Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Cloghran (castleknock By.), County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghran (castleknock By.)
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.41463, -6.35871
- SMR number
- DU013-008001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located in a roughly square graveyard located on a rock outcrop which has been quarried away up to the limits of the graveyard. Prior to c. 1300 this church was connected to Finglas parish until it became a chapel on the lands of All Hallows who supplied one of the Canons to say mass there. It was granted with all other possessions of All Hallows to Dublin Corporation in 1538 (Ronan, 1940, 182-194). Only grass covered wall footings of the church survive. These are built of randomly coursed masonry (dims. L13m, Wth 5.5m, H 0.4m). There are openings in the north and south walls. The east end is dominated by a large tree. Some internals burials.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 18 January 2015
References
Ronan, Rev. M.V. 1940 Mulhuddart and Cloghran. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 70, 182-93.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.