Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Shankill, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shankill
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- DU026-107----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to Ball (1902, 3, 81) a church at Shankill stood at the gateway leading to Shankill castle. It was in use in the 13th century (Ball 1902, 117). It is associated with St. Comgall, abbot of Bangor, Co. Down (Turner 1983, 64-5). There are no visible remains of this church.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 21 April 2018.
References
Ball, E.F. 1902 Rathmichael and its neighbourhood. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 32, 113-27.
Turner, K. 1983 If you seek monuments: a guide to the antiquities of the barony of Rathdown. Rathmichael Historical Society.