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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
53.37480, -6.20676
SMR number
DU019-010001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1841 · 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

Located in the centre of a raised graveyard on the N side of Killester Avenue and surrounded on all sides by housing estates. All that survives of the medieval parish church of Killester are foundations of a rectangular building aligned E-W (int dims. L 14.1m, Wth 6.4m, wall T 0.82m). In 1838 the ruined church was still standing (D'Alton 1838, 239-41; Walsh 1887, 225). According to D'Alton (op cit) this church was dedicated to St. Brigid and was attached to the church at Swords. This is the decayed chapel mentioned in the Civil survey (1654-6, see Simington 1945, 73). The memorials in the graveyard are of 18th-19th century date.

References

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

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

D'Alton, J. 1838 (Reprint 1976) The history of the county of Dublin. Cork. Tower Books.

Nearby in the register

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

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