Building

The National Monuments Service's description

The church ruins of Templecrone (DG048-008001-) are located in the centre of a rectangular shaped graveyard (DG048-008003-) measuring 35m NE-SW by 21m NW-SE and is enclosed by a stone wall of 18th century date (DG048-008003-) that is entered via a flight of stone steps located at the W end of the N wall of the graveyard. 34m WSW of the graveyard wall is a turas or pilgrimage station (DG048-008002-) where dedicatory offerings are left. Located 20m to the W of the church (DG048-008001-) and graveyard (DG048-008003-) are the grass covered wall footings of a possible rectangular building (DG048-008004-) of unknown date. According to the History of the Diocese of Raphoe, 'the Franciscan monks, who planted their church and monastery on the old grounds adjoining St. Crone's, acquired no title to any other part of the church lands; and the Termon or sanctuary ground remained the property of the Bishop. Their three very extensive buildings, within a few hundred yards from the old church, were traced and beautifully described (in Irish) to the writer, by Sean O'Donnell, of Inishal' (Maguire 1920, vol. 2, 221). The remains of these buildings have not been identified it may be possible that the grass covered wall footings of this building to the W of the church may be one of the buildings described in 1920.

Compiled by Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload / revision : 01 November 2011