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Church

County Dublin, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, County Dublin, 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

County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Coordinates
53.38778, -6.29979
SMR number
DU014-066009-

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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 at the edge of a plateau with a valley to the E. This is a medieval parish church on the site of an earlier monastery associated with St Canice. The later church is of nave and chancel type with a vaulted porch entrance (dims. L 12.8m, Wth 7.25m). Built of coursed limestone masonry. The W gable of nave is heavily buttressed and contains a round segmental arched window with a circular window above. On W side of nave is a round arched window, partly blocked and a later pointed window inserted. The chancel is narrower than the nave and entered through a pointed arched opening. There is a sandstone piscina along the S wall and pointed arched aumbrey close by. The chancel was originally lit by a double-light cusped, ogee-headed window (L 7.6m, Wth 5.6m. ). The S aisle is entered through wide round arches with pillars. There is a blocked pointed doorway in S wall of S aisle (dims. L 13.2m, Wth 3.15m; see Stubbs 1916, 27-45; Anon 1987, 451-4). In the SE corner of the chancel are two 17th century graveslabs, one commemorating Richard Treswell d. 1672 (DU014-066015-) the other to the Ryves family dates from 1647 (DU014-066016-).

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Anon. 1897b Proceedings. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 27, 446-60.

Stubbs, W.C. 1916 Finglas, County Dublin, Vestry Books. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 46, 27-42.

Nearby in the register

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

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