Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Located near the foot of the Dublin Mountains on the outskirts of Templeogue village. Mentioned in the Crede Mihi list of churches of the diocese in 1275. According to Archbishop Alen (c.1531 A. D. ) the church of Tachmeloge was not a parochial church but a chapel annexed to the church of Kilmesantan at Boherbreena (Ronan 1942-43, 73-74). This is a plain structure located eccentrically within a roughly oval-shaped graveyard, with a later cemetery off to the W. Comprises a nave and chancel with gables standing to full height and side walls to foundation level. Built of coursed masonry with roughly dressed quoins and window jambs (int. dims. L 15.90m, Wth 6m, wall T 0.90m). The entrance is in the W gable. Interior is lit by a plain E window (Handcock 1877, 108). The medieval watercourse for Dublin city skirted the S side of this graveyard (DU022-003----). There is no visible remains above ground (Ball 1905, 3, 23-28).
Compiled by Geraldine Stout

References

Ronan, Rev. M.V. 1942-3 Tobar, Moling and Templeogue. Dublin Historical Record 2, 73-4.

Handcock, W.D. 1877 (1991 ed.) The history and antiquities of Tallaght in the county of Dublin. Dublin. Anna Livia Press.