Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Rock scribing - folk art
Dunabrattin, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunabrattin
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Navrin
- Coordinates
- 52.13608, -7.31027
- SMR number
- WA025-102----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Accoring to Ryland (1824, 271) a rock-cut image of St Murrin was kept in a cave near Dunbrattin Head. It was seen by Power (P 1896), who discounted it as a natural feature. It is described locally as an image of the Blesed Virgin, which is known as the Naomhoreen. The cave is now inaccessible.
Compiled by Michael Moore
Date of upload: 10 November, 2011
References
P. 1896 Statue of St. Murena. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 2, No. 7, 58-9.
Ryland, Rev. R.H. 1824 The history, topography and antiquities of the city and county of Waterford. London. John Murray.
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- Hut siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.