Some Images of Bunamargy
The Friary is just south of Ballycastle on the Cushendall Road.
Above early sunrise at Bunamargy
A view of the Gatehouse
Julia McQuillan, "The Black Nun". was a recluse who lived in Bonamargy Friary or Bunnamairge.
The Black Nun lived and died there some time during the 1600's. It was her last wish that she should be buried close to the entrance of the church so that worshippers, on entering, would tread on her grave, as a token of her humility. She is supposedly buried under a stone slab marked near the entrance with this holed cross.
The Black Nun is well known mainly because of her "Seven Prophesies", but even here there is some dispute about what exactly were her thoughts on the future
Boats would be made of iron
Knocklayde would burst and the water pouring
from it would flood land for seven miles around.
One
other version says- A man would be able to press a button
and water would flow from Knocklayde to Ballycastle.
A
red haired lady would fall off Fairhead
Ireland would become independent with the arrival
of a sailing ship with her sails on fire
Horseless carriages
The Milltown river would flow with blood.
Two standing stones one at Carnduff or Carndubh (where I was born) and Barnish. Gortconny would come together. Stones from both these areas have been used in the building of Ballycastle harbour.
The Famous Black Nun is buried here .. A round holed cross marks her grave,
some say she still haunts the Friary ................
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