Church

The National Monuments Service's description

In pastureland, within the S half of an associated graveyard (GA096-125001-). This rectangular church (11.9m E-W; 5.4m N-S), in fair condition, is constructed of mortared limestone; it is heavily overgrown with ivy. Access is gained through a pointed arch doorway in the S wall. A trefoil-headed window is visible to its W and further to its E there is the ope of a destroyed window. The remains of a rectangular window survive in the E gable. Part of what appears to be the original altar survives below it and there is a small wall cupboard at the S end of the wall. Another small trefoil-headed window is visible high up in the W gable. The N wall is featureless. The interior of the church is overgrown with nettles and a number of graves are visible. On inspection in the early 1940s slight projections of the side-walls were recorded extending westwards from the W gable (SMR file). These were not noted on inspection in June 1983. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 1, 450-51)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 26 March 2020

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1927 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Galway collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Typescript in 3 vols. Bray.

SMR file - Sites and monuments record files in the National Monuments Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.