Church

The National Monuments Service's description

In 1275 the Crede Mihi noted that the chapel at Artaine was one of three attached to the Church of Finglas (Walsh 1888, 195). Archbishop Alen's Reportorium viride of 1532 also refers to a chapel dedicated to St Nicholas (ibid. , 201). The Civil survey (1654-6) mentions the chapel of Artaine (Simington 1945, 177). Today the remains comprise a rectangular building (int. dims. L 11m, Wth 5.36m, wall T. 0.75m) on a raised site in a small public park. Built of roughly-coursed calp limestone rubble. The E and W gables are partly standing. There are opposed doorways in both walls E of the W gable. Burial has taken place in the interior. Internally, a flat masonry arch spans the W ope which is blocked and a pointed arch spans the E ope. Investigations in 1982 revealed opposed doorways in W and S walls incorporating sandstone jambs of 13th to 14th century date. Fragments of 16th century floor tiles were found in the interior (Mc Mahon 1998, 157, 155-162). Memorials which, date from 1711-1827, have been attached to the exterior of the church.

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.

McMahon, M. 1998 Artane church, Kilmore road, Dublin. In C. Manning (ed.), Dublin and beyond the Pale: studies in honour of Patrick Healy, 155-62. Bray. Wordwell.

Walsh, Rev. R. 1888a Fingal and its churches. Dublin. William McGee.