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Church

Kilfrush, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Kilfrush, 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
Kilfrush
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Church
Latest-edition OS map
Church (Site of)(1927)
Coordinates
52.45606, -8.42096
SMR number
LI040-035001-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Westropp (1904-5, 450) recorded the following details about Kilfrush; 'Kilfroys, 1287 (Inq. of T. de Clare); Kilfrussce in Grene Deanery, 1302; Jacob. Stak robbed Kilfrosse Church, 1318 (Plea R. 123 of xi Ed. II, m. 34); Kylfrushe, 1586 (Peyton, p. 14); Killfruishe, down, 1615. Site - It was known in 1840; and some remembered fragments of wall there. Its graveyard (LI040-035002-), in Mr. Gubbins' demesne, had then been levelled by him. The well (LI040-034----) was Tobercolman'.
In 1840 the Ordnance Survey Letters recorded that 'an old graveyard where there were, some time ago, some remains of an old church observable is situated in the Demesne of Mr. Gubbins. The grave yard is not much in use' (OSL Kilfrush Parish).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 June 2019

References

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.

Nearby in the register

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

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