Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penal Mass station
Drummans Lower, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drummans Lower
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.16132, -8.10063
- SMR number
- LE018-080----
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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
Situated on a low hillock (diam. of base c. 50m; H c. 2m) on the W bank of the Owengar river just as it enters the NE corner of Lough Alllen. This is an overgrown hillock where Mass was celebrated in a 'seal foscaidh' or wicker shelter. (Gallogly 1993-4, 433)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
References
Gallogly, Rev. D. 1993-4 Kilmore churches. Journal of Cumann Seanchas Breifne (Breifne Historical Society) 8 (30), 389-444.
Nearby in the register
- Prehistoric site - lithic scatterunder 1 mi
- Sweathouseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.