Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Flean More, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Flean More
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56272, -9.21935
- SMR number
- LI018-015002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Possible church in Bealachdroma or Ballaghdromar which according to Begley (1906-109-110) was mentioned 'in the inquisition of 1298 as belonging to the manor of Shanid, and inhabited solely by Irish, which would indicate that it was a large tract lying between Ballyhahill and Athea, and may be the place now called Dromagarrum, where unbaptized children are buried (LI018-015001-). The site of another old church is pointed out in the townland of Flean where, tradition alleges, three bishops are buried. Referred to by Lewis (1837, 664) as in the parish of Glin are 'at Flean, in the mountains are the remains of a very ancient church of which the history is unknown'. The site of this possible church is probably the children's burial ground (LI018-015001-) in this townland.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 November 2018
References
Begley, J. 1906 The Diocese of Limerick ancient and medieval. Dublin.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.