SRH 19. Thomastown Mausoleum
Apr 04, 2022, 05:00 PM
Location: 53.36842, -8.07234
The cemetery and the very fine Naghten mausoleum were both restored in 1997-1999 by Drum Heritage Group, as was the adjacent early Christian Church known locally as the Blind Church (no windows). Its interior wall carries a limestone plinth to the memory of the Forgotten Dead many of whose remains were interred within the surrounding one acre cemetery site. Thomastown House for several generations was the seat of the Naghten family who were owners of 5,000 acres of land in Drum right up to the twentieth century. The house is now demolished. Muddy approach so wellies needed!
The cemetery and the very fine Naghten mausoleum were both restored in 1997-1999 by Drum Heritage Group, as was the adjacent early Christian Church known locally as the Blind Church (no windows). Its interior wall carries a limestone plinth to the memory of the Forgotten Dead many of whose remains were interred within the surrounding one acre cemetery site. Thomastown House for several generations was the seat of the Naghten family who were owners of 5,000 acres of land in Drum right up to the twentieth century. The house is now demolished. Muddy approach so wellies needed!