Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Brannockstown, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brannockstown
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Sylvesters Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 53.12706, -6.69165
- SMR number
- KD029-003----
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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
'In 1192, Inchierbrislane (Gilltown KD029-003----) and Brannockstown were granted with Yago (Gaganstown (KD029-013----) to St Patrick's Dublin (JKAS 1912-4, 336). Dedication to St Sylvester, companion of Palladius in Donard, may suggest early date founding (IHS 1941, - 39-40).
Date of upload: 6 September 2016
References
Tickell, E. F. 1960 The Eustace Family and their lands in County Kildare, Part 3. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 13, 364-413.
Ronan, M.V. 1941 Royal Visitation of Dublin, 1615. In Archivium Hibernicum 8, 1-55.
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.