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Church

Glebe (Glenquin By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Glebe, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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