St. Michael's
of Feagh (The Faythe)
This Church
was also of Danish origin but outside the walls. It was situated
in Castle Hill Street and gives its name to the Cemetery in that
street which was used until the opening of St. Ibar’s Cemetery
in Crosstown 1892.
The dedication of this little Church to St. Michael the
Archangel had a peculiar significance. The Danes, a sea-faring
people, had great faith in St. Michael’s protection of those at
sea. Near their port towns they built a Church to him, always on
high ground overlooking the sea. Beside the Church was a beacon,
which was the last speck to disappear from their view as their
ship sank below the horizon; it was also the first sign of land
that greeted them when homeward bound.
Like its Sister Church of the Holy Trinity, St. Michael’s was
used to repair the damaged castle walls.