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Newcastle (Rahoon Par.), County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Newcastle (Rahoon Par.), 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
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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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 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

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

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