Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Glenmore East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenmore East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church (in ruins)
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins) (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.39757, -9.10580
- SMR number
- LI044-036001-
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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 NW quadrant of enclosure (LI044-036002-). Fragmentary ivy-clad remains of rectangular church (24m E-W; 6.3m N-S) of which only S and W walls, and short return of N wall (L c. 2m) now stand; E wall reduced of pile of rubble and N wall down to foundation level. Doorway near W end of S wall covered by wicker-centred arch; jambs of door surround survive but arch fallen. Slit window in centre of S wall missing its light; window near E end of S wall has square-set embrasure missing its top, and light missing its surround. Immediately E of latter is partially collapsed aumbry (Wth 0.72m; D 0.54m). Remains of late-medieval parish church of Glenmore or Strand (Westropp 1904-5, 405), known as Teampull na h-Inghine Baoith, which was reduced to its present condition in "great gale" of 1839 (OSL vol. 1, 28).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.