Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in an elevated position on N side of valley. St Manman founded a church here in the seventh century. Church (19.8m E-W, 9m N-S; wall T 0.9m) built of roughly coursed rubble, mainly sandstone. Featureless N wall; two-light tracery sandstone window visible in E gable. The S wall is almost completely destroyed, no evidence of doorway but evidence of window at E end. Remains of bellcote on top of W gable; also a rectnagular window. Late medieval parish church, probably dating to the second half of the sixteenth century. Several fragments of dressed sandstone visible in surrounding subrectangular graveyard. Holy well (LA002-002003-) in middle of field to S of church. Church located in N quadrant of rectangular shaped graveyard (LA002-002004-).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 17 December 2007