Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Doonvullen Upper, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Doonvullen Upper
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- LI023-123----
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The National Monuments Service's description
The 17th century Down Survey map of Clanwilliam barony shows a church in 'Dunvullin' standing close to an area of bogland near the S parish boundary with Rathjordan (NLI, MS 718). The terrier of the Down Survey map of Ballybrood Parish stated that there stood 'a Church on the lands of Dounvullan' which belonged to the Bishop of Emly (ibid.). The precise location of Dunvullin Church in the Parish of Ballybrood has not been identified. A ringfort (LI023-050----) is located in roughly the same location as to where the church is indicated on the Down Survey map. The church was probably located in the vicinity of this monument.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
References
NLI, MS 718 - National Library of Ireland, Parish maps with terriers, showing forfeited lands in County Limerick, commonly known as the "Down Survey", executed under the direction of Sir William Petty, 1657, and copied by Daniel O'Brien, 1786.