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Church
Kilcloony (clonmacnowen By.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcloony (clonmacnowen By.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilcloony Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Grellans Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.33818, -8.26575
- SMR number
- GA074-058----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At the base of a ridge, c. 150m S of Deerpark River, near W limits of Ballinasloe town; it stands within a rectangular graveyard. According to OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1 512-14), this was traditionally regarded as the site of the E. Chr. church of St Grellan. Present remains consist of a medieval parish church (E-W; L 15m, Wth 5m) in fair condition. Architectural features include a pointed arch doorway and round-headed window in S wall, and an ogee-headed window in E gable. The OS Letters (ibid.) also refer to a very small window in W gable, no trace of which survives. (Egan 1960, 8, 15, 26)
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Fish-pondunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Crannogunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.