Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Abbeyfeale West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Abbeyfeale West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Abbey
- Latest-edition OS map
- Abbey (Site of) (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.38518, -9.30174
- SMR number
- LI042-012001-
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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
In Abbeyfeale graveyard (LI042-012002-). No visible surface trace of roofless church 'with a lofty tower and pointed spire' shown on 17th century map (Westropp 1904-05, 404); there was some memory of this in 1840 though nothing then remained (OSL vol. 1, 42-3). This probably remains of parish church, though there are references to a 12th century Cistercian cell at Abbeyfeale (Gwynn & Hadcock 1988, 123). According to Westropp (ibid.) 'Some fragments of its walls stood in the graveyard, and are said to be embodied in the new Roman Catholic church' (OSL, 143).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
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.
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.