Drumacoo

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

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

History

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

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

  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.