Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Settlement deserted - medieval
Tomdeely North, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Castle - hall-houseunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.