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Church

Cathair Ghabhann, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Cathair Ghabhann, County Galway, 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

Townland
Cathair Ghabhann
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Abbey (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Abbey (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.34546, -8.94327
SMR number
GA070-012001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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

Associated with the medieval borough of Claregalway (GA070-107----): on S bank of the River Clare, 150m SE of the friary (GA070-035001-). A very poorly preserved rectangular church (E-W; L c. 26.5m. Wth 8.5m); probably the parish church of the medieval borough. All that survives are sections of N and S side-walls, both of which are battered externally. Two windows and a possible (blocked) doorway are visible in S wall, and a window and alcove in N wall.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).

Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Nearby in the register

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

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