Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Ratass, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ratass
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ratass Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ratass Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 52.26701, -9.68184
- SMR number
- KE029-157----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Ratass (Ráth Teas/Ráth Mhaighe Deiscirt/Fort of the Southern Plain) in the parish of Ratass, diocese of Ardfert, barony of Trughanacmy was described by Gwynn & Hadcock (1970, 43, 95) as;'probably contemporary with Rattoo of Bishop Lugach (sixth century?)'. At the synod of Rathbreasail the church of Rath Maighe Deiscirt (near Ardfert) was chosen as the episcopal see of Kerry. Ardfert, which soon afterwards became and remained the seat of the bps., had been destroyed not long before 1111 by warring factions. This was probably the reason why it was passed over at Rathbreasail; but the decision was not effective. In 1117 Anmchidh O h-Anmchada d. as bp. of Ardfert (AFM)'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 27 April 2022
References
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
AFM - Annals of the kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters from the earliest period to the year 1616, ed. and trans. John O'Donovan (7 vols., Dublin, 1851; reprint New York, 1966)
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.