Church

The National Monuments Service's description

On the S-facing slope of a low hill in undulating pastureland. This fairly well-preserved rectangular church (int. dims. 10.2m E-W; 4.95m N-S; wall T 0.8-1m) is of medieval date. It is listed as being one of the possessions of the Dominicans of Athenry (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 221-2). Both gables survive to their original height though there is a breach in the W gable. Most of the architectural features have been robbed out as have the quoin stones. Doorways are evident in the N and S side-walls and there is a single-light window in the E gable. A wall recess is visible at the E end of S side-wall and there is another window immediately to its W. On inspection the interior of the church was being used as a shelter and feeding area for cattle. A later mortared stone wall runs W from the SW corner of the church; it is incorporated into a modern field wall that encloses a small field alongside the church to the NW. A children's burial ground (GA084-006002-) lies immediately to the E. (Cody 1989, 336-8, no. 151)

Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG

Date of upload: 17 January 2020

References

Cody, E. 1989 An archaeological survey of the barony of Athenry, Co. Galway. Unpublished MA thesis, University College Galway.

Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.