Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Glebe (glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (glenquin By.)
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins) (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.41786, -9.08632
- SMR number
- LI036-125001-
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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
East-of-centre in graveyard (LI036-125002-). Roofless ruin of rectangular church (int.: 25.75m E-W; 7.9m N-S), built of roughly coursed stone. Side walls stand to full height but top of E gable fallen and W wall reduced to footings level. Entered through doorway near W end of S wall; door surround missing, though sill in position; doorway covered by segmental arch. Three windows survive: in centre of E wall; near E end of S wall; and E-of-centre in N wall; in 1840 there were two slit windows in W gable which then stood (OSL vol. 2, 10). East window has double, cusped ogee-headed light, with recessed spandrels and hood moulding, but mullion missing; embrasure widely splayed with round-arched head. South window has similar light but embrasure covered by segmental arch. North window has single ogee-headed light; splayed embrasure has lintelled head. Just E of window in S wall is aumbry/piscina- its base is now covered; surround in cut limestone with pointed arch and moulded stop chamfer. Break (Wth 2.7m) in N wall to W-of-centre. Interior covered with burial plots, some headstones recent but the earliest dated 1807. Remains of late-medieval parish church of Monagay (Westropp 1904-5, 403).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
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
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 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.