Church

The National Monuments Service's description

In gently undulating lowland. Parish church of Fenagh. A rectangular structure (int. dims. 13.7m E-W; 6.02m N-S) built of randomly coursed limestone masonry walls (T 0.7m), with dressed quoins, which survives complete (H c. 4m) except for the top of the W gable. There is a single round-headed doorway (Wth 1.55m; H 2.2m) towards the W end of the S wall, with a tall window, now blocked, towards the E end of that wall. A light in the W gable and holes for corbels at the W end of the N and S walls indicate a gallery. There is a twin-light, cusped, ogee-headed window and an aumbry in the E wall. The church is situated within a grass-covered oval enclosure (dims. 75m E-W; 52m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5m; H 1.1m) with an entrance (Wth 3.5m) at SSE, but there is no evidence of burial. Mound (LE024-025---) is c. 100m to ESE and St Patrick's Well (LE024-023---) is c. 260m to SW.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 September 2008

References

Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.

McParlan, M.D. 1802 Statistical survey of the county Leitrim. Dublin.

Irish Tourist Association. Surveys undertaken in the 1940s for the Irish Tourist Association (now Fáilte Ireland) relating to ‘Natural features, antiquities, historic associations etc.' Extracts from these surveys were copied into the Topographical files of the Office of Public Works and these have been incorporated into the Sites and Monuments Record files (National Monuments Service).