Drumacoo

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Drumacoo
Droim Mucú
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south doorway
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Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesDruim-muccado; Droma-Mucada
Established6th century AD
Diocese Kilmacduagh
People
Founder(s) Sárnait
Architecture
Statusruined
Style Late Gothic
Site
LocationDrumacoo, Ballinderreen, County Galway
Coordinates 53°11′55″N8°54′17″W / 53.198723°N 8.904724°W / 53.198723; -8.904724 Coordinates: 53°11′55″N8°54′17″W / 53.198723°N 8.904724°W / 53.198723; -8.904724
Visible remainschurch, holy well
Public accessyes
Official nameDrumacoo Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Reference no.254

Drumacoo is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. [1]

Contents

Location

Drumacoo is located 1.5 km (0.93 mi) north of Ballinderreen, to the east of Galway Bay.

History

The monastic settlement at Drumacoo was founded in the 6th century by Sárnait (Sourney, Sairnait, Surney, Sorney), a female saint and associate of Colman mac Duagh. She was buried here at the site known as St. Sourney's Bed. [2]

Drumacoo was located in the ancient kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne. [3]

The original stone parish church had a flat-headed west doorway and was built of large stones. [4] It was extended eastwards in the 13th century AD and the finely-carved south doorway was added. [5]

According to the Annals of Loch Cé, in 1232, "Fachtna Ó hAllgaith, comarb of Druim-mucadha, and official of Uí-Fiachrach; keeper of a house of hospitality for guests and invalids; and the promoter of learning and improver of country and land, in hoc anno quievit." (in this year rested, i.e. died) [6] [7]

In 1830, the Gothic Revival mausoleum of the St George family was built onto the stone church. [8] [9] [10]

Ruins and monuments

Holy well linked to St. Sarnait. Well of Saint Sairnait (Saint Sourney) 1.jpg
Holy well linked to St. Sárnait.
Doorway Drumacoo doorway2.jpg
Doorway

A stone church with nearby a holy well and St. Sourney's Bush, a rag bush. [11]

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