Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Forming NW corner of graveyard (LI036-040002-). Roofless ruin of rectangular church (14.85m E-W; 8.12m N-S) built of roughly-coarsed rubble stone. Walls stand to full height though gable edgings missing; walls plastered inside and out. Distinct base batter on W wall, slight batter on N wall. Opposite doorways W-of-centre in N and S walls; N doorway narrower and probably an insertion. South doorway has re-built limestone door surround; this has deep chamfer, moulded stop chamfers and nib holes, which are incorrectly re-set. Doorway missing its lintels. North doorway very ruined and gap no blocked-up with rubble which includes fragments from limestone ogee-headed window light. Lit by three windows: in centre of E gable and just E-of-centre in N and S wall, all now much ruined; E window was adopted to take wooden window frame but only set-back for frame survives. Vertical gap in plaster inside church, just E of N and S windows, indicates former wooden partition.
Formerly parish church of Grange. Core of church probably late-medieval; by 1615 it was 'up, but not covered' (Westropp 1904-5, 407), but subsequently repaired with insertion wooden windows etc. In 1840 described as 'not long out of use' (OSL vol. 2, 17).

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

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.