Meelick, County Mayo Explained

Meelick
Native Name:Irish: Míleac
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Mayo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.9316°N -9.0213°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Meelick [1] is a small village situated some 5 km west-southwest of Swinford in County Mayo, Ireland. It is in a civil parish of the same name.[1]

Meelick round tower

A 21-metre high round tower next to the cemetery is the sole surviving structure of an early monastery. Restored in 1880, the tower is flat-topped, having lost its original bell-storey and cap. It is believed to have been built at some time between 923 and 1013 AD on the site of an ecclesiastical foundation attributed to Saint Broccaidh.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Míleac/Meelick . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 13 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Meelick Round Tower, Swinford. County Mayo 10th century . curiousireland.ie . 4 March 2023 .