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Settlement deserted - medieval

Tomdeely North, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Settlement deserted - medieval, Tomdeely North, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tomdeely North
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.61529, -8.99918
SMR number
LI010-048004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture, on W side of Holly Island inlet on S shore of Shannon estuary. Surrounding ruin of Tomdeely hall house (LI010-04803-) and church (LI010-04801-) is roughly rectangular area (c. 150m N-S; c. 200m E-W) defined on N and W sides by low earthen bank (H c. 0.5m; Wth c. 2m) but on N and E sides by more recent stone wall forming field boundary. Bank is straight on S side but changes direction to follow shoreline on W side. Low earthworks around church is presumably remains of precinct wall of graveyard (LI010-04802-); attached to NE side of this are low curvilinear earthen banks (H c. 0.5m; Wth c. 1m) truncated by field boundaries on N and E sides. Elsewhere within larger enclosure are low undulations too indistinct to reveal distinct patterns.
Tomdeely was a manor of the Bishop of Limerick from the early 13th century but had became Desmond property by the 14th century (Westropp 1904-5, 393; Westropp 1906-7, 206).

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

Westropp, T.J. 1906-7 The ancient castles of the county of Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 26, 54-264.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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