Church

The National Monuments Service's description

At N end of graveyard (LI020-056002-). Disused C. of I. parish church of Nantinan, reputedly built on site of earlier church which was 'levelled to the ground about 30 years ago [1810]' when present church was built in 1821 (OSL vol. 2, Westropp 1904/05). St. James's Church is rectangular in plan with three-storey tower at W end; entrance door (S wall of tower) and windows (four in S wall of church) have limestone lights with pointed arches; embattled tower has pinnacle on corners and spire. Plaque in church commemorates its completion in 1821 (de Breffny and Mott 1976, 148; Spellissy 1989, 132).
St. James's Church described by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage [NIAH] as following; 'Freestanding Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland church, built in 1821, on the site of an earlier church. Comprising four-bay nave, chancel to east, vestry to north and three-stage tower to west having lean-to to north elevation'(www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21902013).

Compiled by: Denis Power

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 10 December 2018

References

OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

de Breffny, B. and Mott, G. 1976 The churches and abbeys of Ireland. London. Thames and Hudson.

Spellisy, S. 1989 Limerick, the rich land. The Celtic Bookshop.