Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
County Dublin, Ireland
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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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.