Donaghpatrick

Donaghpatrick (Irish: Domhnach Phádraig, meaning 'the church of Patrick')^[1] is a village and townland in County Meath, Ireland.^[2] It lies approximately 5 km northwest of Navan off the R147 regional road between Navan and Kells on the northern bank of the River Blackwater. The Irish language name of the townland, Domhnach Phádraig, means "the church of Patrick".^[1] The local Church of Ireland church, dedicated to Saint Patrick, was built in 1896 close to the site of a much earlier church, and incorporating parts of a medieval tower house.^[3]^[4] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.^[1]

The Cruys family from County Dublin owned the manor in medieval times. The inquisition taken after the death of Sir John Cruys of Merrion Castle in 1407 lists Donaghpatrick as one of his estates.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Domhnach Phádraig / Donaghpatrick". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Domhnach Phádraig Townland, Co. Meath". townlands.ie. Townlands Ireland. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Saint Patrick's Church of Ireland Church, Donaghpatrick, County Meath". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Donaghpatrick". navanhistory.ie. Navan and District Historical Society. Retrieved 12 February 2020.