Chapel

The National Monuments Service's description

Medieval chapel described in the Urban Archaeological Survey of County Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 41) as following; 'A small rectangular chapel, 12.20m by 6.60m, is situated c. 20m north of St Nicholas's parish church. The masonry is roughly coursed rubble limestone with dressed limestone quoins and jambs and it has a gallery at the west end and a vault below the ground floor. The walls are practically intact c. 4.5m high and the gables 8m high. There is a basal batter of 2m on all walls. The east wall has a tall single light cusped pointed window with chamfered and rebated jambs and pointed rear arch. Just above ground level externally is a large segmental arched opening and a drawing in the Memorials of Adare show a similar arch in the north wall -presumably entrances to the underground vault. The south wall has a cusped and pointed arched piscina near the east end and the east splay of a window similar to that in the east wall. Towards the west end there is a pointed door 2m high with chamfered jambs and segmental rear arch, with chamfered soffit and pyramidal stops. Above the door internally there are three corbels with five putlog holes above and a similar arrangement in the opposite wall for supporting a gallery. The west and north walls have single light cusped pointed window similar to the east window although the arch of the west window is missing'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 04 November 2019

References

Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.