Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Gateway (present location)
Dromoland, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromoland
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.78230, -8.90807
- SMR number
- CL042-063003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A large stone gateway, formerly located in front of the 17th-century fortified house at Leamaneh North (CL016-032002-) possibly on the line of a wall defining a courtyard and moved to Dromoland gardens in 1907. The gateway has a round arch with a stepped hood-moulding under which are two coats of arms. One is of Conor O'Brien, 1643, the other those of his son Sir Donat O'Brien about 1690. Under them in worn letters are the words 'This was built in the year of our Lord 1643 by Conor O'Brien and by Mary ni Mahon, wife of the said Connor.' (Westropp 1900, 404).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 14 November 2018
References
Westropp, T.J. 1900 Excursions of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Summer meeting, 1900. Description of the places visited. Section III. Third excursion; Section IV. Fourth Excursion. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 10, 392-419; 420-26.
Nearby in the register
- Bee-bolesunder 1 mi
- Bee-bolesunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - Bronze Ageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.