An Fhairche (locally An Fháirthí), or Clonbur in English,[1] is a Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
Two kilometres to the west rises Mount Gable where, according to legend, the hordes of Firbolg gathered on the hilltop before their clash with the Tuatha Dé Danann at the Battle of Moytura.
[2] Located at the foot of Mount Gable, three miles west of Clonbur in County Galway.
The western end of the ruin is of early Christian origin and in the trabeated doorway can clearly be seen the inclined jambs so distinctive of that era.
This edifice replaced a wooden and less durable structure which was the Navigator's original monastic settlement on the site.
For a period the de Burgos held it and later gave it to the MacDonnells (Scottish mercenaries) as service booty or bonnacht.