Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Linfield, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Linfield
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.56988, -8.37075
- SMR number
- LI024-010001-
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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
Within burial ground (LI024-010002-). There is no obvious surface trace of a church here nor is one marked on the OS six-inch maps. However, according to the OS Letter Books (O'Flanagan 1929, 42) this was the site 'of the old Church of this Parish' (Aglishcormick) though 'not a vestige now remains.' According to Westropp (1904-5, 455) the church was called 'Roilig Choluimcille, or Teampul na Cairrge'. Holy well (LI024-010003-) c. 50m to W.
Site described in 1840 as following; 'a very short distance south west of a rock called Carraig Choluim, there is a small burial ground now (almost) entirely out of use, called by the people variously, Roilig Choluim Cille, Teampull na Cairrge and Teampull Pairc na Cairrge. There is no sign of the walls of an old church' (OSL, 41).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 04 January 2019
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.
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1929 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Limerick collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1841. Bray
Nearby in the register
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.