Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Dromdarrig, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromdarrig
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.63409, -8.67601
- SMR number
- LI013-009004-
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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 rise of ground located three miles west of Limerick city on the Foynes road. Mungret graveyard probably stands on site of monastery founded here by Neasán of Mungret (Mungairit) whose feastday fell on the 25th of July (Ó Riain 2011, 514-5). Pre-Norman church (LI013-009001-) 90m to NNE, small graveyard (LI003-009003-) with pre-Norman church (LI003-009002-) immediately E of public road forming W boundary of graveyard. Long sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 40m N-S x 120m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N end of E wall. The E side of the graveyard has been intersected by a public road running roughly N-S. Remains of Mungret Abbey church (LI003-009005-) stands in SE quadrant of graveyard with post-1700 C of I church ruins in W quadrant. Modern graveyard extension on S side.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 30 October 2018
References
Ó Riain, P. 2011 A dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin. Four Courts Press.
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.