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Drumacoo

Coordinates: 53°11′55″N 8°54′17″W / 53.198723°N 8.904724°W / 53.198723; -8.904724
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Drumacoo
Droim Mucú
south doorway
Drumacoo is located in Ireland
Drumacoo
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesDruim-muccado; Droma-Mucada
Established6th century AD
DioceseKilmacduagh
People
Founder(s)Sárnait
Architecture
Statusruined
StyleLate Gothic
Site
LocationDrumacoo, Ballinderreen, County Galway
Coordinates53°11′55″N 8°54′17″W / 53.198723°N 8.904724°W / 53.198723; -8.904724
Visible remainschurch, holy well
Public accessyes
Official nameDrumacoo
Reference no.254

Drumacoo is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[1]

Location

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Drumacoo is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Ballinderreen, to the east of Galway Bay.

History

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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

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Holy well linked to St. Sárnait.
Doorway

A stone church with nearby a holy well and St. Sourney's Bush, a rag bush.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  3. ^ O'Donovan, John (1 April 2018). "Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland". Hodges, Smith and Company – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Drumacoo Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
  5. ^ Kalkreuter, Britta (1 April 2018). Boyle Abbey and the School of the West. Wordwell. ISBN 9781869857387 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Part 10 of Annals of Loch Cé". celt.ucc.ie.
  7. ^ O'Donovan, John (1 April 2018). "Annala Rioghachta Eireann". Hodges, Smith and Company – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Drumacoo « The Irish Aesthete". theirishaesthete.com.
  9. ^ "Drumacoo, County Galway". www.earlychristianireland.net.
  10. ^ "Search Error: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". www.buildingsofireland.ie.
  11. ^ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.