Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Westropp (1904-5, 438) recorded the following about Doon Church; 'A parish in Coonagh. The ancient Dun Bleisc. The fort is still extant. Fintan, son of Pipan, was granted Dun Blesce, c. 580, and there founded his church. He was a disciple of Comgall. The prebend of Dunleisg, with Templebredon, Grean, and the chapel of Liscormuke, was held by Rev. Matthew MacBryen in 1559 by papal provision (Fiant, 84).
Site - Canon O'Hanlon says that about 1855 an old church stood opposite the priest's house, near the Convent of Mercy. It is now tilled ("Lives of the Saints," i., p. 45). At it was buried Eamon a Chnoic Ryan, 1690 (Fitzgerald, i., p. 280). (Map, D.S. (A), 55)'.
No surface remains visible of medieval church in St. Fintan's graveyard in Doon. A church is depicted standing in NE quadrant of graveyard on first edition Ordnance Survey six-inch map. The church was levelled after this date and is annotated as 'Church (Site of) on the revised 1927 ed. OS 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 31 October 2018

References

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

Fitzgerald, P. and McGregor, J.J. 1826 The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Limerick. Dublin.

O'Hanlon, Rev. J. 1875-1903 Lives of the Irish saints. Dublin, London and New York.