What is recorded here

Mullymagolman is a hidden meadow where St Brecin's monastery vanished beneath grass and memory. Davies still saw church and tower traces in 1948, alongside cut stones, querns and a heavy lump of iron slag that may have formed the bottom of a furnace. The Tomregan Stone now stands in Ballyconnell, carrying the identity of that lost place into an ordinary village chapel.

Locally known as 'Church Meadow', this site is traditionally believed to be St Brecin's monastic settlement which formerly comprised a round tower, church and cemetery. According to Davies (1948, 116-7) traces of both church and round tower were evident as late as 1948, in addition to a number of cut stones, querns, and a large lump of iron slag which may have been a furnace bottom. The 'Tomregan Stone' (CV010-012002-) situated at the Church of Ireland chapel in Ballyconnell village is traditionally believed to have originated from here. No trace of monastic site at ground level. (Barrow 1979, 58). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 12 January 2009

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