Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilmanman, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmanman
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.16157, -7.54513
- SMR number
- LA002-002006-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Undivided nave and chancel church (LA002-002001-) in elevated position on N side of valley. Holy well (LA002-002003-) in middle of field to S of church. Church located in N quadrant of rectangular shaped graveyard (LA002-002004-). Curving road to N and NW of church may preserve the line of an early Christian enclosure around the monastery of Kilmanman. According to local tradition St. Manman was a seventh century saint who founded a monastery here (Crosdaile 1959, p. 11).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.