Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cloghanarold, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghanarold
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Doondonnell Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Doondonnell Church (in Ruins) (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.52295, -8.96898
- SMR number
- LI029-012----
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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 the demesne lands of Cloghanarold House and Castle (LI029-126----) located 210m to NNE which stands 50m S of the River Deel. Church ruins with earthworks of possible medieval fields or settlement to E, S and W of church visible on OSi orthophotos taken 2005. Westropp (1904-5, 399-400) records the following details on Teampall Dhún Dónaill or the Church of Doondonnell; 'In 1237 the benefices of the lands of Robert Donndonenolde, near Rathgel, were resigned by Keynsham (B.B.L., p. 75). This marks the founder as the earlier Robert of 1201 (see also Plea R., xiv Hen. III., No. 4, m. 1259). Chapel of the castle of Robert de Dundonenyld [LI029-126----], 1291. Castle Robert de Dundonoyl, 1332, dedicated to St. Mary Magdalen, 22nd July, 1410; Downdonill, 1418; "Castro Robti Dondwnyll vocata, Harold's Castle," 1452 (rental), whence Cloghnarold. Fabric - It is 45 feet [13.7m] by 18½ feet [5.5m]; the gables fell before 1840, and 26 feet [8m] of north wall remained; there were two defaced windows and a round arched door. No burials had taken place there since 1810 (O.S. L. 8, p. 165). St. Molua's Well [LI029-010----]near it'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 14 January 2019
References
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.