Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Morenane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Morenane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins) (1924).
- Coordinates
- 52.48234, -8.75444
- SMR number
- LI030-103----
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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
In pasture, on N-facing slope. Only ivy-clad SW corner of church survives; according to Molony (1905, 261) the rest fell in 1839 and 'most of the fallen portions were removed for building'. Molony (ibid.) observed 'foundations that appear to indicate that the church was 67 feet in external length, and that it was contained in an enclosure of 115 feet by 60 feet'; these features are no longer evident. The surviving S wall (int. L 6.2m) has a rough opening near the SW corner which was a doorway judging by draw-bar socket on E side; just E of this is small wall press which Molony (ibid.) thought was 'for a stoup'. That part of W gable (int. L 2.7m) which survives stands to full height; it now breaks off where part of window ingoing survives. According to Ordnance Survey Name Books associated with St Patrick. No evident trace of burials in vicinity of ruin.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Molony, H. 1905 Ancient Churches and Topography of Ballingarry Parish, County Limerick. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 35, 255-63.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.