What is recorded here

Grallagh is a church, graveyard, holy well and holy stone on undulating pasture in County Dublin, possibly marking an early Christian monastery founded by St Maccallin. The name An Ghreallach means a miry place, fitting the poorly drained ground south of the higher pasture. Its curving boundary ditch may be all that remains of the old monastery enclosure, hidden beneath grass and memory.

Grallagh church (DU007-001001-), graveyard (DU007-001004-), holy well (DU007-001002-) and holy stone (DU007-001003-) may have been built on the site of an early Christian monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin. Situated on undulating pasture, with poorly drained land immediately to S and higher well drained land to N and E. St John's Well (DU007-002----) lies 60m to S. Grallagh (An Ghreallach/miry place) graveyard (DU007-001004-) appears to have been a smaller circular-shaped burial ground enclosed by a bank with external fosse that was extended to the N forming the present large sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (H. A. Wheeler Report 15/04/1975, SMR File). It is possible that the curving boundary ditch represents the remains of an early Christian enclosure (DU007-001005-) associated with a monastery (DU007-001006-) founded by St Maccallin/Maccullin. The curving S boundary of the graveyard marks the boundary with Cottrelstown townland. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 4 April 2023

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