Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilfrush, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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, 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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.