Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Newcastle (rahoon Par.), County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newcastle (rahoon Par.)
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- St. Jamess Chapel (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Jamess Chapel (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 53.28128, -9.06090
- SMR number
- GA094-038----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On W bank of River Corrib 1 km NNW of the town of Galway (GA094-100----). Erected in 1509-10 by one of the Lynches of Galway. Described by OS Letters as a rectangular 'chapel' (E-W; L c. 9m, Wth c. 4.5m) which had a twin-light window, presumably in E gable, and an arched recess in one of the side-walls. Demolished between 1913-44 but the window and some other fragments are preserved in UCG (see (GA094-130----). A holy well (GA094-110----) lay c. 50m to S. (Walsh 1990b; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 339-41)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Dovecoteunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.