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Church

Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Myshall, County Carlow, 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
Myshall
County
Carlow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins), Graveyard
Coordinates
52.68515, -6.78030
SMR number
CW017-039001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Present remains consist of parts of pre-Norman church, two-basin bullaun stone and well. Original church (min. L 18m; Wth 6m) represented by its W gable, adjacent portion of N wall and portion of S wall. Present E wall, continuation of N wall and S wall projection from W gable are later or recent origin. Walls are built with very large finely dressed granite stones (Wth 1m; H 1.5-3m). Entrance in W gable has round arch and simple mouldings along jamb edges. Granite boulder with two bullaun basins. Within graveyard to S of church is St Brigid's Well, now a modern shrine.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007

Nearby in the register

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

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