Noughaval (Clare)

Ruins of the medieval monastery church

Noughaval (pronounced Nohoval; Irish Nuachabháil , also Nuachongbháil , "new (monastic) settlement") is a townland in the Burren in County Clare in Ireland .

Noughaval was the seat of an early Christian monastery, of which a church ruin has been preserved. The age of the masonry was estimated by Thomas J. Westropp to be the 10th century. The choir arch and the windows are evidence of a structural expansion in the 12th century when a choir was added. Some other additions to the church can be assigned to the late Middle Ages. Near the church is the 6 × 4 m, stone-roofed chapel of the O'Davoren family, which was built in 1725 by James O'Davoren from Lisdoonvarna . A weathered Celtic cross of unknown date stands in the cemetery . The stone column in front of the portal of the abbey ruins is said to be an old market cross. At the holy spring Tobar Mo Ghua was prayed. Her original name is Tobar Mhic Duach (St. Mac Duagh's Well). The remains of the so-called "Carntemple", an oratory, are also located in the townland.

Map of the archaeological sites in Noughaval and the neighboring townland of Ballyganner North by Thomas J. Westropp

Cahercutteen ( Cathair Choitín ) is a few hundred meters east of Noughaval and is a good example of an early dun with very thick walls. Nearby are the square duns Caherkiltaan and Caherwalsh , which are very rare in terms of their layout . Caherwalsh is almost square (49.5 m × 47.5 m)

South of Noughaval are the megalithic complexes of Ballyganner ( Baile Uí Dhanair ). Closest is a Court Tomb (in Ballyganner North townland). This type of system is concentrated in the northern part of Ireland (310 units). Fewer than ten have been recorded south of a Westport - Dundalk line . The runaway at Ballyganner North has a gallery more than four meters long, which is segmented into two chambers by high side posts. At the northern end of the trapezoidal complex is a narrow courtyard. Ballyganner South's facility is a wedge tomb . It had a very large ceiling tile. The stone that is split today originally measured around five by three meters.

The Cairn of Poulawack ( German Cairn of the cave of the angle ) is located nearby in confusing terrain, west of the R480 (road) from Leameneh to Ballyvaughan .

literature

George Cunningham: Burren Journey . Ballyvaughan; reprinted in 1993

Web links

Commons : Noughaval, Burren, County Clare - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Remarks

^ Seán Spellissy: A History of County Clare . Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 2003, ISBN 0-7171-3460-1 , pp. 127 .
^ ^A ^b Thomas J. Westropp: The Churches of County Clare, and the Origin of the Ecclesiastical Divisions in That County . In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1889-1901) . tape 6 , 1900, pp. 100-180 , JSTOR : 20488773 .
↑ Harold G. Leask: Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings . I: The First Phases and the Romanesque. 3. Edition. Dundalgan Press, Dundalk 1987, pp. 83 .
^ Tomás Ó Carragáin: Churches in Early Medieval Ireland . Yale University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-300-15444-3 , pp. 300 .

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[1] Seán Spellissy: A History of County Clare . Gill & Macmillan, Dublin 2003, ISBN 0-7171-3460-1 , pp. 127 .

[westropp-2] A ^b Thomas J. Westropp: The Churches of County Clare, and the Origin of the Ecclesiastical Divisions in That County . In: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (1889-1901) . tape 6 , 1900, pp. 100-180 , JSTOR : 20488773 .

[3] Harold G. Leask: Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings . I: The First Phases and the Romanesque. 3. Edition. Dundalgan Press, Dundalk 1987, pp. 83 .

[4] Tomás Ó Carragáin: Churches in Early Medieval Ireland . Yale University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-300-15444-3 , pp. 300 .