Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Lough Derg, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lough Derg
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07133, -8.30065
- SMR number
- GA126-046----
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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
In the NW part of Lough Derg. On the 1947-8 edition of the OS 6-inch map, the name 'Friar's Island' is appended to a small island c. 240m offshore and to NNE of Cloonmoylan House (GA126-015----). Some 260m to the S another island is named 'Abbey Island'. On the 1838 edition of the map the names of the two islands are reversed. According to local information, there was formerly a church on the currently named 'Friar's Island' but its stones were removed to build a mill (see GA126-033----) just over 3km to the N. Rising lake waters have reduced the size of the island (diam. 15m), which is now overgrown. No visible surface traces of any structures survive.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 27 March 2020
Nearby in the register
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.