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Church

Garrylaun, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Garrylaun, County Kilkenny, 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
Garrylaun
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.79159, -7.59959
SMR number
KK008-010001-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

On top of a hill with commanding view in all directions overlooking rolling grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 277-8) the medieval church, dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel, was demolished in the mid-18th century. In c. 1830 a C. of I. church was built at the location. The church is surrounded by a trapezoidal-shaped graveyard (KK008-010002-), in which, according to Carrigan (ibid.) there is a 16th-century graveslab (KK008-010003-) and a late 17-century headstone (KK008-010005-). Moore (1874-9, 38) also mentions another graveslab (KK008-010004-) dating to c. 1660 in the graveyard.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 27 September 2017

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

Moore, Very Rev. Canon 1874-9 Parochial papers. Transactions of the Ossory Archaeological Society 1, 23-40, 45.

Nearby in the register

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

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