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Church

Glassely, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Glassely, 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
Glassely
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.03186, -6.86871
SMR number
KD032-037001-

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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

In a graveyard (KD032-037004-) which also contains fragments of a Fitzgerald chest tomb (KD032-037002-) and cross (KD032-037003-). According to Fitzgerald (1912-14b, 1913, 82), the ‘ancient church of Glassealy’ was dedicated to St. Patrick, and, ‘… in pre-Reformation times the tithes of Glassealy formed a portion of those of the Rectory of Norrach, now Narraghmore, which belonged to the Nunnery of “Tymolynbegg” or Timolin [KD036-025002-].’ Only the foundation line of portion of the S wall of the church survives (traceable L 4.1m E-W; T 0.85m; H 0.2m) running W from a subterranean Fitzgerald burial vault. A single earthfast stone to the N may be the remains of the outer face of the N wall, which would give an external width of 7.15m for the church.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 30 October 2013

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1912-14, Glassealy and its tenants. Journal of the Kildare Archaeological Society 7, 82-117.

Nearby in the register

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

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