Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Minister'S-Land, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Minister'S-Land
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Gd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.49469, -9.05797
- SMR number
- LI028-103003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Medieval church ruins (LI028-103002-) standing in centre of rectangular-shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 45m N-S x 70m E-W) located at S end of the village of Ardagh (LI028-103001-). Holy well (LI028-103004-) dedicated to St. Molua located 60m to SSW. St. Patrick's R.C. Church and modern car park located immediately to N. Small graveyard extension to S and SE.
According to Bradley (1989, vol. 1, 49), 'It has been mentioned above that there is a possibility
that this was a pre-Norman church site. This suggestion is based on its dedication to Molua, the fact that the land belonged to the see of Limerick at the beginning of the thirteenth century, and the fact that the church gave its name to one of the deaneries of the medieval diocese'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 24 September 2018
References
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.