Drumacoo
Droim Mucú | |
 south doorway | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Druim-muccado; Droma-Mucada |
| Established | 6th century AD |
| Diocese | Kilmacduagh |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Sárnait |
| Architecture | |
| Status | ruined |
| Style | Late Gothic |
| Site | |
| Location | Drumacoo, Ballinderreen, County Galway |
| Coordinates | 53°11′55″N 8°54′17″W / 53.198723°N 8.904724°W |
| Visible remains | church, holy well |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Drumacoo |
| Reference no. | 254 |
Drumacoo is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1]
Location[edit]
Drumacoo is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Ballinderreen, to the east of Galway Bay.
History[edit]
The monastic settlement at Drumacoo was founded in the 6th century by Sárnait (Sourney, Sairnait, Surney, Sorney), a female saint and associate of Colman mac Duagh. She was buried here at the site known as St. Sourney's Bed.[2]
Drumacoo was located in the ancient kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne.[3]
The original stone parish church had a flat-headed west doorway and was built of large stones.[4] It was extended eastwards in the 13th century AD and the finely-carved south doorway was added.[5]
According to the Annals of Loch Cé, in 1232, "Fachtna Ó hAllgaith, comarb of Druim-mucadha, and official of Uí-Fiachrach; keeper of a house of hospitality for guests and invalids; and the promoter of learning and improver of country and land, in hoc anno quievit." (in this year rested, i.e. died)[6][7]
In 1830, the Gothic Revival mausoleum of the St George family was built onto the stone church.[8][9][10]
Ruins and monuments[edit]
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A stone church with nearby a holy well and St. Sourney's Bush, a rag bush.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Norman, E. R.; Joseph, J. K. S. St (1 April 1969). "The Early Development of Irish Society: The Evidence of Aerial Photography". CUP Archive – via Google Books.
- ^ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (1 April 2018). "Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland". Hodges, Smith and Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Drumacoo Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
- ^ Kalkreuter, Britta (1 April 2018). Boyle Abbey and the School of the West. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857387 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Part 10 of Annals of Loch Cé". celt.ucc.ie.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (1 April 2018). "Annala Rioghachta Eireann". Hodges, Smith and Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Drumacoo « The Irish Aesthete". theirishaesthete.com.
- ^ "Drumacoo, County Galway". www.earlychristianireland.net.
- ^ "Search Error: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie.
- ^ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.