{{Short description|Ruined ecclesiastical site in Galway, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox monastery | name = Drumacoo | other_names = Druim-muccado; Droma-Mucada | native_name = Droim Mucú | native_name_lang = ga | image = Drumacoo doorway1.jpg |caption=south doorway | order = | founder = Sárnait | established = 6th century AD | disestablished = | diocese = Kilmacduagh | status = ruined | style = Late Gothic | location = Drumacoo, Ballinderreen, County Galway | coordinates = {{coord|53.198723|-8.904724|display=inline,title}} | map_type = Ireland | public_access = yes | remains =church, holy well | heritage_designation = | embedded = {{Infobox designation list|embed=yes | designation1 = National Monument of Ireland | designation1_number = 254 | designation1_offname = Drumacoo }} }}
'''Drumacoo''' is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6o8AAAAIAAJ&q=Drumacoo&pg=PA114|title=The Early Development of Irish Society: The Evidence of Aerial Photography|first1=E. R.|last1=Norman|first2=J. K. S. St|last2=Joseph|date=1 April 1969|publisher=CUP Archive|via=Google Books}}</ref> ==Location==
Drumacoo is located {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/place/18562|title=- Place names of Galway|website=places.galwaylibrary.ie}}</ref>
Drumacoo was located in the ancient kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cCw5AQAAMAAJ&q=druim-mucadha&pg=PA51|title=Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland|first=John|last=O'Donovan|date=1 April 2018|publisher=Hodges, Smith and Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
The original stone parish church had a flat-headed west doorway and was built of large stones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/galway/drumacoo/drumacoo.html|title=Drumacoo Church|website=irishantiquities.bravehost.com}}</ref> It was extended eastwards in the 13th century AD and the finely carved south doorway was added.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_NIAQAAIAAJ&q=Drumacoo|title=Boyle Abbey and the School of the West|first=Britta|last=Kalkreuter|date=1 April 2018|publisher=Wordwell|isbn=9781869857387|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100010A/text010.html|title=Part 10 of Annals of Loch Cé|website=celt.ucc.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T_Q9AQAAMAAJ&q=Drumacoo&pg=PA261|title=Annala Rioghachta Eireann|first=John|last=O'Donovan|date=1 April 2018|publisher=Hodges, Smith and Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
In 1830, the Gothic Revival mausoleum of the St George family was built onto the stone church.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theirishaesthete.com/tag/drumacoo/|title=Drumacoo « The Irish Aesthete|website=theirishaesthete.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earlychristianireland.net/Counties/galway/drumacoo/|title=Drumacoo, County Galway|website=www.earlychristianireland.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=GA®no=30410340|title=Search Error: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage|website=www.buildingsofireland.ie}}</ref>
==Ruins and monuments== [[File:Well of Saint Sairnait (Saint Sourney) 1.jpg|thumb|Holy well linked to St. Sárnait.]] thumb|left|Doorway
A stone church with nearby a holy well and St. Sourney's Bush, a rag bush.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://places.galwaylibrary.ie/place/18560|title=- Place names of Galway|website=places.galwaylibrary.ie}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Religion in County Galway Category:Archaeological sites in County Galway Category:National monuments in County Galway