Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Ballynamona (smallcounty By., Hospital Ed), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynamona (smallcounty By., Hospital Ed)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ballynamona Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ballynamona Church (in Ruins) (1927)
- Coordinates
- 52.49755, -8.45513
- SMR number
- LI032-095002-
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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
Westropp (1904-5, 447) recorded the following details about Ballynamona Church; 'A parish. Sweetman identifies it with Chapel Mora (Moortown), 1302. Suit of Ed. and Juliana Berkeley
and Tho. O Turdilly for dower on Moreton prope Any, the property of Walter de Bonevile, 1327 (Mem. R., i Ed. III., m. 10); Moreton Rectory, with Anee Commandery, 1578 (Fiants, 3250) ; Morestown, or Ballymoneyny, 1607; Moretown, 1615; Ballinemony (D.S.A., 39). There is a Rosconodstown or Moortown in Connello, 1703 (Patent R.). Fabric - The church and castle [LI032-095001-] stood in 1827. (Fitzgerald, i., p. 306.) There is a stone circle [LI032-099---] not far to the east of the church'.
Church ruins described by O'Kelly (1943, 178) as following; 'The walls of this church remain to a height of about 7' [2.1m] but are completely shrouded in ivy. No architectural features remain which would indicate the date of erection. It is probable that the original parish church stood on this site. It is surrounded by a graveyard [LI032-095003-] still in use'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 April 2019
References
O'Kelly, M.J. 1942-3 A survey of the antiquities in the barony of Small County, Co. Limerick. North Munster Antiquarian Journal 3, 75-97, 169-84, 222-46.
Fitzgerald, P. and McGregor, J.J. 1826 The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of Limerick. Dublin.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.