesiastical importance in the late 12th century when an Augustinian monastery was founded in the village. A convent of nuns, also of the Augustinian order, was established shortly afterwards and while the monastery didn't survive, the convent flourished in Termonfeckin up until its eventual closure in 1540, following the Reformation of Henry VIII.
(See Termonfeckin Historical Society's website at: www.termonfeckinhistory.ie
Termonfeckin is primarily dependent on the farming industry. However, tourism also plays a large part, and nearby Baltray and Seapoint, with their coasts and golf courses, attract many visitors.
Bus Éireann route 189 serves Termonfeckin several times a day (but not Sundays) linking it to Drogheda, Duleek, Ashbourne and Clogherhead. Most buses operate via Baltray though a few go via Grangebellew and Ballymakenny.Drogheda railway station is approximately 9 kilometres distant.
The extant castle in Termonfeckin is a 15th- or 16th-century tower house of three storeys, with good trefoil headed windows. Its most unusual feature is the corbelled roof, similar to the technique used for the Newgrange chamber roof, which is on the third storey. This castle was damaged in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 but was later repaired by a Captain Brabazon. It is now a National Monument.
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