Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Grallagh, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grallagh
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.54642, -6.33042
- SMR number
- DU007-001005-
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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
Grallagh church (DU007-001001-), graveyard (DU007-001004-), holy well (DU007-001002-) and holy stone (DU007-001003-) may have been built on the site of an early Christian monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin. Situated on undulating pasture, with poorly drained land immediately to S and higher well drained land to N and E. St John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 60m to S. Grallagh (An Ghreallach/miry place) graveyard (DU007-001004-) appears to have been a smaller circular-shaped burial ground enclosed by a bank with external fosse that was extended to the N forming the present large sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (H. A. Wheeler Report 15/04/1975, SMR File). Traces of the original circular-shaped graveyard are visible in the graveyard as a curving shallow bank and ditch to W. The curving boundary of the ditch at S represents the original enclosing feature of the graveyard. It is possible that the curving boundary ditch represents the remains of an early Christian enclosure associated with a monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin/Maccullin. The curving S boundary of the graveyard marks the boundary with Cottrelstown townland.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 4 April 2023
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.