Druim-enesclaind Druim-ineascluin Droim Ineasclainn | |
 Church remnants and high cross | |
  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Drumiskin |
| Established | 6th century |
| Disestablished | 12th century |
| Diocese | Armagh |
| People | |
| Founder | Lugaid |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Style | Celtic monastic |
| Site | |
| Location | Chapel Road,Dromiskin,County Louth |
| Coordinates | 53°55′19″N6°23′54″W / 53.922003°N 6.398219°W /53.922003; -6.398219 |
| Visible remains | church, round tower, cross fragment |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Dromiskin |
| Reference no. | 92 |
Dromiskin Monastery is a medievalmonastery andNational Monument located inDromiskin,County Louth in Ireland.[1][2]
Dromiskin Monastery is located in the centre of Dromiskin village, halfway between theRiver Fane andRiver Glyde and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of theIrish Sea coast.
The monastery at Dromiskin is said to have been founded by Lugaid (d. 515/516), a follower ofSaint Patrick and son ofÓengus mac Nad Froích,King of Munster, in the 6th century; or by Rónán, son of Bearach in the 7th century. Rónán died in 664 ofbuide-connaill ("yellow plague," an epidemic illness in ancient Ireland).[citation needed]
Theround tower was constructed in the 9th century. Dromiskin was burned byVikings in 833 (Annals of Ulster). The Uí Chrítáin were hereditary clergy at Dromiskin and it was pillaged byDomnall ua Néill in 970.[3] The monastery was plundered by Irish in 908, Vikings in 978 and Irish again in 1043. It continued in operation until the 12th century.[4]
Dromiskin Round Tower is relatively small at 15.25 m (50.0 ft) tall, with a conical cap and atwo-orderRomanesque doorway 3.7 m (12 ft) above ground. The upper portion was rebuilt around the 12th century and used as a bell tower, and remained in use until the 19th century.
The arms of ahigh cross (10th century AD) are mounted on a modern shaft (1918). Some accounts associate it withÁed Findliath (High King of Ireland 862–879). One panel is believed to showDavid presentingGoliath's head toSaul. Also carved on it aredragons and acrucifixion.[5]
Thegable and foundation of a 12th century church with 15th century window remain at Dromiskin.[6]