Ireland - Northern Ireland
SAUL CHURCH
Saul,
Downpatrick, Co Down
BT30 6PE
t: 028 4461 3101
e: info@downcathedral.org
w: www.downcathedral.org
The first ecclesiastical site in Ireland was given to Patrick by the local ruler DÃchu, one of his first converts when he landed at Inbher Slane (the Slaney River). The word Sabhall means barn in Irish and the site developed into a monastery which was restored by Saint Malachy around 1140.
