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Chapel

Noughaval (Burren By.), County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Chapel, Noughaval, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Noughaval (Burren By.)
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.01567, -9.18007
SMR number
CL009-059027-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated to the SE of a medieval church (CL009-059023-) and within the SE corner of a graveyard (CL009-059024-). Indicated on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Labelled ‘O’Davoren Chapel’ on Robinson’s map (1977). This rectangular chapel (ext. dims. 7.78m E-W; 5.75m N-S; wall Wth 0.74-0.85m) was built in the early 18th century. Both gables (H 4m) and the N wall (H 3m) are best preserved. The W half of the S wall is much reduced in height (H 1.5m). The robbed-out doorway (Wth 1.2m) is in the S wall. Only one jambstone survives on its W side. A pointed tympanum above it bears the following inscription in false relief: IHS. This chapel was built by James Davoren of Lisdoonbvarna who died the 31st of July 1723 aged 39 years. Stone piers (L c. 0.9m; Wth c. 0.9m; H c. 0.3m) at either side of it may be the remains of a porch-like construction (Large 2011). A large blocked-up rectangular window (H c. 1.2m; int. Wth c. 1m) is visible to the E of the doorway and there is another rectangular window (Wth 0.26m; H 1.14m) in the E gable. The roof, which was originally barrel vaulted, had collapsed by 1900 (Westropp 1900-1902, 133). However, the springing of the vault survives on the N wall. A leacht (CL009-059120-) and cross (CL009-059028-) lie c. 4m to the SW of the chapel and the remains of a possible round tower (CL009-0591210) lie c. 82m to the ENE. (Large 2011) The following image has been uploaded: CL009-059027-_01.jpg view of window in E gable from E Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 30 March 2022

References

Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.

Westropp, T.J. 1900-02 The churches of Co. Clare and the origin of the ecclesiastical divisions in that county. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 3, vol. 6, 100-180.

Robinson, T. 1977 (revised 1999) The Burren: a two-inch map of the uplands of north-west Clare. Map scale 1:31680. Roundstone: Folding Landscapes.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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