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Church

Cowanstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Cowanstown, County Kildare, 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
Cowanstown
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church Ladys Chapel
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.34889, -6.65277
SMR number
KD010-013----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

According to the OSL (Herity 2002, 11), 'This ruin is called by the people "Lady's Chapel" within two perches of which is a well called "Lady's Well" (KD010-013001-). Lady's Day, 15nth (sic) of August was formerly celebrated at this Chapel; but the frequency of the people to it on this occasion, has ceased now some years back. This Chapel is in connection with Taghtoo (Taghadoe (KD010-014001-)), taken notice of in the Inquisitions of the time of James the 1st. (1603-25) viz. " … 1 other free chapel (chapel of ease) near Taghtoo, called our Lady's Chapele"'. Near the centre of a graveyard (designated KD010-013002-). A very poorly preserved rectangular structure (int. dims. L 15.35m E-W; Wth 6.05m N-S), only the E and W gable walls of which survive, built of roughly coursed mortared stones. The E wall (T 0.85m) contains an apparently rebuilt round-arched window and the W wall (T 1.27m) contains an altered square-headed window and the gable carries a fine double bellcote. Numerous headstones and table tombs occupy the interior. A holy well (KD010-013001-) lies 2m E of the E gable.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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