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Church

Blackhall (Newtown ED), County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Blackhall, 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
Blackhall (Newtown ED)
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.18235, -6.60542
SMR number
KD024-013----

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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

At the highest point in a graveyard (KD024-013001-). According to Fitzgerald (1907, 295), 'In the will of Roland Eustace, of Blackhall, … dated 27th January, 1640, he expresses the wish “to be buryed in the chappell of Kylsenlocan''’. The remains consist of the grass-covered foundations of what appear to be a rectangular nave and chancel structure (nave dims. 10m E-W; 5.3m N-S ; chancel dims. 3.1m E-W; 2.2m N-S). The nave appears to have been dug out (D. 1.4m), and a gap (Wth 1.2m) towards the W end of the N wall may indicate the location of the original entrance.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 11 June 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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