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The triple window over the sanctuary depitcs the Sacred Heart in the centre flanked by St Molaise and St Faber.

The triple window over the sanctuary depitcs the Sacred Heart in the centre flanked by St Molaise and St Faber.

Situated in the townland of Toneel North, this one of the few Catholic chapels in Ireland to stand on land which was in constant use for Christian worship from the days of the early Celtic Church to the Reformation. After the Reformation such sites came into the ownership of the Protestant Church of Ireland, but because the Boho area attracted few Protestant planters the pre-Reformation church was allowed to become dilapidated while the local population worship surreptitiously at Mass stones in the area. When the Church of Ireland church was built in the late 1799s, some its stones were used in that building. With the relaxation of the Penal Laws the Catholics were drawn back to the old site and a new church built there for the sum of £20. This was replaced by the present building in 1913. The church is said to have been founded by the sixth century St Faber. In 2018, the shortage of priests led to masses being celebrated here only every other Sunday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-45929249

RC church at Boho in Fermanagh. Previously seen and described in detail at Image

Boho High Cross in the churchyard of Sacred Heart Church, Toneel North, Boho Image Possibly dating from the 10th Century - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boho,_County_Fermanagh#Boho_High_Cross for further information.

Boho High Cross in the churchyard of Sacred Heart Church, Toneel North, Boho Image Possibly dating from the 10th Century - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boho,_County_Fermanagh#Boho_High_Cross for further information.

Gravestone in the churchyard of Sacred Heart Church, Toneel North, Boho Image This is the gravestone of Chalis Galcher (Gallagher) who died on the 25th March 1730 aged 38.

The shaft and base of the early medieval High Cross can be seen at the top of the flight of steps.

These are the remains of a 9thC cross, erected here in the 1800s when Catholic worship was again permitted by the authorities. It is possible that the remains were found in the ruins of the pre-Reformation church. The head of the cross is kept inside the present church. The cross was erected above a charnel-pit.

Gravestone in the churchyard of Sacred Heart Church, Toneel North, Boho Image This is the gravestone of Owen McManus who died, aged 61, on the 25th November 1763.