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Church

Lackagh Beg, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Lackagh Beg, 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
Lackagh Beg
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Columbkilles Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
St. Columbkilles Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.37526, -8.87692
SMR number
GA070-089----

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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

On SW bank of the River Clare in undulating farmland; it stands on N boundary of an irregularly shaped graveyard (GA070-089001-) just upstream from 'Lackagh Bridge'. The remains are those of a rectangular medieval parish church (E-W; L 15.4m, Wth 7.1m) in fair condition. Though little survives of E gable, the other walls still stand to full height. There is a pointed arch doorway towards W end of S wall. Traces of a blocked window ope are also visible internally at E end of same wall. A castle (GA070-091----) stands 70m to NE on opposite bank of the river. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 287)

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

This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 2/2002).

Nearby in the register

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

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