Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

Drumraney graveyard associated with St Éanán whose feastday is celebrated on the 19th of August and 18th of September (Ó Riain 2011, 657-8). Holy well (WM023-039----) dedicated to St Éanán located 140m to NE. Drumraney castle (WM023-036---) located 300m to N. Irregular shaped graveyard (dims. 80m N-S; 60m E-W) enclosed by a post-medieval stone wall with entrance gate NE angle. No surface remains visible of the church depicted on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps which is shown standing in the N quadrant of the graveyard. This church was probably a post-medieval church which replaced the medieval church of Drumraney (WM023-040---). Punch dressed stone from the medieval church has been resued in the fabric of the graveyard wall and in the piers of the entrance gate. A sing gate in the middle of the E wall of the graveyard gives access to a house in the field to the E of the graveyard. In 2013 a clean up scheme was undertaken inside the graveyard which resulted in the levelling of the surface of the graveyard and the reseeding of grass which has resulted in the removal of surface features. There are no gravemarkers in the N quadrant of the graveyard. The older graveyard occupies the S half and appears to have been defined by a small enclosure now survived by a scarp (H 1-1.5m) running E-W across the middle of the present graveyard. Inside this section of graveyard there are several architectural fragments belonging to the medieval church of Drumraney. Other architectural fragments such as window mullions lie amongst the headstones of the graveyard and some have may have been reused as gravemarkers. Two 17th century graveslabs (WM023-040002-/040003-) are located inside the graveyard along with other memorials dating from the post-medieval period.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 6 July 2015